2001 Seattle Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 2001
| title_sponsor = Jeep
| game_name = Seattle Bowl
| image = SeattleBowl.png
| caption = 2001 Seattle Bowl logo
| football_season = 2001
| visitor_name_short = Georgia Tech
| visitor_nickname = Yellow Jackets
| visitor_school = Georgia Institute of Technology
| home_name_short = Stanford
| home_nickname = Cardinal
| home_school = Stanford University
| visitor_record = 7–5
| home_record = 9–2
| visitor_coach = Mac McWhorter
(interim)
| home_coach = Tyrone Willingham
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_BCS =
| home_rank_AP = 11
| home_rank_coaches = 11
| home_rank_BCS = 9
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 10
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 3
| home_3q = 3
| home_4q = 8
| date_game_played = December 27
| stadium = Safeco Field
| city = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 30,144
| us_network = ESPN2
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers = Dave Barnett (play-by-play)
Bill Curry & Mike Golic (analysts)
Michele Tafoya (sidelines)
| different_previous = 2000 (Oahu Bowl)
}}
The 2001 Jeep Seattle Bowl, played in December, was the inaugural edition of the college football bowl game under this name (previously known as the Oahu Bowl) The game was held at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and featured Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the ACC against the Stanford Cardinal from the Pac-10. This game marked the final competition of the 2001 football season for both teams, resulting in a 24–14 upset victory for Georgia Tech over the 11th-ranked Stanford team.
The game was played at Safeco Field because Qwest Field had not yet been completed.
Coaches
Georgia Tech's interim coach, Mac McWhorter, led the team in his only game as head coach, filling in for George O'Leary, who had announced his resignation to take the same position at Notre Dame. However, due to a controversy surrounding O'Leary's resume, Tyrone Willingham, McWhorter's counterpart in the Seattle Bowl, ironically ended up as the new Notre Dame coach. As a result, this edition of the Seattle Bowl was Willingham's final game as Stanford's head coach.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120216133026/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/football/college/boxscores/2001/12/27/sss_ggc/ Box score and summary of game at CNNSI.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20020103071404/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2001/bowls/news/2001/12/27/gatech_stanford_ap/ Recap of game at CNNSI.com]
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Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States
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