1999-2000 Bowl Games

Listed by bowls matching highest-ranked teams as of final regular season AP poll (released Dec. 5, 1999). Attendance figures indicate tickets sold.

Bowl		Winner	Regular Season		Loser	Regular Season	Score	Date	Attendance
Sugar	#1	Florida St.	11-0	#2	Virginia Tech	11-0	46-29	Jan. 4	79,280
Fiesta	#3	Nebraska	11-1	#6	Tennessee	9-2	31-21	Jan. 2	71,526
Rose	#4	Wisconsin	9-2	#22	Stanford	8-3	17-9	Jan. 1	93,731
Orange	#8	Michigan	9-2	#5	Alabama	10-2	35-34	Jan. 1	70,461
Holiday	#7	Kansas St.	10-1		Washington	7-4	24-20	Dec. 29	57,118
Citrus	#9	Michigan St.	9-2	#10	Florida	9-3	37-34	Jan. 1	62,011
Motor City	#11	Marshall	12-0		BYU	8-3	21-3	Dec. 27	52,449
Sun		Oregon	8-3	#12	Minnesota	8-3	24-20	Dec. 31	48,757
Alamo	#13	Penn St.	9-3	#18	Texas A&M	8-3	24-0	Dec. 28	65,380
Cotton	#24	Arkansas	7-4	#14	Texas	9-4	27-6	Jan. 1	72,723
Peach	#15	Mississippi St.	9-2		Clemson	6-5	17-7	Dec. 30	73,315
Liberty	#16	Southern Miss.	8-3		Colorado St.	8-3	23-17	Dec. 31	54,866
Gator	#23	Miami-FL	8-4	#17	Georgia Tech	8-3	28-13	Jan. 1	43,416
Outback	#21	Georgia	7-4	#19	Purdue	7-4	28-25	Jan. 1	54,059
Mobile		TCU	7-4	#20	East Carolina	9-2	28-14	Dec. 22	34,200
Insight.com		Colorado	6-5	#25	Boston College	8-3	62-28	Dec. 31	35,762
Oahu		Hawaii	8-4		Oregon St.	7-4	23-17	Dec. 25	40,974*
Aloha		Wake Forest	6-5		Arizona St.	6-5	23-3	Dec. 25	40,974*
Micron PC		Illinois	7-4		Virginia	7-4	63-21	Dec. 30	31,089
Independence		Mississippi	7-4		Oklahoma	7-4	27-25	Dec. 31	49,873
Humanitarian		Boise St.	9-3		Louisville	6-5	34-31	Dec. 30	29,283
Music City		Syracuse	6-5		Kentucky	6-5	20-13	Dec. 29	59,221
Las Vegas		Utah	8-3		Fresno St.	8-4	17-16	Dec. 18	28,227

*The Oahu and Aloha Bowls were held as a single-admission doubleheader.

Favorites:

Sugar (Florida St. by 5¹/2); Fiesta (Nebraska by 4); Rose (Wisconsin by 13¹/2); Orange (Alabama by 1¹/2); Holiday (Kansas St. by 11); Citrus (Florida by 2); Motor City (Marshall by 3); Sun (Minnesota by 3); Alamo (Penn St. by 6¹/2); Cotton (Texas by 5¹/2); Peach (Clemson by 3); Liberty (Southern Miss. by 4¹/2); Gator (Miami-FL by 5); Outback (Purdue by 5¹/2); Mobile (East Carolina by 4¹/2); Insight.com (Colorado by 8); Oahu (Oregon St. by 9); Aloha (Arizona St. by 2¹/2); Micron PC (Virginia by 2¹/2); Independence (Oklahoma by 4); Humanitarian (Louisville by 2¹/2); Music City (Kentucky by 3); Las Vegas (Utah by 6).

Per Team Payouts:

Nokia Sugar and Tostitos Fiesta ($13 million); FedEx Orange ($12.5 million); Rose ($12 million); Ourhouse.com Citrus ($3.8 million); Southwestern Bell Cotton ($2.5 million); Outback ($1.9 million); Culligan Holiday ($1.8 million); Chick-fil-A Peach ($1.6 million); Toyota Gator ($1.4 million); EA Sports Las Vegas, Sylvania Alamo and AXA Liberty ($1.2 million); Sanford Independence and Norwest Sun ($1 million); Jeep/Eagle Aloha and Jeep/Eagle Oahu ($800,000); Insight.com, Mobile, Micron PC, Ford Motor City, Homepoint.com Music City and Crucial.com Humanitarian ($750,000).