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2000 Silicon Valley Football Classic
The 2000 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Air Force Falcons and the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 31, 2000, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. Air Force won the game 37–34; while Air Force led 34–7 at halftime, Fresno State came within three points of tying the game before failing to score on a fake field goal in the last minute of the game. References Silicon Valley Classic The Silicon Valley Classic, sponsored by Mubadala Investment Company, is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California, United States. Started in 1971, the tournament is the ol ... Silicon Valley Football Classic Air Force Falcons football bowl games Fresno State Bulldogs football bowl games 2000 in sports in California December 2000 sports events in the United States {{Collegefootball-bowl-stub ...
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Spartan Stadium (San Jose)
CEFCU ('sef-kyü) Stadium, formerly known as Spartan Stadium, is an outdoor athletic stadium on the west coast of the United States, located in the Spartan Keyes neighborhood of central San Jose, California. Owned by San José State University, the venue is the longtime home of Spartan football; it also hosts the university's commencement ceremony on Memorial Day weekend, and occasional high school football games. Known as Spartan Stadium for over eight decades, it was renamed in 2016. CEFCU Stadium was the home of the San Jose Earthquakes (originally San Jose Clash) of Major League Soccer from the league's inception in 1996 through the 2005 season. Other tenants have included the original San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League from 1974 to 1984, the San Jose CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003, and the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse in 2008. Soccer Bowl '75 was also held at CEFCU. During the winter and sp ...
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Bowl Game
In North America, a bowl game is one of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). For most of its history, the Division I Bowl Subdivision had avoided using a playoff tournament to determine an annual national champion, which was instead traditionally determined by a vote of sports writers and other non-players. In place of such a playoff, various cities across the United States developed their own regional festivals featuring post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals. Despite attempts to establish a permanent system to determine the FBS national champion on the field (such as the Bowl Coalition from 1992 to 1994, the Bowl Alliance from 1995 to 1997, the Bowl Championship Series from 1998 to 2013, and the College Football Playoff from 2014 to the present), various bowl games continue to be held b ...
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Fresno State Bulldogs Football Bowl Games
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Air Force Falcons Football Bowl Games
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Silicon Valley Football Classic
The Silicon Valley Football Classic (SVFC), sometimes referred to as the Silicon Valley Bowl or Silicon Valley Classic, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA-certified Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that was played at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, Spartan Stadium on the South Campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California, from 2000 in sports, 2000 to 2004 in sports, 2004. It had a contractual tie-in with the Western Athletic Conference and the Pacific-10 Conference, Pac-10. The bowl was initially televised on Fox Sports Net and later moved to ESPN2. History 2000 The Silicon Valley Bowl got off to a positive start as the 2000 game matched conference powers United States Air Force Academy, Air Force against Fresno State. The game drew about 85% of the stadium's capacity and fans saw an exciting 37–34 contest with one of the most memorable finishes of the year. With Air Force leading 37–34 with 14 seconds left, Fresno State faked ...
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2000–01 NCAA Football Bowl Games
The 2000–01 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the third year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Oklahoma defeated Florida State in the 2001 Orange Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2000 season. A total of 25 bowl games were played between December 20, 2000, and January 3, 2001, by 50 bowl-eligible teams. Two short-lived bowl games were established for the 2000–01 season: the galleryfurniture.com Bowl (dissolved after its 2005 iteration as the Houston Bowl), and the Silicon Valley Football Classic (dissolved after its 2004 iteration). Non-BCS bowls BCS bowls Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television .... Notes References ...
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ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ...
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2000 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Team
The 2000 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the WAC. Fresno State was invited to the Silicon Valley Football Classic, where they lost to Air Force. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. Schedule References Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons Fresno State Bulldogs football The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The green "V" on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, and playing field symboli ...
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2000 Air Force Falcons Football Team
The 2000 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They finished the season 9–3, 5–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Silicon Valley Football Classic where they defeated Fresno State. Schedule Roster NO NAME, POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN 1 Tony Metters, CB 6-0 190 Sr Mansfield, TX 2 Bryan Blew, QB 5-11 190 So Edmond, OK 3 Mike Thiessen, QB 6-0 195 Sr Modesto, CA 4 Kurt Duffy, RB 6-1 190 Sr Windsor, CO 5 Ryan Fleming, WR 6-5 220 Jr Wyoming, OH 6 Brian LaBasco, WR 5-9 175 So Ft Lauderdale, FL 7 Adam Hanes, LB 6-0 195 Jr Douglasville, GA 7 Joseph Kessler, QB 6-0 190 Sr Grand Prairie, TX 8 Dust ...
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College Football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most other sports in North America, no official minor league farm organizations exist in American or Canadian football. Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American and Canadian football; one step ahead of high school competition, and one step below professional competition (the NFL). In some areas of the US, especially the South and the Midwest, college football is more popular than professional football, and for much of the 20th century college football was seen as more prestigious. A player's performance in college football directly impacts his chances of playing professional football. The best collegiate players will typically declare for the professional draft after three to four years of colleg ...
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San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the List of largest California cities by population, third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego and ahead of San Francisco), and the List of United States cities by population, tenth-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County and the main component of the San ...
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Eric Clemons
Eric Clemons is an American sportscaster formerly of ESPN and FOX Sports. In the past he has worked for national, and regional outlets, including BET and also served as a sports reporter and anchor for a number of local television stations. Early life Eric Clemons was born in early November 1959 on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to a low income family. After attending Chicago Vocational High School, Clemons was accepted at Columbia College to study Broadcast Communications. Upon graduating in 1981, Eric eventually was offered his first commercial television job as a sports anchor/reporter for WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama. Career timeline Personal life Eric Clemons is a father of two and has been married since December 1984. His wife, Renita McKay Clemons, also grew up on the south side of Chicago. She is a writer/educator pursuing her 2nd master's degree in English and Social Studies Education. Eric has 2 older siblings and a large extended family. His daughter, 36, is a ...
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