2001 New Orleans Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 2001 New Orleans Bowl 2001 Colorado State Rams Colorado State University North Texas Mean Green University of North Texas 6–5 Mountain West 5–6 Sun Belt Sonny Lubick Darrell Dickey 17 7 7 14 0 14 0 6 December 18 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Colorado State DB Justin Gallimore Tom DeJoseph (Big East) 27,004http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 NewOrleansBowl.com - History 2008-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080116000938/http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 2008-01-16 dead 750,000http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - 2001-02 bowl games schedule - Thursday January 03, 2002 11:38 PM 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121329/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/bowl_sked/ 2010-04-19 dead ESPN2http://www.neworleansbowl.org/ed/bookshow.pl?History_Summary New Orleans Bowl 2008-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20071006151734/http://www.neworleansbowl.org/ed/bookshow.pl?History_Summary 2007-10-06 dead Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe 1.37 Yes The 2001 New Orleans Bowl featured the North Texas Mean Green and the Colorado State Rams. It was the inaugural playing of the bowl game. North Texas became the first team in NCAA college football history to play in a bowl after starting their season 0–5.History: New Orleans Bowl NCAA.com https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-12-05/history-new-orleans-bowl 2025-04-21 www.ncaa.com en They were the Sun Belt Conference co-champions (5–1 in conference), which gave them bowl eligibility despite having an overall losing record (5–6).http://www.thesportsseer.com/worst-college-football-programs-to-be-invited-to-a-bowl-game/ College Football Teams Which Played in Bowl Games Despite Losing Records thesportsseer.com December 30, 2013 November 26, 2018 Running back Brad Svoboda got Colorado State on the board first with a 2-yard touchdown run, to give them a 7–0 lead. Kent Naughton later connected on a 46-yard field goal to increase CSU's lead to 10–0. Quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jose Ochoa to give CSU a 17–0 lead. Quarterback Scott Hall threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Dean to get North Texas on the scoreboard, 17–7. Bradlee Van Pelt rushed 6 yards for a touchdown, and a 24–7 Colorado State lead. Scott Hall threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Mel Branch to cut the lead to 24–14. In the third quarter, Justin Gallimore recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown and a 31–14 lead. In the fourth quarter, Chad Dixon rushed for a 2-yard touchdown, to increase the lead to 38–14. Running back Michael Vomhof rushed 20 yards for a touchdown to increase the lead again to 45–14. Back-up quarterback Michael Bridges threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Andy Blount, making the final score 45–20. References External links USA Today Game Summary New Orleans Bowl Category:New Orleans Bowl Category:Colorado State Rams football bowl games Category:North Texas Mean Green football bowl games New Orleans Bowl Category:2000s in New Orleans Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States