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2001 GMAC Bowl, the Glossary

The 2001 GMAC Bowl, a college football bowl game held on December 19 at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, pitted the Marshall Thundering Herd, then of the Mid-American Conference, against the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA.^[1]

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2001–02 NCAA football bowl games
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December 2001 sports events in the United States
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The Air Force Falcons football program represents the United States Air Force Academy in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta.

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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is the oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

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Bob Pruett

Robert Lewis Pruett (born June 20, 1943) is a former American football player and coach.

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Bowl game

In North America, a bowl game, or simply bowl, is one of a number of postseason college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

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Byron Leftwich

Byron Antron Leftwich (born January 14, 1980) is an American former football coach and quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons.

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The BYU Cougars football team is the college football program representing Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

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The California Golden Bears football program represents the University of California, Berkeley in college football a member of the Pac-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level.

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College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges.

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Conference USA

Conference USA (CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States and Western United States.

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Darius Watts

Darius Orlando Watts (born December 19, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

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Dave Ryan (sportscaster)

Dave Ryan (born June 20, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and reporter for CBS, who has worked a wide variety of sports programming including NFL, college basketball, lacrosse, bowling, baseball and hockey.

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David Garrard

David Douglas Garrard (born February 14, 1978) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium

Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is the on-campus football facility at East Carolina University for the East Carolina Pirates in Greenville, North Carolina.

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The East Carolina–Marshall football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between two public universities, East Carolina University Pirates and the Marshall University Thundering Herd.

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End zone

The end zone is the scoring area on the field, according to gridiron-based codes of football.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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ESPN2

ESPN2 is an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%).

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football.

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Guaranteed Rate Bowl

The Guaranteed Rate Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that has been played in the state of Arizona since 1989.

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The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football.

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The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston.

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Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Josh Davis (born December 11, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL).

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Ladd–Peebles Stadium

Ladd–Peebles Stadium (formerly Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium) is a stadium located in Mobile, Alabama.

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Leonard Henry

Leonard Henry (born January 5, 1978) is a former American football running back of the National Football League (NFL).

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Line of scrimmage

In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun.

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Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois.

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Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

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The Monday Night Miracle was an NFL Monday night game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins played at Giants Stadium on October 23, 2000.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.

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Onside kick

In gridiron football, an onside kick is a kickoff deliberately kicked short in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball.

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Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same.

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Quarterback

The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football.

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Screen pass

A screen pass is a play in gridiron football consisting of a short pass to a receiver who is protected by a screen of blockers.

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Shotgun formation

The shotgun formation is a formation used by the offensive team in gridiron football mainly for passing plays, although some teams use it as their base formation.

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Southern Airways Flight 932

Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways Douglas DC-9 domestic United States commercial jet flight from Stallings Field (ISO) in Kinston, North Carolina, to Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS) near Kenova and Ceredo, West Virginia.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Steve Levy

Steve Levy (born March 12, 1965) is an American journalist and sportscaster for ESPN.

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Steve Logan (born February 3, 1953) is an American football coach who was recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

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Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas.

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The Comeback or The Choke was a National Football League (NFL) game held on January 3, 1993, as part of the 1992–93 NFL playoffs.

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Todd Christensen

Todd Jay Christensen (August 3, 1956 – November 13, 2013) was an American professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 until 1988, primarily with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders.

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Touchback

In American football, a touchback is a ruling that is made and signaled by an official when the ball becomes dead on or behind a team's own goal line (i.e., in their end zone) and the opposing team gave the ball the momentum, or impetus, to travel over or across the goal line but did not have possession of the ball when it became dead.

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Touchdown

A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football.

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In gridiron football, a turnover occurs when the team with the ball loses possession of the ball without kicking it, which is then gained by the other team.

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Ty Detmer

Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL).

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The Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the sport of American football.

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1989 Holiday Bowl

The 1989 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1989, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.

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1995 Copper Bowl

The 1995 Copper Bowl was an American college football bowl game play on December 27, 1995, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

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2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl

The 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl was an American college football bowl game. 2001 GMAC Bowl and 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl are 68 Ventures Bowl.

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The 2001 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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The 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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2003 Hawaii Bowl

The 2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl was played on Christmas Day 2003, in Honolulu and matched the hometown Hawaii Warriors with the Houston Cougars.

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2003 Insight Bowl

The 2003 Insight Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the California Golden Bears at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 26, 2003.

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2006 Insight Bowl

The 2006 Insight Bowl, a college football bowl game held on December 29 at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, pitted the Texas Tech Red Raiders against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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The 2006 Michigan State vs.

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2011 Alamo Bowl

The 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl, the 19th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 29, 2011 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

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The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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The 2011 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_GMAC_Bowl

, 1989 Holiday Bowl, 1995 Copper Bowl, 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl, 2001 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2003 Hawaii Bowl, 2003 Insight Bowl, 2006 Insight Bowl, 2006 Michigan State vs. Northwestern football game, 2011 Alamo Bowl, 2011 Baylor Bears football team, 2011 Washington Huskies football team.

2001 GMAC Bowl, the Glossary

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See also

2001 in sports in Alabama

2001–02 NCAA football bowl games

68 Ventures Bowl

December 2001 sports events in the United States

East Carolina Pirates football bowl games

Marshall Thundering Herd football bowl games

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