Bowls and playoffs
The 2001 football postseason, including games played in 2002.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Montana 13 · Furman 6
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 21, 2001
Final site: Chattanooga, TN
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: North Dakota 17 · Grand Valley St. 14
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 30 · Bridgewater (VA) 27
27 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
AXA Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Louisville 28 · BYU 10
December 31, 2001
Location not documented
Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Tennessee 45 · Michigan 17
January 1, 2002
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina 16 · Auburn 10
December 31, 2001
Location not documented
Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Clemson 49 · Louisiana Tech 24
December 31, 2001
Location not documented
Culligan Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas 47 · Washington 43
December 28, 2001
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida 56 · Maryland 23
January 2, 2002
Location not documented
GMAC Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Marshall 64 · East Carolina 61
December 19, 2001
Location not documented
Houston Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas A&M 28 · TCU 9
December 28, 2001
Houston
Insight.com Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Syracuse 26 · Kansas St. 3
December 29, 2001
Location not documented
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Toledo 23 · Cincinnati 16
December 29, 2001
Detroit
MainStay Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Alabama 14 · Iowa St. 13
December 27, 2001
Location not documented
Music City Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Boston College 20 · Georgia 16
December 28, 2001
Location not documented
New Orleans Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Colorado St. 45 · North Texas 20
December 18, 2001
Location not documented
Nokia Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
LSU 47 · Illinois 34
January 1, 2002
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
South Carolina 31 · Ohio St. 28
January 1, 2002
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl · National championship
Miami (FL) 37 · Nebraska 14
January 3, 2002
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 10 · Arkansas 3
January 1, 2002
Location not documented
Seattle Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 24 · Stanford 14
December 27, 2001
Seattle
Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Utah 10 · Southern California 6
December 25, 2001
Location not documented
Silicon Valley Football Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Michigan St. 44 · Fresno St. 35
December 31, 2001
San Jose, CA
Sylvania Alamo Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Iowa 19 · Texas Tech 16
December 29, 2001
Location not documented
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oregon 38 · Colorado 16
January 1, 2002
Location not documented
Toyota Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 30 · Virginia Tech 17
January 1, 2002
Location not documented
Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Pittsburgh 34 · North Carolina St. 19
December 20, 2001
Location not documented
Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Washington St. 33 · Purdue 27
December 31, 2001
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Central Mo. 48 · Minn. Duluth 17
December 1, 2001
Location not documented
Aztec Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Division III All-Stars 37 · Mexico Collegians 5
December 15, 2001
Mexico
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Blue 28 · Gray 10
December 25, 2001
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 21 · East 13
January 12, 2002
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 45 · North 28
February 2, 2002
Location not documented
North-South All-American Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 33 · Utah-Colorado 30
February 2, 2002
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 41 · North 26
January 19, 2002
Location not documented
The Villages Gridiron Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Team Florida 42 · Team USA 13
January 19, 2002
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.