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between the Michigan Wolverines and the

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on January 1, 2000, at

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. Michigan defeated Alabama 35–34 in an overtime battle. The game was part of the 1999–2000 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The

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was first played in 1935, and the 2000 game represented the 66th edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC.

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, making his final collegiate appearance, led Michigan to the win, throwing for a career-high 369 yards and four touchdowns, while leading the team back from a pair of 14-point deficits in regulation (14–0 in the first half, and 28–14 in the second). Brady threw the game-winning score in overtime on a bootleg to

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Shawn Thompson. The game was won by Michigan when Alabama's placekicker, Ryan Pflugner, missed an

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following their own touchdown. This was the first BCS Bowl game to go into overtime. This was Brady's final game for the Michigan Wolverines. He was selected 199th overall in the

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by the New England Patriots.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

No Scoring

2nd Quarter

Alabama-

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5 yard run (Ryan Pflunger kick) 9:48 UA 7 UM 0 Alabama- Shaun Alexander 6 yard run (Ryan Pflunger kick) 6:51 UA 14 UM 0 Michigan- David Terrell 27 yard pass from Tom Brady (

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kick) 0:58 UA 14 UM 7

3rd Quarter

Michigan- David Terrell 57 yard pass from Tom Brady (Hayden Epstein kick) 13:03 UA 14 UM 14 Alabama- Shaun Alexander 50 yard run (Ryan Pflunger kick) 11:00 UA 21 UM 14 Alabama-

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62 yard punt return (Dave Crittenden kick) 8:29 UA 28 UM 14 Michigan- David Terrell 20 yard pass from Tom Brady (Hayden Epstein kick) 5:42 UA 28 UM 21 Michigan- Anthony Thomas 3 yard run (Hayden Epstein kick) 1:01 UA 28 UM 28

4th Quarter

No Scoring

Overtime

Michigan- Shawn Thompson 25 yard pass from Tom Brady (Hayden Epstein kick) UM 35 UA 28 Alabama-Antonio Carter 21 yard pass from Andrew Zow (kick failed) UM 35 UA 34

References

External links

Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games

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