2003 Fiesta Bowl

2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
BCS National Championship Game
Ohio State Buckeyes Miami Hurricanes (13–0) (12–0) 31 24 Head coach:  Jim Tressel Head coach:  Larry Coker AP Coaches BCS 2 2 2 AP Coaches BCS 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Ohio State 0 14 3 0 7 7 31 Miami 7 0 7 3 7 0 24
Date	January 3, 2003
Season	2002
Stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Location	Tempe, AZ
MVP	Craig Krenzel, QB Mike Doss, S
Favorite	Miami by 11½
National anthem	The Singing Sergeants [1]
Referee	Randy Christal (Big XII)
Halftime show	Ohio State and Miami Marching Bands [2]
Attendance	77,502
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Keith Jackson and Dan Fouts
Nielsen ratings	29.1 million viewers; 17.2 rating (Pre Game: 19.7 million/11.9 rating)
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The 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl took place on January 3, 2003 in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Miami Hurricanes by a score of 31–24 in double overtime. It also served as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The game was the second overtime result in either the Bowl Championship Series, or its predecessors, the Bowl Alliance or the Bowl Coalition, the first being the January 1, 2000 Orange Bowl between Alabama and Michigan.

Throughout the season the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes continued a historic winning streak. The regular season ended with a perfect record extending the streak to 34 games. Their roster included future NFL players on both offense and defense including Willis McGahee, Ken Dorsey, Andre Johnson, Kellen Winslow Jr., Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, William Joseph, Jerome McDougle, Antrel Rolle, Kelly Jennings, Roscoe Parrish and Sean Taylor. Their offensive line had also produced 3 straight 1,000 yard seasons by 3 different running backs, and were leading the nation in fewest sacks allowed. They were an overwhelming favorite to win their 2nd consecutive national title.

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