2001 Rose Bowl

2001 Rose Bowl presented by AT&T
2001 Rose Bowl presented by AT&T
87th Rose Bowl Game
Purdue Boilermakers	Washington Huskies
(8–3)	(10–1)
Big Ten	Pac-10
24	34
Head coach: ; Joe Tiller	Head coach: ; Rick Neuheisel
Date	January 1, 2001
Season	2000
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Marques Tuiasosopo (Washington QB)
Favorite	Purdue by 2 points
Referee	Jack Childress (ACC)
Halftime show	University of Washington Husky Marching Band, Purdue All-American Marching Band
Attendance	94,392
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Keith Jackson (play-by-play); Tim Brant (analyst); Todd Harris (sideline)
Rose Bowl
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The 2001 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2001. It was the 87th Rose Bowl Game, and matched the champions of the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences.

The University of Washington Huskies defeated the Purdue University Boilermakers 34–24. Washington senior quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo was named the Player of the Game.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "America's Line". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 1, 2001. p. C4.
^ Blanchette, John (January 2, 2001). "Command performance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Nadel, John (January 2, 2001). "Huskies follow leader to bowl victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
^ "Tuiasosopo guides Huskies to Rose victory over Purdue". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. January 2, 2001. p. D1.
^ 2008 Rose Bowl Program Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.