2001–02 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 2001 2001 Bowls-USA-states.svg Number of bowl games per state. 25 5 December 18, 2001 January 3, 2002 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California Miami Hurricanes SEC 8 5 3 5 Big 12 8 3 5 4 ACC 6 4 2 3 Big Ten 6 2 4 2 Big East 5 4 1 4 Pac-10 5 2 3 4 Conference USA 4 1 3 1 Mountain West 3 2 1 1 MAC 2 2 0 1 WAC 2 0 2 0 Sun Belt 1 0 1 0 thumb|right|300px|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.http://www.thesportsseer.com/worst-college-football-programs-to-be-invited-to-a-bowl-game/ College Football Teams Which Played in Bowl Games Despite Losing Records thesportsseer.com December 30, 2013 November 26, 2018 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 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,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26026946/polls_associated_press_writers/ Polls: Associated Press (Writers) South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Florida 43 December 10, 2001 December 7, 2018 newspapers.com while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26026975/final_bcs_rankings/ Final BCS Rankings South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Florida 43 December 10, 2001 December 7, 2018 newspapers.com AP BCS Team W–L Bowl 1 1 Miami Hurricanes 11–0 Rose Bowl 2 4 Oregon Ducks 10–1 Fiesta Bowl 3 3 Colorado Buffaloes 10–2 Fiesta Bowl 4 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers 11–1 Rose Bowl 5 5 Florida Gators 9–2 Orange Bowl 6 10 Maryland Terrapins 10–1 Orange Bowl 7 8 Illinois Fighting Illini 10–1 Sugar Bowl 8 6 Tennessee Volunteers 10–2 Florida Citrus Bowl 9 7 Texas Longhorns 10–2 Holiday Bowl 10 11 Oklahoma Sooners 10–2 Cotton Bowl Classic 11 9 Stanford Cardinal 9–2 Seattle Bowl 12 13 LSU Tigers 9–3 Sugar Bowl 13 12 Washington State Cougars 9–2 Sun Bowl 14 14 South Carolina Gamecocks 8–3 Outback Bowl 15 — Virginia Tech Hokies 8–3 Gator Bowl 16 — Georgia Bulldogs 8–3 Music City Bowl 17 — Michigan Wolverines 8–3 Florida Citrus Bowl 18 — Syracuse Orangemen 9–3 Insight.com Bowl 19 — BYU Cougars 12–1 Liberty Bowl 20 — Fresno State Bulldogs 11–2 Silicon Valley Football Classic 21 15 Washington Huskies 8–3 Holiday Bowl 22 — Ohio State Buckeyes 7–4 Outback Bowl 23 — Louisville Cardinals 10–2 Liberty Bowl 24 — Florida State Seminoles 7–4 Gator Bowl 25 — Toledo Rockets 9–2 Motor City Bowl denotes a BCS bowl game Non-BCS bowls DateTimeGameSiteMatchupRef. Dec 18 Tuesday 8:00 PM New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Colorado State 45, North Texas 20 http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 New Orleans Bowl History 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080116000938/http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=36 16 January 2008 dead dmy-all Dec 19 Wednesday 8:00 PM GMAC Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 (2 OT) http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2001/bowls/news/2001/12/19/marshall_ecu_ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20011229230957/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2001/bowls/news/2001/12/19/marshall_ecu_ap/ dead December 29, 2001 Leftwich throws for 576 yards in 64–61 GMAC Bowl win 24 December 2009 CNN Dec 20 Thursday 7:30 PM Tangerine Bowl Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida Pittsburgh 34, N.C. State 19 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2001/12/20/ppd_nnn/ https://web.archive.org/web/20020212080908/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2001/12/20/ppd_nnn/ dead February 12, 2002 Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina St. 19 24 December 2009 CNN Dec 25 Tuesday 3:30 PM Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada Utah 10, USC 6 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101359/101359303.htm Utah vs. USC 24 December 2009 USA Today Dec 27 Thursday 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 Friday 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 Saturday 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 Monday 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 Tuesday 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26027410/bowl_schedule/ Bowl Schedule South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Florida 43 December 10, 2001 December 7, 2018 newspapers.com BCS bowls DateTimeGameSiteMatchupRef. Jan 1 Tuesday 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 Wednesday 8:00 PM Orange Bowl Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Florida 56, Maryland 23 Jan 3 Thursday 8:00 PM Rose Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Miami 37, Nebraska 14 All-star games Date Game Winning Team Losing Team Venue City 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:http://www.seniorbowl.com/gamerecaps2000s.asp 2002 Senior Bowl recap 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091209201015/http://www.seniorbowl.com/gamerecaps2000s.asp 2009-12-09 deadhttp://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012302aaa.html Randle El To Wear His Customary No. 11 in Senior Bowl 24 December 2009 References 30em