2000 Citrus Bowl

2000 Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl
Michigan State Spartans Florida Gators (9–2) (9–3) Big Ten SEC 37 34 Head coach:  Bobby Williams Head coach:  Steve Spurrier AP Coaches BCS 9 9 9 AP Coaches BCS 10 10 10
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 3 17 6 11 37 Florida 7 14 6 7 34
Date	January 1, 2000
Season	1999
Stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Plaxico Burress (Michigan State WR)
Attendance	62,011
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute
Florida Citrus Bowl  < 1999  2001 >

The 2000 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game following the 1999-2000 football season. The game matched the Michigan State Spartans against the Florida Gators.

Michigan State came into the game with interim coach Bobby Williams, who took over on December 5, five days after Nick Saban departed to take over the Louisiana State program.

Michigan State wide receiver Plaxico Burress caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and Paul Edinger kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired to lead the ninth-ranked Spartans to a 37-34 victory over the No. 10 Gators. Williams was later hired as the head coach of the Spartans.

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