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2002 Orange Bowl

2002 FedEx Orange Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
68th Orange Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 14 14 21 7 56
Maryland 7 3 0 13 23
Date January 2, 2002
Season 2001
Stadium Pro Player Stadium
Location Miami, Florida
MVP Florida WR Taylor Jacobs
Attendance 73,640
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
Nielsen ratings 9.5
Orange Bowl
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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. 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.


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