2001 Cotton Bowl Classic
| 2001 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 65th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Jonathan Beasley (Kansas State) DE Chris L. Johnson (Kansas State)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | R.G. Detillier (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 63,465 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Thom Brennaman, Tim Green and Dave Lapham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2001, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The bowl game featured the Tennessee Volunteers from the SEC and the Kansas State Wildcats from the Big 12 and was televised in the United States on Fox.