2001 Orange Bowl

College football bowl game and BCS National Championship January 2021 2001 Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game67th Orange Bowl File:200127-H-PX819-0092.jpg Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. 2000 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma 11–1 ACC 12–0 Big 12 Bobby Bowden Bob Stoops 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 7 January 3 Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Oklahoma LB Torrance Marshall Florida State by 11.5 (56.5)https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Vegasinsider Orange Bowl Odds: College football January 1, 2003 C10 October 24, 2020 October 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead Toby Keith Dick Honig (Big Ten) 76,835https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-01-04-0101040220-story.html OKLAHOMA BLOCKS FSU'S DRIVE FOR NO. 1 orlandosentinel.com 4 January 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20210720173640/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-01-04-0101040220-story.html 20 July 2021 live ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Brad Nessler (play-by-play) Bob Griese (color) Lynn Swann (sideline) 17.8 College football championship game 2000 2002 The 2001 Orange Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game, was a college football bowl game played to determine a national champion in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2000 season. It was played at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on January 3, 2001, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST and television coverage by ABC. The 67th playing of the Orange Bowl, it was the culminating game of the 2000–01 bowl season. The championship featured the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners from the Big 12 Conference defeating the second-ranked and defending national champion Florida State Seminoles from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a defensive battle, 13–2. This was the first of only two times where a team failed to score a touchdown in the BCS National Championship, with the other being in 2012. The win gave Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops his first and only national championship, in just his second season as the coach of the Sooners. Teams The game featured No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Florida State. The teams had previously met four times, with Oklahoma holding a 3–1 edge. Their most recent meeting had been in the 1981 Orange Bowl, which was won by Oklahoma, 18–17.http://www.winsipedia.com/games/oklahoma/vs/florida-state Oklahoma Sooners vs. Florida State Seminoles football series history games list winsipedia.com Florida State 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team Defending champion Florida State entered the National Championship game with an 11–1 record, having clinched the conference title winning all 8 of their Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season games while losing only to in-state rival Miami. Florida State had appeared in both prior BCS National Championship games, having lost the inaugural edition 1999 Fiesta Bowl and winning the 2000 Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team Oklahoma entered the National Championship game with a 12–0 record, having won all eight of their Big 12 Conference regular season games, followed by a win over Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game. This was Oklahoma's first BCS National Championship game appearance. Game summary The only points scored in the first half came after the two teams exchanged turnovers on consecutive plays, which both occurred on the Oklahoma side of the field. First, Sooners receiver Andre Woolfolk fumbled after a 22-yard reception, with Clevan Thomas recovering at the Oklahoma 47. Then, a pass by Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke was intercepted by Torrance Marshall, which eventually led to a 27-yard field goal 7:44 into the game."Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2", Associated Press, December 13, 2002. Retrieved January 30, 2021 On the Sooners' next possession, an interception by Josh Heupel — the Sooners' second and final turnover of the night — did not lead to any Florida State points. Between the 7:45 mark of the second quarter and the 8:05 mark of the third, the closest each team came to scoring was on a missed field goal. Oklahoma kicker Tim Duncan would then be successful on his next attempt, giving the Sooners a 6–0 lead with 4:24 left in the third quarter. Throughout the second half, Florida State sustained some drives, but never made it to Oklahoma's red zone. Early in the fourth quarter, however, the Seminoles had at least two shots at a game-tying touchdown (and go-ahead extra-point) on plays that started on the OU 35-yard line. Facing 2nd-and-10 and 4th-and-10, Weinke twice threw deep passes towards the end zone. On second down, Robert Morgan "laid out beautifully" in the end zone, making a diving effort, but had the ball go "through his hands."Comments made by Brad Nessler during the game broadcast Then, on fourth down, Weinke aimed for Anquan Boldin inside the Oklahoma 5-yard line, but the play was broken up by freshman Derrick Strait, who had also been the defender covering the aforementioned play.Game broadcast Five minutes later, however, Oklahoma extended its lead, scoring the only touchdown of the game. The play was set up by the Sooners' defense recovering a fumble by Weinke, who was running for a first down at around the Seminoles' 15-yard line. Two plays later, OU running back Quentin Griffin ran the ball in to put the Sooners up 12–0 (13–0 after the extra-point) with 7:46 left to play. Florida State's only score of the game came with 55 seconds left in the game, when, after a high snap, Oklahoma punter Jeff Ferguson alertly ran the ball into his own end zone for a safety to avoid giving Florida State the ball close to the Oklahoma goal line in a two-possession game. After the Seminoles subsequently received the ball, Weinke's 29-yard pass into the end zone was intercepted by Ontei Jones with 16 seconds left. This allowed the Oklahoma Sooners to run out the clock and celebrate their first national championship in 15 years."Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2", Associated Press, December 13, 2002. Retrieved January 30, 2021. background:#F47B2A; color:#000000; a #0A3C61 2px; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee BCS National Championship Game at the 2001 Orange Bowl January 3, 2001 8:00 p.m. EST No. 2 Florida State 0 0 0 2 No. 1 Oklahoma 3 0 3 7 Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida 76,835 Dick Honig (Big Ten) ABC Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (color) and Lynn Swann (sideline) ESPN game summary First quarter (7:16) OKLA – Tim Duncan kick (Oklahoma 3–0) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter (4:24) OKLA – Tim Duncan kick (Oklahoma 6–0) Fourth quarter (7:46) OKLA – Quentin Griffin 10 yard rush, Tim Duncan kick (Oklahoma 13–0) (0:55) FSU – Safety (Oklahoma 13–2) Statistics left Florida State Seminoles FSU Oklahoma Sooners OKLA 14 274 194 25–52–2 23:27 12 36–56 214 25–39–1 36:33 right Florida State Seminoles FSU Oklahoma Sooners OKLA Weinke 25/51, 274 yds, 2 INT Minor 13 rushes, 20 yds Bell 7 receptions, 137 yds Heupel 25/39, 214 yds, 1 INT Griffin 11 rushes, 40 yds, 1 TD Griffin 6 receptions, 23 yds Aftermath This game marked the end of a 14-year stretch in which the Seminoles finished in the final AP and/or Coaches top four. They would not finish in the top four of the polls again until 2013, when they won the BCS National Championship led by another Heisman winning signal-caller, Jameis Winston. Oklahoma was in their second season in the Bob Stoops era. Their victory over FSU was the beginning of a celebrated 18-year career in which the Sooners appeared in 11 BCS Bowls, which were the second most in that timespan behind Ohio State's 12. The Sooners returned to three more national championship games (in the 2003, 2004, and 2008 seasons), but fell short in all three under Stoops. References Orange Bowl Category:Orange Bowl Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Oklahoma Sooners football bowl games Category:BCS National Championship Game Category:January 2001 sports events in the United States Category:American football competitions in Miami Gardens, Florida