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Date | January 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP |
Jonathan Smith, QB Darnell Robinson, LB |
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Attendance | 75,428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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.