2000 Oahu Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:2000
Title Sponsor:Jeep
Game Name:Oahu Bowl
Football Season:2000
Visitor Name Short:Georgia
Visitor Nickname:Bulldogs
Visitor School:University of Georgia
Home Name Short:Virginia
Home Nickname:Cavaliers
Home School:University of Virginia
Visitor Record:7–4
Home Record:6–5
Visitor Coach:Jim Donnan
Home Coach:George Welsh
Visitor Rank Ap:24
Visitor Rank Coaches:24
Visitor Rank Bcs:NR
Home Rank Ap:NR
Home Rank Coaches:NR
Home Rank Bcs:NR
Visitor 1Q:17
Visitor 2Q:7
Visitor 3Q:0
Visitor 4Q:13
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:7
Home 4Q:0
Date Game Played:December 24
Stadium:Aloha Stadium
City:Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee:Jay Stricherz (Pac-10)
Attendance:24,187[1]
Payout:750,000 per team[2]
Us Network:ESPN
Different Next:2001 (Seattle Bowl)

The 2000 Jeep Oahu Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 2000–01 bowl game schedule of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 3rd and final game named Oahu Bowl, and became the Seattle Bowl for the 2001 contest. (It was later shut down after 2 years as the Seattle Bowl.)

The game was played on December 24, 2000, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The game matched the Georgia Bulldogs against the Virginia Cavaliers, and was televised on ESPN. The 24th ranked Georgia Bulldogs won the game, 37–14.

The game marked the final game as head coach for Jim Donnan of Georgia and George Welsh of Virginia, both of whom retired from head coaching after the season.

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Notes and References

  1. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/boxscores/2000/12/24/vvb_ggb/
  2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2000/bowls/news/2000/11/26/bowlsked/