2002 Orange Bowl

March 2012 2002 FedEx Orange Bowl File:200127-H-PX819-0092.jpg Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. BCS Bowl Game68th Orange Bowl 2001 Florida Gators University of Florida Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland 9–2 SEC 10–1 ACC Steve Spurrier Ralph Friedgen 5 5 5 6 6 10 14 14 21 7 7 3 0 13 January 2 Pro Player Stadium Miami, Florida Florida WR Taylor Jacobs Florida by 14.5 (58)https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange/ Vegasinsider Orange Bowl Odds: College football January 1, 2003 C10 October 24, 2020 October 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201026233541/https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/bowls/orange// dead James Sprenger (Pac-10) 73,640http://www.orangebowl.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11800&KEY=&ATCLID=1249402 BCS Game Results orangebowl.org September 26, 2007 January 13, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602014445/http://www.orangebowl.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11800&KEY=&ATCLID=1249402 June 2, 2009 dead ABC List of announcers of major college bowl games Brad Nessler and Bob Griese 9.5 The 2002 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida Gators and the ACC champion Maryland Terrapins on January 2, 2002. Florida defeated Maryland 56–23.Maryland sees red in Orange Bowl embarrassment http://www.cbssports.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,4782767_56,00.html Associated Press CBS Sports September 2, 2011 The game was part of the 2001–2002 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season and was the concluding game of the season for both teams. The Orange Bowl was first played in 1935, and the 2002 game was the 68th edition of the Orange Bowl. The contest was televised in the United States on ABC. This was Steve Spurrier's last game as coach of the Florida Gators as he resigned two days after the game. Teams Florida Gators 2001 Florida Gators football team Florida, ranked No. 1 entering the season, lost two SEC games by a total of 5 points and missed out on the SEC championship game. Despite those setbacks, the talented Gators entered this matchup with a 9–2 record (6–2 SEC) and a No. 5 ranking in both major polls and the BCS. Maryland Terrapins 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team Under first-year head coach and Maryland alumnus Ralph Friedgen, the Terps surprised many by finishing 10–1 after the regular season. That included a 7–1 conference record which gave Maryland its first ACC title since 1985. Game summary This potentially exciting matchup did not live up to the hype. Florida opened the scoring with a 1-yard TD run by Earnest Graham just over five minutes into the game. The opening quarter ended with some fireworks as each team scored a long touchdown in the final 12 seconds and the Gators led 14–7. Maryland's Nick Novak kicked a 20-yard field goal with 12:20 remaining in the first half to make the score 14–10. The Terrapins inability to tie the game preceded an offensive onslaught by Florida that would last until the close of the third quarter. The Gators quick strike offense scored 35 consecutive points including three TD passes by Heisman runner-up Rex Grossman and a second Graham TD run in just over 15 minutes of game play to open a 49–10 advantage and put the game well out of reach. Two touchdown runs by the Terps' Marc Riley sandwiched a fourth Grossman TD pass to close out the scoring, giving Steve Spurrier a 56–23 win in his final game as Florida's head coach. Orange Bowl black; text-align:center; autocollapse 2002 FedEx Orange Bowl Wednesday, January 2, 2002 8:12 p.m. EST No. 5 Florida 14 14 21 7 No. 6 Maryland 7 3 0 13 Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida 73,640 Clear • Temperature: 74 F C • Wind: 7 mph kph on southeast James Sprenger (Pac-10) ABC Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analyst), and Lynn Swann (sideline) Box score Florida Maryland 1 9:51 Florida 10 83 3:59 RushTD Earnest Graham 1 Jeff Chandler good 7 0 1 0:12 Florida 2 55 0:47 RecTD Taylor Jacobs Brock Berlin 46 Jeff Chandler good 14 0 1 0:00 Maryland 1 64 0:12 RecTD Jafar Williams Shaun Hill 64 Nick Novak good 14 7 2 12:20 Maryland 4 1 0:45 FG 20 Nick Novak 14 10 2 2:18 Florida 10 72 3:45 RecTD Taylor Jacobs Rex Grossman 15 Jeff Chandler good 21 10 2 0:03 Florida 6 64 1:21 RecTD Jabar Gaffney Rex Grossman 4 Jeff Chandler good 28 10 3 11:22 Florida 10 65 3:38 RushTD Earnest Graham 6 Jeff Chandler good 35 10 3 7:26 Florida 4 74 1:29 RecTD Rob Gillespie Rex Grossman 11 Jeff Chandler good 42 10 3 2:52 Florida 2 68 0:19 RecTD Jabar Gaffney Rex Grossman 33 Jeff Chandler good 49 10 4 11:56 Maryland 15 5:56 RushTD Marc Riley 1 Nick Novak good 49 17 4 10:16 Florida 4 69 1:40 RecTD Carlos Perez Rex Grossman 10 Jeff Chandler good 56 17 4 5:10 Maryland 14 80 5:06 RushTD Marc Riley 10 pass failed 56 23 56 23 Statistics Florida Gators UF Maryland Terrapins MD 30 74–659 25–203 456 33–49–2 28:26 19 79–360 40–103 257 23–39–1 31:34 Florida Gators Florida Maryland Terrapins Maryland Rex Grossman 20/28, 248 yds, 4 TD Earnest Graham 16 car, 149 yds, 2 TD Taylor Jacobs 10 rec, 170 yds, 2 TD Shaun Hill 23/39, 257 yds, TD, INT Shaun Hill 11 car, 31 yds Matt Murphy 5 rec, 42 yds References 30em Orange Bowl Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Category:Maryland Terrapins football bowl games Category:Orange Bowl Orange Bowl Category:January 2002 sports events in the United States Category:American football competitions in Miami Gardens, Florida