It was played at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on January 3, 2001, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST and television coverage by ABC.
Then, a pass by Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke was intercepted by Torrance Marshall, which eventually led to a 27-yard field goal 7:44 into the game.
Early in the fourth quarter, however, the Seminoles had at least two shots at a game-tying touchdown (and go-ahead extra-point) on plays that started on the OU 35-yard line.
After the Seminoles subsequently received the ball, Weinke's 29-yard pass into the end zone was intercepted by Ontei Jones with 16 seconds left.
[7] at Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida This game marked the ending of a 14-year stretch in which the Seminoles finished in the final AP and/or Coaches top four.
They would not finish in the top four of the polls again until 2013, when they won the BCS National Championship led by another Heisman winning signal-caller, Jameis Winston.
Their victory over FSU would just be the beginning of a celebrated 18-year career in which the Sooners appeared in 11 BCS Bowls, which were the second most in that timespan behind Ohio State's 12.