2000 Oahu Bowl

The 2000 Jeep Oahu Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 2000–01 bowl game schedule of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 3rd and final game named Oahu Bowl, and became the Seattle Bowl for the 2001 contest. (It was later shut down after 2 years as the Seattle Bowl.)

2000 Jeep Oahu Bowl
Oahu Bowl logo
1234Total
Georgia17701337
Virginia077014
DateDecember 24, 2000
Season2000
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
RefereeJay Stricherz (Pac-10)
Attendance24,187[1]
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Oahu Bowl
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The game was played on December 24, 2000, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The game matched the Georgia Bulldogs against the Virginia Cavaliers, and was televised on ESPN. The 24th ranked Georgia Bulldogs won the game, 37–14.

The game marked the final game as head coach for Jim Donnan of Georgia and George Welsh of Virginia, both of whom retired from head coaching after the season.

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