2001 Florida Citrus Bowl
Appearance
2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Anthony Thomas (Michigan RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Pat Flood (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 66,928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Sean Grande, David Norrie, Chip Tarkenton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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.