2001 Motor City Bowl
College football game
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| Date | December 29, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Pontiac Silverdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pontiac, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chester Taylor (RB, Toledo) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Toledo by 4½ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,164 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pam Ward (Play by Play) Dean Blevins (Analyst) Alex Flanagan (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Motor City Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game part of 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games in which the Toledo Rockets of the MAC defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats of the Conference USA 23–16. It was played on December 29, 2001, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. This was the last Bowl game that was played in the Pontiac Silverdome.
Teams
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Bearcats were C-USA runners-up. The Bearcats start the season with a loss to Purdue. They won against Louisiana–Monroe, and also won against Conference USA teams Army, Tulane, UAB, Houston, Connecticut, and Memphis. The Bearcats lost to Louisville, and against East Carolina. They also lost to Miami (OH). The Bearcats had lost its previous Motor City Bowl in 2000.
Toledo Rockets
The Rockets upset Minnesota to start the season. They won against Temple, Navy, and also won against Mid–American Conference teams Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Western Michigan, and Eastern Michigan. The Rockets lost to Ball State, and against rival Bowling Green. The Rockets won the MAC West Division co champion and would end up beating Marshall 41–36 in the 2001 MAC Championship Game. This game marked the first time the Rockets appeared in the Motor City Bowl.
Last couple of minutes
Rockets running back Chester Taylor rushed for a bowl record 190 yards on 31 carries and the game-winning touchdown. Cincinnati got the ball back but Toledo safety Andy Boyd knocked a potentially game-tying pass out of the hands of Ray Jackson in the end zone.[1] Taylor was selected as MVP of the game.[2]
Scoring summary
Source.[5]
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Statistics
| Statistic | Toledo | Cincinnati |
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| First Downs | 24 | 19 |
| Rushes-yards | 51–322 | 20–13 |
| Passing | 135 | 283 |
| Att-Comp-Int | 28–14–1 | 47–29–0 |
| Return yards | 34 | 93 |
| Punts-Avg | 4–39 | 7–49 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Penalties-yards | 8–75 | 6–48 |
| Time of Possession | 34:16 | 25:44 |
References
- ^ Musselman, Ron (December 30, 2001). "Defense Rescues UT". Toledo Blade. pp. 1, 4.
- ^ Spadafore, Jim (December 30, 2001). "Toledo wins behind Taylor". Detroit News. pp. 1D, 4D.
- ^ Lage, Larry (December 30, 2001). "Taylor's rushing revs Rockets to victory at Motor City Bowl". The Daily Item. AP. p. D4.
- ^ Fay, John (December 30, 2001). "Near-miracle win eludes Bearcats". Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. C1, C2.
- ^ "Game". ESPN.
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2001–02 NCAA football bowl game season
- New Orleans (Dec. 18)
- GMAC (Dec. 19)
- Tangerine (Dec. 20)
- Las Vegas (Dec. 25)
- Seattle (Dec. 27)
- Independence (Dec. 27)
- Galleryfurniture.com (Dec. 28)
- Music City (Dec. 28)
- Holiday (Dec. 28)
- Motor City (Dec. 29)
- Alamo (Dec. 29)
- Insight.com (Dec. 29)
- Sun (Dec. 31)
- Liberty (Dec. 31)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Humanitarian (Dec. 31)
- Silicon Valley (Dec. 31)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
- Outback (Jan. 1)
- Gator (Jan. 1)
- Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)
- Bowl Championship Series games: Fiesta (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 2)
- Rose (Jan. 3)
- All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 12)
- Senior Bowl (Jan. 26)
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