2001–02 NCAA football bowl games
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Number of bowl games per state.
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| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 18, 2001 – January 3, 2002 |
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| National Championship | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship |
Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California |
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| Champions | Miami Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowl Record by Conference | |||
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| 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 | 3–2 (0.600) | 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 |
The 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games conclude the the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship over Nebraska, 37–14.
December 18, 2001 at the Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
In the first New Orleans Bowl, the Colorado State Rams beat the North Texas Mean Green 45–20.
December 19, 2001 at Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
This game featured two future NFL quarterbacks, David Garrard for East Carolina and Byron Leftwich for Marshall. The Pirates jumped out to a 38–8 lead at halftime but Marshall came back to tie the game at 51 at the end of the fourth quarter. The game ended in double overtime 64–61, making it the highest scoring bowl game in history. Byron Leftwich tied a bowl game record with 576 passing yards.
December 20, 2001 at the Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
December 25, 2001 at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
December 27, 2001 at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
December 27, 2001 at Safeco Field, Seattle, WA
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