2001 New Orleans Bowl
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Date | December 18, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Colorado State DB | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 27,004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$750,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN2[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 1.37[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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.[citation needed] 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).[4]
Running back got Colorado State on the board first with a 2-yard touchdown run, to give them a 7–0 lead. 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 threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to 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 to cut the lead to 24–14. In the third quarter, recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown and a 31–14 lead.
In the fourth quarter, rushed for a 2-yard touchdown, to increase the lead to 38–14. Running back 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[]
- ^ "NewOrleansBowl.com - History". Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2008-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "New Orleans Bowl". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "College Football Teams Which Played in Bowl Games Despite Losing Records". thesportsseer.com. December 30, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
External links[]
- 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games
- New Orleans Bowl
- Colorado State Rams football bowl games
- North Texas Mean Green football bowl games
- 2001 in sports in Louisiana