2001 Sugar Bowl

DateJanuary 2, 2001Season2000StadiumLouisiana SuperdomeLocationNew Orleans, LouisianaMVPKen Dorsey (QB, Miami)FavoriteMiami by 6 (58.5) RefereeHal Dowden (Big XII)Attendance64,407United States TV coverageNetworkABCAnnouncersBrent Musburger (Play by Play)
Gary Danielson (Analyst)
Jack Arute (Sideline)Nielsen ratings13.0

The 2001 Sugar Bowl was a 2000–01 BCS game played on January 2, 2001. This 67th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Florida Gators, and the Miami Hurricanes, in an in-state rivalry game. Miami came into the game ranked 3rd in the BCS, 2nd in both the Coaches and AP Poll, at 10–1, whereas Florida came into the game ranked 7th in the BCS at 10–2. Sponsored by Nokia, the game was officially known as the Nokia Sugar Bowl.