The 2000 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game following the 1999–2000 football season. The game matched the

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against the

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. Michigan State came into the game with interim coach

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, who took over on December 5, five days after

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departed to take over the

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program. Michigan State wide receiver

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caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns and

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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.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

*Michigan State –

46-yard field goal 4:41 left. MSU 3 UF 0 *Florida – Travis Taylor 12-yard pass from Doug Johnson (

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kick) 0:58 left. UF 7 MSU 3

2nd quarter

*Michigan State –

37 pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick) 13:24 left. MSU 10 UF 7 *Michigan State –

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24-yard fumble recovery (Paul Edinger kick) 12:44 left. MSU 17 UF 7 *Florida – Travis Taylor 8-yard pass from Doug Johnson (Jeff Chandler kick) 8:12 left. MSU 17 UF 14 *Michigan State – Paul Edinger 20-yard field goal 3:09 left. MSU 20 UF 14 *Florida – Doug Johnson 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick) 0:33 left. UF 21 MSU 20

3rd quarter

*Michigan State – Plaxico Burress 21-yard pass from Bill Burke (2-pt conversion failed) 1:10 left. MSU 26 UF 21 *Florida – Travis Taylor 39-yard pass from Doug Johnson (2-pt conversion failed) 0:03 left. UF 27 MSU 26

4th quarter

*Florida –

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2-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick) 13:27 left. UF 34 MSU 26 *Michigan State – Plaxico Burress 30-yard pass from Bill Burke (

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pass from Bill Burke) 10:46 left. MSU 34 UF 34 *Michigan State – Paul Edinger 39-yard field goal 0:00 left. MSU 37 UF 34

Statistics

References

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