2001 Rose Bowl

2001 Rose Bowl presented by AT&T
87th Rose Bowl Game
Purdue Boilermakers Washington Huskies
(8–3) (10–1)
Big Ten Pac-10
24 34
Head coach: 
Joe Tiller		 Head coach: 
Rick Neuheisel
APCoachesBCS
141417
APCoachesBCS
444
1234 Total
Purdue 01077 24
Washington 140614 34
DateJanuary 1, 2001
Season2000
StadiumRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, California
Player of the GameMarques Tuiasosopo (Washington QB)
FavoritePurdue by 2 points [1]
RefereeJack Childress (ACC)
Halftime showUniversity of Washington Husky Marching Band, Purdue All-American Marching Band
Attendance94,392
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson (play-by-play)
Tim Brant (analyst)
Todd Harris (sideline)
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The 2001 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2001. It was the 87th Rose Bowl Game, and matched the champions of the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences.

The University of Washington Huskies defeated the Purdue University Boilermakers 34–24. Washington senior quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo was named the Player of the Game.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "America's Line". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 1, 2001. p. C4.
  2. ^ Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Command performance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. ^ Nadel, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies follow leader to bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  4. ^ "Tuiasosopo guides Huskies to Rose victory over Purdue". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 2001. p. D1.
  5. ^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.