2001–02 NCAA football bowl games

Number of bowl games per state.

Season| 2001
Number of bowls| 25
All-star games| 5
Bowl games| December 18, 2001 –
January 3, 2002
National Championship| Rose Bowl
Location of Championship| Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, California
Champions| Miami Hurricanes
| Bowl record by conference

Conference|  Bowls|  Record|  Final AP Poll
SEC|  8|  5–3 (0.625)|  5
Big 12|  8|  3–5 (0.375)|  4
ACC|  6|  4–2 (0.667)|  3
Big Ten|  6|  2–4 (0.333)|  2
Big East|  5|  4–1 (0.800)|  4
Pac-10|  5|  2–3 (0.400)|  4
Conference USA|  4|  1–3 (0.250)|  1
Mountain West|  3|  2–1 (0.667)|  1
MAC|  2|  2–0 (1.000)|  1
WAC|  2|  0–2 (0.000)|  0
Sun Belt|  1|  0–1 (0.000)|  0

* <-2000-01
* Bowl game
* 2002-03->

Number of bowl teams per state.

The 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship Game over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 37–14.

A total of 25 team-competitive games were played—starting on December 18, 2001, and ending on January 3, 2002—with participation by 50 bowl-eligible teams. North Texas entered the New Orleans Bowl with a losing record of 5–6; they were able to play in a bowl game by being co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference, having compiled a 5–1 conference record.[1] An additional five all-star games were played, ending with the Hula Bowl on February 2, 2002. One bowl game was established for the 2001–02 season, the New Orleans Bowl. The number of bowl games remained static from the previous season due to the dissolution of the Aloha Bowl after 19 seasons.

## Poll rankings

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The below table lists top teams (per polls taken after the completion of the regular season and any conference championship games), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. The AP column represents rankings per the AP Poll,[2] while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.[3]

AP | BCS | Team | W–L | Bowl

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| Miami Hurricanes |

11–0

| Rose Bowl †

| Oregon Ducks |

10–1

| Fiesta Bowl †

| Colorado Buffaloes |

10–2

| Fiesta Bowl †

| Nebraska Cornhuskers |

11–1

| Rose Bowl †

| Florida Gators |

9–2

| Orange Bowl †

| Maryland Terrapins |

10–1

| Orange Bowl †

| Illinois Fighting Illini |

10–1

| Sugar Bowl †

| Tennessee Volunteers |

10–2

| Florida Citrus Bowl

| Texas Longhorns |

10–2

| Holiday Bowl

| Oklahoma Sooners |

10–2

| Cotton Bowl Classic

| Stanford Cardinal |

9–2

| Seattle Bowl

| LSU Tigers |

9–3

| Sugar Bowl †

| Washington State Cougars |

9–2

| Sun Bowl

| South Carolina Gamecocks |

8–3

| Outback Bowl

| Virginia Tech Hokies |

8–3

| Gator Bowl

| Georgia Bulldogs |

8–3

| Music City Bowl

| Michigan Wolverines |

8–3

| Florida Citrus Bowl

| Syracuse Orangemen |

9–3

| Insight.com Bowl

| BYU Cougars |

12–1

| Liberty Bowl

| Fresno State Bulldogs |

11–2

| Silicon Valley Football Classic

| Washington Huskies |

8–3

| Holiday Bowl

| Ohio State Buckeyes |

7–4

| Outback Bowl

| Louisville Cardinals |

10–2

| Liberty Bowl

| Florida State Seminoles |

7–4

| Gator Bowl

| Toledo Rockets |

9–2

| Motor City Bowl

† denotes a BCS bowl game

## Non-BCS bowls

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Date  | Time  | Game  | Site  | Matchup  | Ref.

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Dec 18 | 8:00 PM  | New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | Colorado State 45, North Texas 20  | [4]
Dec 19 | 8:00 PM  | GMAC Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama | Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 (2 OT)  | [5]
Dec 20 | 7:30 PM  | Tangerine Bowl | Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida | Pittsburgh 34, N.C. State 19  | [6]
Dec 25 | 3:30 PM  | Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, Nevada | Utah 10, USC 6  | [7]
Dec 27 | 4:00 PM  | Seattle Bowl | Safeco Field
Seattle, Washington | Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 14  |
7:30 PM  | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana | Alabama 14, Iowa State 13  |
Dec 28 | 1:30 PM  | Galleryfurniture.com Bowl | Houston Astrodome
Houston, Texas | Texas A&M 28, TCU 9  |
5:00 PM  | Music City Bowl | Adelphia Coliseum
Nashville, Tennessee | Boston College 20, Georgia 16  |
8:30 PM  | Holiday Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, California | Texas 47, Washington 43  |
Dec 29 | 12:00 PM  | Motor City Bowl | Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan | Toledo 23, Cincinnati 16  |
3:30 PM  | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas | Iowa 19, Texas Tech 16  |
5:30 PM  | Insight Bowl | Bank One Ballpark
Phoenix, Arizona | Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3  |
Dec 31 | 12:00 PM  | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas | Washington State 33, Purdue 27  |
12:30 PM  | Humanitarian Bowl | Bronco Stadium
Boise, Idaho | Clemson 49, Louisiana Tech 24  |
3:00 PM  | Silicon Valley Football Classic | Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California | Michigan State 44, Fresno State 35  |
4:00 PM  | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee | Louisville 28, BYU 10  |
7:30 PM  | Peach Bowl | Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia | North Carolina 16, Auburn 10  |
Jan 1 | 11:00 AM  | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28  |
11:00 AM  | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas | Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3  |
12:30 PM  | Gator Bowl | Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida | Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17  |
1:00 PM  | Florida Citrus Bowl | Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida | Tennessee 45, Michigan 17  |

All times are in Eastern Time.[8]

## BCS bowls

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Date  | Time  | Game  | Site  | Matchup  | Ref.

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Jan 1 | 4:30 PM  | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona | Oregon 38, Colorado 16  |
8:30 PM  | Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | LSU 47, Illinois 34  |
Jan 2 | 8:00 PM  | Orange Bowl | Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida | Florida 56, Maryland 23  |
Jan 3 | 8:00 PM  | Rose Bowl (BCS National Championship Game)  | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | Miami 37, Nebraska 14  |

## All-star games

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Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Venue | City

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January 12, 2002 | Paradise Bowl | West All-Stars | 33 | Utah-Colorado All-Stars | 30 | Hansen Stadium | St. George, Utah
January 12, 2002 | East–West Shrine Game | West Team | 21 | East Team | 13 | SBC Park | San Francisco, California
January 26, 2002 | Gridiron Classic | Team Florida | 42 | Team USA | 13 | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida
January 26, 2002 | Senior Bowl | South Team | 41 | North Team | 26 | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | Mobile, Alabama
February 2, 2002 | Hula Bowl | South | 45 | North | 28 | War Memorial Stadium | Wailuku, Hawaii

Senior Bowl

* Game MVP: Antwaan Randle El (Indiana Hoosiers)
* Other notable players: David Carr, Ryan Sims, Patrick Ramsey, LeCharles Bentley, Javon Walker
* North coach: Mike Holmgren (Seattle Seahawks)
* South coach: Dave McGinnis (Arizona Cardinals)

Source:[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "College Football Teams Which Played in Bowl Games Despite Losing Records". thesportsseer.com. December 30, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
2. ^ "Polls: Associated Press (Writers)". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 10, 2001. p. 43. Retrieved December 7, 2018 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Final BCS Rankings". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 10, 2001. p. 43. Retrieved December 7, 2018 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "New Orleans Bowl History". Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
5. ^ "Leftwich throws for 576 yards in 64–61 GMAC Bowl win". CNN. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
6. ^ "Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina St. 19". CNN. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
7. ^ "Utah vs. USC". USA Today. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
8. ^ "Bowl Schedule". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 10, 2001. p. 43. Retrieved December 7, 2018 - via newspapers.com.
9. ^ "2002 Senior Bowl recap". Archived from the original on December 9, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
10. ^ "Randle El To Wear His Customary No. 11 in Senior Bowl". Retrieved December 24, 2009.

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