2002–03 NCAA football bowl games

2002–03 NCAA football bowl games
Season 2002
Number of bowls 28
All-star games 2
Bowl games December 17, 2002 –
January 3, 2003
National Championship 2003 Fiesta Bowl
Location of Championship Sun Devil Stadium,
Tempe, Arizona
Champions Ohio State Buckeyes
Bowl Challenge Cup winner Big Ten[1]
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Big 12 8 5–3 (0.625) 4
ACC 7 4–3 (0.571) 4
Big Ten 7 5–2 (0.714) 4
Pac-10 7 2–5 (0.286) 2
SEC 7 3–4 (0.429) 3
Big East 5 3–2 (0.600) 4
Conference USA 5 2–3 (0.400) 1
Mountain West 3 0–3 (0.000) 0
WAC 3 2–1 (0.667) 1
MAC 2 1–1 (0.500) 1
Sun Belt 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Independents 1 0–1 (0.000) 1

The 2002–03 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 28 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) played in December 2002 and January 2003 for Division I-A football teams and their all-stars. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 17, 2002, and concluded on January 18, 2003, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.

A new record of 28 team-competitive bowls, and two all-star games, were played, including the inaugural Continental Tire Bowl, Hawaii Bowl and San Francisco Bowl. To fill the 56 available team-competitive bowl slots, a total of 3 teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all 3 had a .500 (6-6) season.

Schedule

Non BCS Contests[2]
Date Game Site Time
(US EST)		 TV Matchup
(pre-game record)		 AP
pre-game
rank		 USA Today
pre-game
rank
12/17 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana		 7:00 PM ESPN2 North Texas 24 (7–5),
Cincinnati 19 (7–6)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/18 GMAC Bowl Ladd Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama		 8:00 PM ESPN Marshall 38 (10–2),
Louisville 15 (7–5)		 NR
NR		 #24
NR
12/23 Tangerine Bowl Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida		 6:30 PM ESPN Texas Tech 55 (8–5),
Clemson 15 (7–5)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/25 Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, Nevada		 4:30 PM ESPN UCLA 27 (7–5),
New Mexico 13 (7–6)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/25 Hawai'i Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii		 8:00 PM ESPN Tulane 36 (7–5),
Hawaii 28 (10–3)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/26 Motor City Bowl Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan		 5:00 PM ESPN Boston College 51 (8–4),
Toledo 25 (9–4)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/26 Insight Bowl Bank One Ballpark
Phoenix, Arizona		 8:30 PM ESPN Pittsburgh 38 (8–4),
Oregon State 13 (8–4)		 #24
NR		 #23
NR
12/27 Houston Bowl Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas		 2:30 PM ESPN Oklahoma State 33 (7–4),
Southern Miss 23 (7–4)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/27 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana		 5:30 PM ESPN Ole Miss 27 (6–6),
Nebraska 23 (7–6)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/27 Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, California		 8:00 PM ESPN Kansas State 34 (10–2),
Arizona State 27 (8–5)		 #6
NR		 #6
NR
12/28 Continental Tire Bowl Ericsson Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina		 12:00 PM ESPN Virginia 48 (8–5),
West Virginia 22 (9–3)		 NR
#15		 NR
#13
12/28 Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas		 8:00 PM ESPN Wisconsin 31 (7–6),
Colorado 28 (9–4) (OT)		 NR
#14		 NR
#14
12/30 Music City Bowl LP Field
Nashville, Tennessee		 2:00 PM ESPN Minnesota 29 (7–5),
Arkansas 14 (9–4)		 NR
25		 NR
NR
12/30 Seattle Bowl Qwest Field
Seattle, Washington		 5:00 PM ESPN Wake Forest 38 (6–6),
Oregon 14 (7–5)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/31 Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Stadium
Boise, Idaho		 12:00 PM ESPN Boise State 34 (11–1),
Iowa State 16 (7–6)		 #18
NR		 #15
NR
12/31 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas		 2:00 PM CBS Purdue 34 (6–6),
Washington 24 (7–5)		 #24
NR		 #20
NR
12/31 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee		 2:30 PM ESPN TCU 17 (9–2),
Colorado State 3 (10–3)		 NR
#23		 NR
#21
12/31 Silicon Valley Classic Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California		 3:30 PM ESPN2 Fresno State 30 (8–5),
Georgia Tech 21 (7–5)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
12/31 Peach Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia		 7:30 PM ESPN Maryland 30 (10–3),
Tennessee 3 (8–4)		 #20
NR		 #18
NR
12/31 San Francisco Bowl Pacific Bell Park
San Francisco, California		 8:30 PM ESPN2 Virginia Tech 20 (9–4),
Air Force 13 (8–4)		 #21
NR		 #19
NR
1/1 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida		 11:00 AM ESPN Michigan 38, (9–3)
Florida 30 (8–4)		 #12
#11		 #22
#20
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		 11:00 AM FOX Texas 35, (10–2)
LSU 20 (8–4)		 #9
NR		 #9
#25
1/1 Gator Bowl Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida		 12:30 PM NBC NC State 28, (9–3)
Notre Dame 6 (10–2)		 #17
#11		 #17
#12
1/1 Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida		 1:00 PM ABC Auburn 13, (10–3)
Penn State 9 (9–3)		 #19
#10		 #22
#10
Bowl Championship Series[2]
Date Game Site Time
(US EST)		 TV Matchup AP rank BCS rank
1/1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		 4:30 PM ABC Oklahoma 34 (11–2) (Big 12 Champion),
Washington State (Pac-10 co-Champion) 14 (10–2)		 #8
#7		 #7
#6
1/1 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana		 8:30 PM ABC Georgia 26 (12–1) (SEC Champion),
Florida State (ACC Champion) 13 (9–4)		 #4
#16		 #3
#14
1/2 Orange Bowl Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida		 8 PM ABC USC 38 (10–2) (Pac-10 co-Champion),
Iowa 17 (11–1) (Big Ten co-Champion)		 #5
#3		 #4
#5
1/3 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona		 8 PM ABC Ohio State 31 (13–0) (Big Ten co-Champion),
Miami 24 (12–0) (Big East Champion)		 #2
#1		 #2
#1


References

  1. ↑ "Bowl Challenge Cup standings". 2003-01-05. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. 1 2 "FBS (I-A) Schedule - 2002 (Bowls)". Retrieved 2016-12-11.
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