2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic

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
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
Silicon Valley Football Classic  < 2000  2002 >

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.

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

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