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2001-2002 Bowl Games

Listed by bowls matching highest-ranked teams as of final regular season AP poll (released Dec. 9, 2001). Attendance figures indicate tickets sold.

Bowl		Winner	Regular Season		Loser	Regular Season	Score	Date	Attendance
Rose	#1	Miami-FL	11-0	#4	Nebraska	11-1	37-14	Jan. 3	93,781
Fiesta	#2	Oregon	10-1	#3	Colorado	10-2	38-16	Jan. 1	74,118
Orange	#5	Florida	9-2	#6	Maryland	10-1	56-23	Jan. 2	73,640
Sugar	#12	LSU	9-3	#7	Illinois	10-1	47-34	Jan. 1	77,688
Citrus	#8	Tennessee	10-2	#17	Michigan	8-3	45-17	Jan. 1	59,693
Holiday	#9	Texas	10-2	#21	Washington	8-3	47-43	Dec. 28	60,548
Cotton	#10	Oklahoma	10-2		Arkansas	7-4	10-3	Jan. 1	72,955
Seattle		Georgia Tech	7-5	#11	Stanford	9-2	24-14	Dec. 27	30,144
Sun	#13	Washington St.	9-2		Purdue	6-5	33-27	Dec. 31	47,812
Outback	#14	South Carolina	8-3	#22	Ohio St.	7-4	31-28	Jan. 1	66,249
Gator	#24	Florida St.	7-4	#15	Virginia Tech	8-3	30-17	Jan. 1	72,202
Music City		Boston College	7-4	#16	Georgia	8-3	20-16	Dec. 28	46,125
Insight.com	#18	Syracuse	9-3		Kansas St.	6-5	26-3	Dec. 29	40,028
Liberty	#23	Louisville	10-2	#19	BYU	12-1	28-10	Dec. 31	58,968
Silicon Valley Classic		Michigan St.	6-5	#20	Fresno St.	11-2	44-35	Dec. 31	30,456
Motor City	#25	Toledo	9-2		Cincinnati	7-4	23-16	Dec. 29	44,164
Alamo		Iowa	6-5		Texas Tech	7-4	19-16	Dec. 29	65,232
GMAC		Marshall	10-2		East Carolina	6-5	64-61 (2 OT)	Dec. 19	40,139
GalleryFurniture.com		Texas A&M	7-4		TCU	6-5	28-9	Dec. 28	53,480
Peach		North Carolina	7-5		Auburn	7-4	16-10	Dec. 31	71,827
Independence		Alabama	6-5		Iowa St.	7-4	14-13	Dec. 27	45,627
Las Vegas		Utah	7-4		USC	6-5	10-6	Dec. 25	30,894
Tangerine		Pittsburgh	6-5		N.C. State	8-4	34-19	Dec. 20	28,562
Humanitarian		Clemson	6-5		Louisiana Tech	7-4	49-24	Dec. 31	23,472
New Orleans		Colorado St.	6-5		North Texas	5-6	45-20	Dec. 18	27,004

Favorites:

Rose (Miami by 8); Fiesta (Colorado by 2¹/2); Orange (Florida by 14); Sugar (LSU by 2¹/2); Citrus (Tennessee by 3¹/2); Holiday (Texas by 12¹/2); Cotton (Oklahoma by 13¹/2); Seattle (Stanford by 5); Sun (Washington St. by 8); Outback (South Carolina by 2); Gator (Virginia Tech by 2¹/2); Music City (Georgia by 4); Insight.com (Kansas St. by 5¹/2); Liberty (Louisville by 3); Silicon Valley (Fresno St. by 5¹/2); Motor City (Toledo by 3¹/2); Alamo (Texas Tech by 1); GMAC (East Carolina by 2); GalleryFurniture.com (Texas A&M by 6); Peach (North Carolina by 2); Independence (Alabama by 6¹/2); Las Vegas (USC by 3¹/2); Tangerine (Even); Humanitarian (Clemson by 6¹/2); New Orleans (Colorado St. by 12¹/2).

Per Team Payouts:

Nokia Sugar, Tostitos Fiesta, FedEx Orange and Rose ($11-13 million); Capital One Florida Citrus ($4.25 million); Outback ($2.2 million); SBC Cotton and Culligan Holiday ($2 million); Chick-fil-A Peach ($1.8 million); Toyota Gator ($1.4 million); AXA Liberty ($1.3 million); Sylvania Alamo ($1.2 million); MainStay Independence and Wells Fargo Sun ($1 million); Sega Sports Las Vegas, ($800,000); Silicon Valley, Insight.com, New Orleans, GMAC, 989 Sports Seattle, Visit Florida Tangerine, Motor City, GalleryFurniture.com, Music City and Crucial.com Humanitarian ($750,000).