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2001 Fiesta Bowl

2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 3 9 29 0 41
Notre Dame 0 3 0 6 9
Date January 1, 2001
Season 2000
Stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Location Tempe, Arizona
MVP Jonathan Smith, QB
Darnell Robinson, LB
Attendance 75,428
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham
Nielsen ratings 10.7
Fiesta Bowl
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The 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2001, was the 30th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, between #5 Oregon State and #10 Notre Dame.

In the game, Oregon State quarterback Jonathan Smith threw for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and led the Beavers to a 41–9 rout. Chad Johnson had two touchdown receptions; future Cincinnati Bengals teammate T. J. Houshmandzadeh caught the other one. The Beavers scored 29 points in an eight-minute stretch of the third quarter to put the game away.

Smith was named the offensive player of the game, and Beavers linebacker Darnell Robinson, who recorded two sacks, forced a fumble, and made an interception, was the defensive player of the game.


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