2001 Florida Citrus Bowl

College football game
2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl
Michigan Wolverines Auburn Tigers
(8–3) (9–3)
Big Ten SEC
31 28
Head coach: 
Lloyd Carr
Head coach: 
Tommy Tuberville
APCoachesBCS
171516
APCoaches
2020
1234 Total
Michigan 714100 31
Auburn 01477 28
DateJanuary 1, 2001
Season2000
StadiumFlorida Citrus Bowl
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPAnthony Thomas (Michigan RB)
RefereePat Flood (Pac-10)
Attendance66,928
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersSean Grande, David Norrie, Chip Tarkenton
Florida Citrus Bowl
 < 2000  2002

The 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2001 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Auburn Tigers, champions of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, 31-28. Michigan running back Anthony Thomas was named the game's MVP.

References

External links

  • Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
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2000–01 NCAA football bowl game season
  • All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 13)
  • Senior Bowl (Jan. 20)
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Tangerine / Florida Citrus / Capital One / Citrus Bowl
History & conference tie-ins
Tangerine Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl
Capital One Bowl
Citrus Bowl
  • There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.
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Auburn Tigers bowl games

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Michigan Wolverines bowl games

# denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game