2001 Florida Citrus Bowl

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
Michigan Wolverines Auburn Tigers (8–3) (9–3) Big Ten SEC 31 28 Head coach:  Lloyd Carr Head coach:  Tommy Tuberville AP Coaches BCS 17 15 16 AP Coaches 20 20
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 7 14 10 0 31 Auburn 0 14 7 7 28
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
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Sean Grande, David Norrie, Chip Tarkenton
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