2002–03 NCAA football bowl games
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 February 1, 2003, with the season-ending Hula Bowl.
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| Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 three teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all three had a .500 (6–6) season.
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