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2002-03 Bowls Schedule
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
New Orleans
Dec. 17, 2002, 9 p.m. ET
Sun Belt champ vs. C-USA
Last year: Colorado State 45, North Texas 14
GMAC BOWL
Mobile, Ala.
Dec. 18, 2002, 8 p.m.
MAC or WAC* vs. C-USA No. 2
Last year: Marshall 64, East Carolina 61
TANGERINE BOWL
Orlando
Dec. 23, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
ACC No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 5, 6 or 7
Last year: Pittsburgh 34, N.C. State 19
LAS VEGAS BOWL
Las Vegas
Dec. 25, 2002, 4:30 p.m.
Mountain West No. 2 vs. Pac-10 No. 4 or 5
Last year: Utah 10, USC 6
HAWAII BOWL
Honolulu
Dec. 25, 2002, 8 p.m.
C-USA vs. Hawaii
Last year: N/A
MOTOR CITY BOWL
Pontiac, Mich.
Dec. 26, 2002, 5 p.m.
MAC No. 1 or 2 vs. Big Ten No. 7
Last year: Toledo 23, Cincinnati 16
INSIGHT BOWL
Phoenix
Dec. 26, 2002, 8:30 p.m.
Big East No. 3** vs. Pac-10 No. 4 or 5
Last year: Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3
HOUSTON BOWL
Houston
Dec. 27, 2002, 1 p.m.
Big 12 No. 5, 6 or 7 vs. C-USA
Last year: Texas A&M 28, TCU 9
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Shreveport, La.
Dec. 27, 2001, 4:30 p.m.
SEC vs. Big 12 No. 5, 6 or 7
Last year: Alabama 14, Iowa State 13
HOLIDAY BOWL
San Diego
Dec. 27, 2002, 8 p.m.
Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3
Last year: Texas 47, Washington 43
ALAMO BOWL
San Antonio
Dec. 28, 2002, 7 p.m.
Big Ten No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Last year: Iowa 16, Texas Tech 13
CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWL
Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 28, 2002, 11 a.m.
ACC No. 5 or 6 vs. Big East No 4 or 5**
First year of bowl
MUSIC CITY BOWL
Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30, 2002, 1 p.m.
SEC vs. Big Ten No. 6
Last year: Boston College 20, Georgia 16
SEATTLE BOWL
Seattle
Dec. 30, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Mountain West vs. ACC No. 5 or 6
Last year: Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 14
HUMANITARIAN BOWL
Boise
Dec. 31, 2002, Noon
WAC vs. Big 12 No. 8 (or MAC*)
Last year: Clemson 49, Louisiana Tech 24
SUN BOWL
El Paso, Texas
Dec. 31, 2001, 2 p.m.
Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big Ten No. 5
Last year: Washington State 33, Purdue 27
SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC
San Jose, Calif.
Dec. 31, 2002, 3:30 p.m.
WAC vs. Pac-10 No. 6 (or MAC*)
Last year: Michigan St. 44, Fresno St. 35
LIBERTY BOWL
Memphis
Dec. 31, 2002, 3:30 p.m.
C-USA No. 1 vs. Mountain West No. 1
Last year: Louisville 28, BYU 10
PEACH BOWL
Atlanta
Dec. 31, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
ACC No. 3 vs. SEC
Last year: North Carolina 16, Auburn 10
SAN FRANCISCO BOWL
San Francisco
Dec. 31, 2002, 10:30 p.m.
Mountain West vs. Big East No. 5**
Last year: N/A
COTTON BOWL
Dallas
Jan. 1, 2003, 11 a.m.
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC***
Last year: Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3
OUTBACK BOWL
Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2003, 11 a.m.
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Last year: South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28
GATOR BOWL
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2003, 12:30 p.m.
ACC No. 2 vs. Big East No. 2****
Last year: Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17
CAPITAL ONE BOWL
Orlando, Fla.
Jan. 1, 2003, 1 p.m.
SEC vs. Big Ten No. 2
Last year: Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
ROSE BOWL
Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1, 2002, 5 p.m.
BCS vs. BCS
Last year: Miami 37, Nebraska 14
SUGAR BOWL
New Orleans
Jan. 1, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
BCS vs. BCS
Last year: LSU 47, Illinois 34
ORANGE BOWL
Miami
Jan. 2, 2003, 8 p.m.
BCS vs. BCS
Last year: Florida 56, Maryland 23
FIESTA BOWL
Tempe, Ariz.
Jan. 3, 2003, 8 p.m.
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Last year: Oregon 38, Colorado 16

All times EST.
* -- If a WAC team is chosen for the GMAC Bowl, a MAC team will be selected in either the Silicon Valley Classic or the Humanitarian Bowl. If a MAC team is chosen, a third bowl-eligible MAC team will be invited to either the Silicon Valley Classic or the Humanitarian Bowl if no bowl-eligible team from a BCS conference is available.
** -- Bowl can select Notre Dame once over the next three years.
*** -- Bowl can select Big East/Notre Dame once over the next four years.
**** -- Bowl can select Notre Dame twice over the next four years.
 


 
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