2001–02 NCAA football bowl games

The 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship Game over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 37–14.

Season2001

Number of bowls25

All-star games5

Bowl gamesDecember 18, 2001 –
January 3, 2002

Quick facts Season, Number of bowls ...

2001–02 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state.
Season	2001
Number of bowls	25
All-star games	5
Bowl games	December 18, 2001 – January 3, 2002
National Championship	Rose Bowl
Location of Championship	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California
Champions	Miami Hurricanes
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Number of teams in 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 2–3 (0.400) 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
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A total of 25 team-competitive games were played—starting on December 18, 2001, and ending on January 3, 2002—with participation by 50 bowl-eligible teams. North Texas entered the New Orleans Bowl with a losing record of 5–6; they were able to play in a bowl game by being co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference, having compiled a 5–1 conference record.^[1] An additional five all-star games were played, ending with the Hula Bowl on February 2, 2002. One bowl game was established for the 2001–02 season, the New Orleans Bowl. The number of bowl games remained static from the previous season due to the dissolution of the Aloha Bowl after 19 seasons.