2002 Sugar Bowl
The 2002 Sugar Bowl, a 2001–02 BCS game, was played on January 1, 2002. This 68th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Illinois Fighting Illini, and the LSU Tigers. Illinois came into the game 10–1, and ranked 8th in the BCS, whereas LSU came into the game 9–3, and ranked 13th in the BCS. Sponsored by Nokia, the game was officially known as the Nokia Sugar Bowl.
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| BCS Bowl Game 68th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Rohan Davey (QB, LSU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | LSU by 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Usechek (Big XII) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico and David Norrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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