2000 Oahu Bowl

College football game
2000 Jeep Oahu Bowl
Oahu Bowl logo
Georgia Bulldogs Virginia Cavaliers
(7–4) (6–5)
37 14
Head coach: 
Jim Donnan
Head coach: 
George Welsh
APCoachesBCS
2424NR
APCoachesBCS
NRNRNR
1234 Total
Georgia 177013 37
Virginia 0770 14
DateDecember 24, 2000
Season2000
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
RefereeJay Stricherz (Pac-10)
Attendance24,187[1]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Oahu Bowl
 < 1999  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.

References

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

External links

  • Box score and scoring summary of game via CNNSI.com
  • Recap of game via CNNSI.com
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  • All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 13)
  • Senior Bowl (Jan. 20)
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