2001 Sugar Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. 2001 Nokia Sugar Bowl BCS Bowl Game67th Sugar Bowl 2000 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Florida Gators University of Florida 10–1 Big East 10–2 SEC Butch Davis Steve Spurrier 2 2 3 7 7 7 10 3 14 10 7 3 7 3 January 2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Ken Dorsey (QB, Miami) Miami by 6 (58.5)https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Vegasinsider Orange Bowl Odds: College football January 1, 2003 C10 October 25, 2020 October 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead Hal Dowden (Big XII) 64,407 ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Brent Musburger (Play by Play) Gary Danielson (Analyst) Jack Arute (Sideline) 13.0 The 2001 Sugar Bowl was a 2000–01 BCS game played on January 2, 2001. This 67th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Florida Gators, and the Miami Hurricanes, in an in-state rivalry game. Miami came into the game ranked 3rd in the BCS, 2nd in both the Coaches and AP Poll, at 10–1, whereas Florida came into the game ranked 7th in the BCS at 10–2. Sponsored by Nokia, the game was officially known as the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Teams The Sugar Bowl during the BCS era usually selected the SEC champion, meaning that the winner of the SEC in 2000, Florida received an invitation to the Sugar Bowl. Their opponent would be Big East champion Miami, re-igniting a rivalry between the two teams, who hadn't faced off since 1987, when their annual series was ended due to an increase in conference games for the Gators. Miami Hurricanes 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team Miami went undefeated in Big East conference play to win the conference title and earn a BCS berth as their conference's champion. The Hurricanes were seen as contender to play Oklahoma for the national title, however Florida State, a team Miami had defeated in the regular season, was selected leading to controversy over the BCS ranking system. Miami entered the bowl with a 10–1 record (7–0 in conference). Florida Gators 2000 Florida Gators football team Florida defeated Auburn in the 2000 SEC Championship Game to earn a berth in the Sugar Bowl as their conference's champion. Florida entered the bowl with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference). Game summary Florida started the scoring with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Florida quarterback Rex Grossman to tight end Kirk Wells. Miami responded with a 44-yard Todd Sievers field goal to trim the lead to 7–3. Later in the quarter, quarterback Ken Dorsey fired an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeremy Shockey, and Miami took a 10–7 lead after 1 quarter. Todd Sievers kicked a 29-yard field goal in the second quarter to extend the lead to 13–7. Florida kicker Jeff Chandler kicked a 51-yard field goal before halftime to get the Gators to 13–10. In the third quarter, running back Earnest Graham rushed 36 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, and Florida took a 17–13 lead. Ken Dorsey later fired a 19-yard touchdown pass to running back D.J. Williams, and Miami reclaimed the lead, 20–17. A Ken Dorsey touchdown later in the quarter increased the lead to 27–17. Florida got within 27–20 following a Jeff Chandler field goal, but Miami scored the game's final 10 points to close the scoring. The game featured a rare penalty incurred by a mascot. Sebastian the Ibis received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for excessive celebration when he celebrated a Miami touchdown with Najeh Davenport.http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/s/2001/0103/991635.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040408161720/http://espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/s/2001/0103/991635.html dead April 8, 2004 Bowl Championship Series - Miami mascot gets hit with unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Many believed that the Hurricanes were worthy of a national title shot against Oklahoma. Earlier in the season, the Canes defeated the Noles by a score of 27-24 and the debate was a serious discussion. Ultimately, Miami would have their day going on to win the title the following season. They had a shot at a repeat in the 2002–03 season, but lost in a classic double overtime thriller against Ohio State. Scoring summary MIA FLA 1 10:48 FLA RecTD Kirk Wells Rex Grossman 23 good Jeff Chandler 0 7 1 8:46 MIA FG 44 Todd Sievers 3 7 1 0:50 MIA RecTD Jeremy Shockey Ken Dorsey 8 good Todd Sievers 10 7 2 10:44 MIA FG 29 Todd Sievers 13 7 2 4:21 FLA FG 51 Jeff Chandler 13 10 3 13:10 FLA RushTD Earnest Graham 36 good Todd Sievers 13 17 3 8:23 MIA RecTD D.J. Williams Ken Dorsey 19 good Todd Sievers 20 17 3 3:30 MIA RecTD Najeh Davenport Ken Dorsey 2 good Todd Sievers 27 17 4 12:50 FLA FG 26 Jeff Chandler 27 20 4 7:48 MIA FG 29 Todd Sievers 30 20 4 4:21 MIA RushTD Najeh Davenport 3 good Todd Sievers 37 20 37 20 Statistics No. 3 Hurricanes 10 3 14 10 No. 7 Gators 7 3 7 3 Miami Hurricanes MIA Florida Gators FLA 28 84–454 43–184 270 22–40–2 35:19 25 73–452 20–140 312 24–51–3 24:41 Miami Hurricanes Miami Florida Gators Florida Ken Dorsey 22/40, 270 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Clinton Portis 18 car, 97 yds Santana Moss 6 rec, 89 yds Rex Grossman 18/41, 252 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Earnest Graham 15 car, 136 yds, 1 TD Reche Caldwell 6 rec, 110 yds References Sugar Bowl Category:Sugar Bowl Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Category:Miami Hurricanes football bowl games Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl Category:2000s in New Orleans