Bowls and playoffs
The 2002 football postseason, including games played in 2003.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Western Ky. 34 · McNeese 14
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 20, 2002
Final site: Chattanooga, TN
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Grand Valley St. 31 · Valdosta St. 24
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 48 · Trinity (TX) 7
27 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 31 · Colorado 28
December 28, 2002
Location not documented
AXA Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
TCU 17 · Colorado St. 3
December 31, 2002
Location not documented
Capital One Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Auburn 13 · Penn St. 9
January 1, 2003
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Maryland 30 · Tennessee 3
December 31, 2002
Location not documented
Conagra Foods Hawaii Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Tulane 36 · Hawaii 28
December 25, 2002
Location not documented
Continental Tire Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Virginia 48 · West Virginia 22
December 28, 2002
Location not documented
Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Boise St. 34 · Iowa St. 16
December 31, 2002
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Southern California 38 · Iowa 17
January 2, 2003
Location not documented
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Minnesota 29 · Arkansas 14
December 30, 2002
Location not documented
GMAC Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Marshall 38 · Louisville 15
December 18, 2002
Location not documented
Houston Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma St. 33 · Southern Miss. 23
December 27, 2002
Houston
Insight Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Pittsburgh 38 · Oregon St. 13
December 26, 2002
Location not documented
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Boston College 51 · Toledo 25
December 26, 2002
Detroit
MainStay Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 27 · Nebraska 23
December 27, 2002
Location not documented
Mazda Tangerine Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas Tech 55 · Clemson 15
December 23, 2002
Location not documented
New Orleans Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Texas 24 · Cincinnati 19
December 17, 2002
Location not documented
Nokia Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Georgia 26 · Florida St. 13
January 1, 2003
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Michigan 38 · Florida 30
January 1, 2003
Location not documented
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Kansas St. 34 · Arizona St. 27
December 27, 2002
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 34 · Washington St. 14
January 1, 2003
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
San Francisco Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Virginia Tech 20 · Air Force 13
December 31, 2002
San Francisco
SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas 35 · LSU 20
January 1, 2003
Location not documented
Seattle Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Wake Forest 38 · Oregon 17
December 30, 2002
Seattle
Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
UCLA 27 · New Mexico 13
December 25, 2002
Location not documented
Silicon Valley Football Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Fresno St. 30 · Georgia Tech 21
December 31, 2002
San Jose, CA
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl · National championship
Ohio St. 31 · Miami (FL) 24
January 3, 2003
Location not documented
Toyota Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina St. 28 · Notre Dame 6
January 1, 2003
Location not documented
Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Purdue 34 · Washington 24
December 31, 2002
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Emporia St. 34 · Winona St. 27
December 7, 2002
Location not documented
Aztec Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Division III All-Stars 15 · Mexico Collegians 9
Date not documented
Mexico
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Canceled
December 25, 2002
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 20 · West 17
January 11, 2003
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 27 · North 24
February 1, 2003
Location not documented
North-South All-American Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Midwest 36 · West 31
January 25, 2003
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 17 · South 0
January 18, 2003
Location not documented
The Villages Gridiron Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Team USA 20 · Team Florida 17
January 25, 2003
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.