The 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football

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 bowl game

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 and BCS National Championship match between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida State Seminoles

2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

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 on January 3, 2001, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida

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. Oklahoma defeated FSU 13–2 in a defensive battle to claim the National Championship in only Bob Stoops

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' second season as coach of the Sooners. The game was part of the 2000–2001 Bowl Championship Series

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 (BCS) of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer....

 and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 2001 game represented the 67th edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC

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.

Scoring summary

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
OU - Duncan 27 yard field goal.	OU 3-0
2nd Quarter
No Scores
3rd Quarter
OU - Duncan 42 yard field goal.	OU 6-0
4th Quarter
OU - Griffin Quentin Griffin Quentin LaVell Griffin is an American football running back.-Early years:Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League.-High school:Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston.... 10 yard run (Duncan kick).	OU 13-0
FSU - Safety.	OU 13-2

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