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][2]

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 (MSU) Nick Myers (MSU)
Referee	Clair Gausman
Attendance	30,456
United States TV coverage
Network	FSN

Future NFL players David Carr, Jeff Smoker, Charles Rogers, TJ Duckett, and Bernard Berrian all played in this game. [3]

Scoring summary

First Quarter

• Fresno State – Stephen Spach 5 pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick), 14:01 left.
• Michigan State – Charles Rogers 72 pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 6:16 left.
• Michigan State – Monquiz Wedlow 0 fumble recovery (Dave Rayner kick), 5:54 left.
• Fresno State – Rodney Wright 36 pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick), 3:20 left.
• Michigan State – FG Dave Rayner 41, 0:05 left. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:15.

Second Quarter

• Michigan State – T.J. Duckett 5 run (Dave Rayner kick), 8:53 left.
• Fresno State – Rodney Wright 79 pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick), 7:47 left.
• Michigan State – T.J. Duckett 39 run (Dave Rayner kick), 5:05 left.
• Michigan State – Charles Rogers 69 pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick failed), 3:05 left.

Third Quarter

• Fresno State – Paris Gaines 2 run (Asen Asparuhov kick), 6:54 left.

Fourth Quarter

• Fresno State – Paris Gaines 15 pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick), 6:04 left.
• Michigan State – Ivory McCoy 5 pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 1:59 left.

Statistics

Statistics	Michigan State	Fresno State
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

References

1. "Michigan State vs. Fresno State Box Score". MSUSpartans.com. December 31, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
2. "CNNSI.com". CNN.
3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/04-mg-bowlhistory-247-272.pdf