2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic

The 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 31, 2001, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. It was the second time the Silicon Valley Football Classic was played and the final game of the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. Michigan State defeated Fresno State 44–35.^[1]

2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic
Michigan State Spartans Fresno State Bulldogs (6–5) (11–2) 44 35 Head coach:  Bobby Williams Head coach:  Pat Hill AP Coaches BCS 20 21 NR
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 17 20 0 7 44 Fresno State 14 7 7 7 35
Date	December 31, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Location	San Jose, California
MVP	Charles Rogers (WR, Michigan State) Nick Myers (DE, Michigan State)
Referee	Clair Gausman (Mtn. West)
Attendance	30,456
United States TV coverage
Network	FSN
Announcers	Steve Physioc, Tom Ramsey, Eric Clemons
Silicon Valley Football Classic  ← 2000  2002 →

Future NFL players David Carr, Jeff Smoker, Charles Rogers, TJ Duckett, and Bernard Berrian all played in this game.^[2]

Scoring summary

Source.^[3]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Michigan State Fresno State 1 14:23 4 64 0:32 Fresno State Charles Smith 5-yard touchdown reception from David Carr, Asen Asparuhov kick good 0 7 1 7:56 1 72 0:00 Michigan State Charles Rogers 72-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Smoker, Michael Servis kick good 7 7 1 5:59 Michigan State Fumble recovery returned 6 yards for touchdown by Monquiz Wedlow, Michael Servis kick good 14 7 1 3:39 5 80 2:03 Fresno State Rodney Wright 39-yard touchdown reception from David Carr, Asen Asparuhov kick good 14 14 1 00:10 7 59 3:44 Michigan State 41-yard field goal by Michael Servis 17 14 2 9:24 10 75 2:36 Michigan State T. J. Duckett 5-yard touchdown run, Michael Servis kick good 24 14 2 8:17 3 82 0:15 Fresno State Rodney Wright 78-yard touchdown reception from David Carr, Asen Asparuhov kick good 24 21 2 5:25 6 52 2:09 Michigan State T. J. Duckett 38-yard touchdown run, Michael Servis kick good 31 21 2 7:56 1 69 0:00 Michigan State Charles Rogers 69-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Smoker, Michael Servis kick no good 37 21 3 7:02 11 83 3:42 Fresno State Paris Gaines 2-yard touchdown run, Asen Asparuhov kick good 37 28 4 3:39 3 85 0:02 Fresno State Paris Gaines 16-yard touchdown reception from David Carr, Asen Asparuhov kick good 37 35 4 1:56 7 78 3:58 Michigan State Ivory McCoy 6-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Smoker, Michael Servis kick good 44 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 44 35

Statistics

Statistic	MSU	FRES
First Downs	23	25
Rushing Yards	210	29
Passing Yards	376	531
Passes (Att-Comp-Int)	32–22–1	58–35–2
Total Yards	586	560
Fumbles-Lost	1–0	2–1
Penalties-Yards	8–64	6–30
Punts-Average	6–38.7	5–39.6
Punt Return Yards	2–3	3–27
Kickoff Return Yards	5–108	6–115