| 2001 Nokia Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BCS Bowl Game 67th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ken Dorsey (QB, Miami) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Miami by 6 (58.5) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Hal Dowden (Big XII) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger (Play by Play) Gary Danielson (Analyst) Jack Arute (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 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.
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