2000 Orange Bowl

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2000 Orange Bowl
Bowl Game
Alabama Crimson Tide Michigan Wolverines (10-2) (9-2) 34 35 Head coach:  Mike DuBose Head coach:  Lloyd Carr AP Coaches BCS 5 6 4 AP Coaches BCS 8 8 8 1 2 3 4 OT Total Alabama 0 14 14 0 6 34 Michigan 0 7 21 0 7 35
Date	January 1, 2000
Stadium	Pro Player Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	Michigan WR David Terrell
Attendance	70,461[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
Nielsen Ratings	11.4[1]

The 2000 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines on January 1, 2000, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Michigan defeated Alabama 35-34 in an overtime battle. The game was part of the 1999-2000 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 2000 game represented the 66th edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC.

The game was won in overtime when Alabama placekicker, Ryan Pflugner, missed a PAT.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website of the Orange Bowl
• Game Summary

Preceded by 1999 Orange Bowl

Orange Bowl 2000

Succeeded by 2001 Orange Bowl

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