The 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2001 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Auburn Tigers, champions of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, 31-28. Michigan running back Anthony Thomas was named the game's MVP.
| 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Anthony Thomas (Michigan RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Pat Flood (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 66,928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Sean Grande, David Norrie, Chip Tarkenton | ||||||||||||||||||||||