2002 NCAA Division I-A football season

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gptkbp:instanceOf NCAA Division I-A football season
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gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_Game 2003 Fiesta Bowl
gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_participants gptkb:Miami_Hurricanes
gptkb:Ohio_State_Buckeyes
gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_winner gptkb:Ohio_State_Buckeyes
gptkbp:championships gptkb:Ohio_State_Buckeyes
gptkbp:endDate 2003-01-03
gptkbp:final_AP_Poll_number_1 gptkb:Ohio_State_Buckeyes
gptkbp:HeismanTrophyWinners gptkb:Carson_Palmer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season
gptkbp:notableEvent UConn played as an independent
Boise State won its first bowl game as a Division I-A team
USC finished 11-2 and ranked #4 in the final AP Poll
Larry Johnson of Penn State rushed for over 2,000 yards
Bowling Green finished 9-3 but did not receive a bowl bid
Alabama finished 10-3 but was ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Miami (OH) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a breakout season
Army finished 1-11
First BCS title game to go to overtime
Florida State won the ACC title
Fresno State played the most games (14)
Georgia finished 13-1
Georgia won the SEC title
Iowa finished 11-2
Kansas State led the nation in scoring defense
Kent State finished 3-9
Louisville joined Conference USA
Miami (FL) was defending national champion
Miami finished 12-1
Nebraska's 40-year bowl streak ended
North Texas won the Sun Belt Conference
Ohio State finished 14-0
Oklahoma finished 12-2
Oklahoma won the Big 12 title
Rutgers finished 1-11
South Florida played as an independent
Tulane won the Conference USA title
USC's Carson Palmer won the Heisman Trophy
Washington State finished 10-3
Washington State won the Pac-10 title
Marshall's Byron Leftwich set several passing records
Notre Dame started 8-0 under new coach Tyrone Willingham
Texas finished 11-2 and ranked #6 in the final AP Poll
Iowa finished 11-2 and won the Big Ten co-championship
Troy State played its first season as a Division I-A team
Miami's 34-game winning streak ended in the Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State defeated Miami in double overtime in the Fiesta Bowl
Middle Tennessee State played its first season as a Sun Belt member
Virginia Tech started 8-0 but lost 4 of last 5 games
Utah State played its first season as a Sun Belt member
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 117
gptkbp:startDate 2002-08-24
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gptkb:2002_BCS_National_Championship
gptkb:2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season
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