2002–03 NCAA football bowl games
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| Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 17, 2002 – January 3, 2003 |
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| National Championship | 2003 Fiesta Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship |
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona |
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| Champions | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Challenge Cup winner | Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowl Record by Conference | |||
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| Conference | Bowls | Record | Final AP Poll |
| Big 12 | 8 | 5–3 (0.625) | 4 |
| ACC | 7 | 4–3 (0.571) | 4 |
| Big Ten | 7 | 5–2 (0.714) | 4 |
| Pac-10 | 7 | 2–5 (0.286) | 2 |
| SEC | 7 | 3–4 (0.429) | 3 |
| Big East | 5 | 3–2 (0.600) | 4 |
| Conference USA | 5 | 2–3 (0.400) | 1 |
| Mountain West | 3 | 0–3 (0.000) | 0 |
| WAC | 3 | 2–1 (0.667) | 1 |
| MAC | 2 | 1–1 (0.500) | 1 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 1–0 (1.000) | 0 |
| Independents | 1 | 0–1 (0.000) | 1 |
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. A total of 28 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 17, 2002, and concluded on January 18, 2003, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.
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