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2001 Rose Bowl
The 2001 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2001. It was the 87th Rose Bowl Game, and matched the champions of the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences. The University of Washington Huskies defeated the Purdue University Boilermakers Washington senior quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo was named the Player of Teams Washington Huskies In the 2000 season, the Huskies shared the Pacific-10 Conference title with Oregon and Oregon State. Washington had given Oregon State their only defeat of the year 33-30. Oregon gave Washington their only defeat of the year 23-16. Oregon State beat Oregon in the 2000 Civil War game 23-13. Ultimately, it was a 23-37 loss at Wisconsin by Oregon earlier in the season that decided the Rose Bowl representative. With two losses, by the multiple team tie rules Oregon was out of the running. This left Oregon State and Washington, and the Huskies won the head-to-head matchup with the Beavers. Washington, Oregon State, and Oregon wer ...
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Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA; it is the oldest NCAA Division I conference in the country. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large ...
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2000 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Tiller, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the Big Ten title with 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team, Michigan and 2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Northwestern. Purdue earned a berth in the 2001 Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, where the Boilermakers lost to 2000 Washington Huskies football team, Washington. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana . Purdue's offense was led by quarterback and Heisman Trophy-finalist Drew Brees. Brees led the Big Ten in completions, attempts, passing yards and passing touchdowns, setting the Big Ten career record for career passing yards with 11,517 passing former Purdue player, Mark Herrmann who had set the mark with 9,946 in 1980. The team h ...
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2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Davie, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–3 with a loss to Oregon State in the Fiesta Bowl. The tam played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule Rankings Season summary After losing ten players to the NFL, the Irish began the 2000 season signing 17 recruits Having to replace two-year starter, Jarious Jackson, Davie chose Arnaz Battle, who looked to have a rough road ahead with the Irish playing four ranked teams in a row to begin the season, including a game against the favorite to win the national championship, Nebraska. Battle, however, did have some help with three veterans named to pre-season award watchlists. The Irish started the season playing the 25th ranked Texas A&M Aggies. With Battle throwing two touchdowns and the defense hold ...
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2000 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Team
The 2000 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 359 to 128. The team's statistical leaders included Chante Murphy with 800 rushing yards, Zach Williams with 1,120 passing yards, and Matt Curry with 511 receiving yards. Schedule References Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons Kent State Golden Flashes football The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...
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Drew Brees
Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees is second all-time in career passing yards, career touchdown passes, and career pass completions, and third in career completion percentage. Brees also holds the record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass, with 54 games, breaking the record held by Johnny Unitas for 52 years. He is regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Brees played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he set the Big Ten Conference records for completions, attempts, and yards. Due to questions over his height and arm strength, he was not selected until the second round of the 2001 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. Brees initially struggled before having a breakout season in 2004, earning him Pro Bowl and Comeback Player of the Ye ...
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Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl or Rosebowl may refer to: * Rose Bowl Game, an annual American college football game * Rose Bowl (stadium), Pasadena, California, site of the football game, and the home stadium of the UCLA Football team * Rose Bowl (cricket ground), West End, Hampshire, England * Rose Bowl (horse) (1972–1994) * Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, Pasadena, California * Rose Bowl series, a women's cricket series between Australia and New Zealand * ''Rose Bowl'' (film), a 1936 American film * Rose Bowl Stakes, a horse race in Newbury, Berkshire, England See also * Rose Parade, an annual New Year's Day parade in Pasadena, California * ''U2360° at the Rose Bowl ''U2360° at the Rose Bowl'' is a 2010 concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was shot on 25 October 2009 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, during the band's U2 360° Tour. The Rose Bowl concert featured a sold-out crowd of 97,014 peop ...
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Don James (American Football)
Donald Earl James (December 31, 1932 – October 20, 2013) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head coach at Kent State University from 1971 to 1974 and at the University of Washington from 1975 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of His 1991 Washington team won a share of the national championship after completing a season with a decisive win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl. James was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach Early life James was born in 1932 at his family's home on the outskirts of Massillon, Ohio. He was the fourth of five sons. Four of the five played football, and the eldest, Tommy, starred at Ohio State on the 1942 national championship team, and played professional football for a decade James attended Massillon Washington High School, where was quarterback for the school's football team in 1948 and 1949, and graduated in 1950. College football and military service James attended the U ...
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1993 Rose Bowl
The 1993 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1993, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. In the 79th Rose Bowl; the #7 Michigan Wolverines, champions of the Big Ten, defeated the ninth-ranked Washington Huskies, champions of the Pac-10, Michigan running back Tyrone Wheatley was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.2008 Rose Bowl Program
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Game summary

The game, one of the great contests in Rose Bowl history, was back and forth, with six lead changes. Michigan scored the final two touchdowns to win by seven points, avenging the previous year's loss and foiling the Huskies' attempt at a
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2000 NCAA Division I-A Football Rankings
Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings are released. Legend AP Poll Coaches Poll BCS standings The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2001 Orange Bowl The 2001 Orange Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game, was a college football bowl game played to determine a College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national champion in the National Collegiate Athletic A .... Referenc ...
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2000 Wisconsin Badgers Football Team
The 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Badgers defeated UCLA. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Schedule Rankings Personnel Roster Regular starters Awards and records * Kevin Stemke, punter, Ray Guy Award * Jamar Fletcher, cornerback, Jim Thorpe Award * Jamar Fletcher, cornerback, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 2001 NFL draft References {{Wisconsin Badgers football navbox Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Sun Bowl champion seasons Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers football program represents the University of Wisconsin–M ...
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2000 Oregon State Beavers Football Team
The 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with 2000 Oregon Ducks football team, Oregon and 2000 Washington Huskies football team, Washington. Oregon State was invited to the 2001 Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, where the Beavers defeated 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. The 2000 season was arguably the greatest season in history of the history of Oregon State Beavers football. The Beavers' shared of the Pac-10 title was the program first conference championship since the 1964 Oregon State Beavers football team, 1964 season. The Beavers also achieved their first win over the USC Troj ...
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