2000 Citrus Bowl
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The 2000 Citrus Bowl
was a college football bowl game following the 1999-2000 football season. The game matched the Michigan State
against the Florida Gators.
Michigan State came into the game with interim coach Bobby Williams
, who took over on December 5, five days after Nick Saban
departed to take over the Louisiana State
program.
Michigan State wide receiver
Plaxico Burress
caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and Paul Edinger
kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired to lead the ninth-ranked Spartans to a 37-34 victory over the No. 10 Gators. Williams was later hired as the head coach of the Spartans.
Citrus Bowl
The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....
was a college football bowl game following the 1999-2000 football season. The game matched the Michigan State
1999 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999-2000 college football season.The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the last year for head coach Nick Saban, who left the program on December 5 to...
against the Florida Gators.
Michigan State came into the game with interim coach Bobby Williams
Bobby Williams
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, who took over on December 5, five days after Nick Saban
Nick Saban
Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban is the head coach of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team. Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other NCAA universities: LSU, Michigan State and Toledo...
departed to take over the Louisiana State
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...
program.
Michigan State wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Antonio Burress is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and Paul Edinger
Paul Edinger
Paul Edinger is a gridiron football placekicker, who is currently a Free Agent of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired to lead the ninth-ranked Spartans to a 37-34 victory over the No. 10 Gators. Williams was later hired as the head coach of the Spartans.
External links
- http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010100aaa.html
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2000/01/01/ffa_mml/