2001β02 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 β January 3, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship |
Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Miami Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2001β02 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, 37β14.
A total of 25 team-competitive games were playedβstarting on December 18, 2001, and ending on January 3, 2002βwith participation by 50 bowl-eligible teams. North Texas entered the New Orleans Bowl with a losing record of 5β6; they were able to play in a bowl game by being co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference, having compiled a 5β1 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 2001β02 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.
The below table lists top teams (per polls taken after the completion of the regular season and any conference championship games), their winβloss 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]
β denotes a BCS bowl game
All times are in Eastern Time. [8]
Date | Time | Game | Site | Matchup | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 | EastβWest 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 | LaddβPeebles Stadium | Mobile, Alabama |
February 2, 2002 | Hula Bowl | South | 45 | North | 28 | War Memorial Stadium | Wailuku, Hawaii |