2002 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONOhio State14–0 overall
HEISMANCarson PalmerUSC · QB
BEST QBBrad BanksIowa · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKCarson PalmerUSC · Cincinnati Bengals, 2003 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

5 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 3, 2003ORANGE BOWLUSC 38, Iowa 17
Jan 1, 2003SUGAR BOWLGeorgia 26, Florida State 13
Jan 1, 2003ROSE BOWLOklahoma 34, Washington State 14
Jan 1, 2003COTTON BOWLTexas 35, LSU 20
Dec 31, 2002Peach BowlMaryland 30, Tennessee 3

2002 STANDINGS

17 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

NC State finished atop the 2002 ACC standings at 7–3 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
NC State7–311–3NCSU 28–6 ND
Florida State7–29–5UGA 26–13 FSU
Maryland6–211–3MD 30–3 TENN
Virginia6–49–5UVA 48–22 WVU
Wake Forest6–57–6WAKE 38–17 ORE
Georgia Tech5–47–6FRES 30–21 GT
Clemson4–47–6TTU 55–15 CLEM
North Carolina2–73–9–
Duke1–102–10–

ATLANTIC 10

Massachusetts finished atop the 2002 Atlantic 10 standings at 0–1 in conference play (0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Massachusetts0–10–1

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2002 Big 12 standings at 7–2 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma7–212–2OU 34–14 WSU
Colorado7–29–5WIS 31–28 COLO
Kansas State6–211–2KSU 34–27 ASU
Texas6–211–2TEX 35–20 LSU
Texas Tech5–39–5TTU 55–15 CLEM
Oklahoma State5–38–5OKST 33–23 USM
Iowa State4–47–7BOIS 34–16 ISU
Nebraska3–57–7MISS 27–23 NEB
Texas A&M3–56–6–
Missouri2–65–7–
Baylor1–73–9–
Kansas0–82–10–

BIG EAST

Miami finished atop the 2002 Big East standings at 7–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Miami7–012–1OSU 31–24 MIA
West Virginia6–19–4UVA 48–22 WVU
Pittsburgh5–29–4PITT 38–13 ORST
Virginia Tech3–410–4VT 20–13 AF
Boston College3–49–4BC 51–25 TOL
Temple2–54–8–
Syracuse2–54–8–
Rutgers0–71–11–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2002 Big Sky standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State0–00–1

BIG SOUTH

Liberty finished atop the 2002 Big South standings at 0–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Liberty0–00–2

BIG TEN

Ohio State finished atop the 2002 Big Ten standings at 10–0 in conference play (14–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State10–014–0OSU 31–24 MIA
Iowa8–111–2USC 38–17 IOWA
Michigan8–210–3MICH 38–30 FLA
Penn State6–39–4AUB 13–9 PSU
Purdue5–57–6PUR 34–24 WASH
Wisconsin4–68–6WIS 31–28 COLO
Illinois4–55–7–
Minnesota3–58–5MINN 29–14 ARK
Michigan State2–74–8–
Indiana2–83–9–
Northwestern2–93–9–

CUSA

TCU finished atop the 2002 CUSA standings at 8–2 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU8–210–2TCU 17–3 CSU
Louisville7–47–6MRSH 38–15 LOU
Southern Miss6–47–6OKST 33–23 USM
Cincinnati6–37–7UNT 24–19 CIN
Tulane4–48–5TULN 36–28 HAW
UAB4–45–7–
East Carolina4–74–8–
Houston3–65–7–
Memphis2–73–9–
Army1–81–11–

MAC

Marshall finished atop the 2002 MAC standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Marshall8–111–2MRSH 38–15 LOU
Toledo7–29–5BC 51–25 TOL
Northern Illinois7–18–4–
Bowling Green6–29–3–
UCF6–27–5–
Miami (OH)5–37–5–
Ball State4–46–6–
Ohio4–44–7–
Akron3–54–8–
Western Michigan3–54–8–
Central Michigan2–64–8–
Eastern Michigan1–73–9–
Kent State1–73–9–
Buffalo0–81–11–

MOUNTAIN WEST

Colorado State finished atop the 2002 Mountain West standings at 8–3 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Colorado State8–310–4TCU 17–3 CSU
Air Force7–38–5VT 20–13 AF
New Mexico5–47–7UCLA 27–13 UNM
Utah4–65–6–
San Diego State4–54–9–
UNLV3–65–7–
BYU2–65–7–
Wyoming1–72–10–

MVFC

Missouri State and Western Kentucky finished atop the 2002 MVFC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri State0–00–1
Western Kentucky0–00–1

PACIFIC 10

USC finished atop the 2002 Pacific 10 standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC8–111–2USC 38–17 IOWA
Washington State7–210–3OU 34–14 WSU
UCLA7–48–5UCLA 27–13 UNM
Arizona State6–48–6KSU 34–27 ASU
Oregon State5–48–5PITT 38–13 ORST
California5–57–5–
Washington5–67–6PUR 34–24 WASH
Oregon3–67–6WAKE 38–17 ORE
Arizona2–84–8–
Stanford1–72–9–

SEC

Georgia finished atop the 2002 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia8–113–1UGA 26–13 FSU
Alabama6–210–3–
Florida6–28–5MICH 38–30 FLA
Auburn5–39–4AUB 13–9 PSU
Arkansas5–49–5MINN 29–14 ARK
Tennessee5–38–5MD 30–3 TENN
LSU5–38–5TEX 35–20 LSU
Ole Miss3–57–6MISS 27–23 NEB
Kentucky3–57–5–
South Carolina3–55–7–
Mississippi State0–83–9–
Vanderbilt0–82–10–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2002 SoCon standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State0–00–1

SOUTHLAND

Texas State, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston finished atop the 2002 Southland standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas State0–00–1
Jacksonville State0–00–1
Sam Houston0–00–1

SUN BELT

North Texas finished atop the 2002 Sun Belt standings at 6–0 in conference play (8–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
North Texas6–08–5UNT 24–19 CIN
New Mexico State5–27–5–
Arkansas State3–36–7–
Middle Tennessee3–44–8–
UL Monroe3–43–9–
Louisiana2–43–9–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Boise State finished atop the 2002 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State8–012–1BOIS 34–16 ISU
Hawai'i7–110–4TULN 36–28 HAW
Fresno State6–29–5FRES 30–21 GT
San José State4–46–7–
Nevada4–45–7–
Louisiana Tech3–54–8–
Rice3–54–7–
SMU3–53–9–
UTEP1–72–10–
Tulsa1–71–11–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 2002 independents at 10–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame10–3NCSU 28–6 ND
South Florida9–2–
UConn6–6–
Utah State4–7–
Troy4–8–
Navy2–10–
Florida Atlantic0–3–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

23 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 3, 2003AT TEMPE AZOhio State 31, Miami 24 (OT)
Jan 1, 2003GATOR BOWLNC State 28, Notre Dame 6
Jan 1, 2003CAPITAL ONE BOWLAuburn 13, Penn State 9
Jan 1, 2003OUTBACK BOWLMichigan 38, Florida 30
Dec 31, 2002Postseason gameVirginia Tech 20, Air Force 13
Dec 31, 2002Postseason gameFresno State 30, Georgia Tech 21
Dec 31, 2002Postseason gameTCU 17, Colorado State 3
Dec 31, 2002Postseason gamePurdue 34, Washington 24
Dec 31, 2002Postseason gameBoise State 34, Iowa State 16
Dec 30, 2002Postseason gameWake Forest 38, Oregon 17
Dec 30, 2002Postseason gameMinnesota 29, Arkansas 14
Dec 28, 2002Postseason gameWisconsin 31, Colorado 28 (OT)
Dec 28, 2002Postseason gameVirginia 48, West Virginia 22
Dec 28, 2002Postseason gameKansas State 34, Arizona State 27
Dec 27, 2002Postseason gameOle Miss 27, Nebraska 23
Dec 27, 2002Postseason gameOklahoma State 33, Southern Miss 23
Dec 26, 2002Postseason gamePittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13
Dec 26, 2002Postseason gameBoston College 51, Toledo 25
Dec 25, 2002Postseason gameTulane 36, Hawai'i 28
Dec 25, 2002Postseason gameUCLA 27, New Mexico 13
Dec 23, 2002Postseason gameTexas Tech 55, Clemson 15
Dec 18, 2002Postseason gameMarshall 38, Louisville 15
Dec 17, 2002Postseason gameNorth Texas 24, Cincinnati 19