2001 Seattle Bowl

The 2001 Jeep Seattle Bowl, played in December, was the inaugural edition of the college football bowl game under this name (previously known as the Oahu Bowl) The game was held at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and featured Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the ACC against the Stanford Cardinal from the Pac-10. This game marked the final competition of the 2001 football season for both teams, resulting in a 24–14 upset victory for Georgia Tech over the 11th-ranked Stanford team.

2001 Jeep Seattle Bowl
2001 Seattle Bowl logo
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stanford Cardinal (7–5) (9–2) 24 14 Head coach:  Mac McWhorter (interim) Head coach:  Tyrone Willingham AP Coaches BCS 11 11 9
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 7 10 0 7 24 Stanford 0 3 3 8 14
Date	December 27, 2001
Season	2001
Stadium	Safeco Field
Location	Seattle, Washington
Attendance	30,144
Payout	US$750,000 per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Dave Barnett (play-by-play) Bill Curry & Mike Golic (analysts) Michele Tafoya (sidelines)

The game was played at Safeco Field because Qwest Field had not yet been completed.

Coaches

Georgia Tech's interim coach, Mac McWhorter, led the team in his only game as head coach, filling in for George O'Leary, who had announced his resignation to take the same position at Notre Dame. However, due to a controversy surrounding O'Leary's resume, Tyrone Willingham, McWhorter's counterpart in the Seattle Bowl, ironically ended up as the new Notre Dame coach. As a result, this edition of the Seattle Bowl was Willingham's final game as Stanford's head coach.

See also

• Seattle Bowl

External links

• Box score and summary of game at CNNSI.com
• Recap of game at CNNSI.com