2001–02 NCAA football bowl games

{{short description|College football postseason game series}}

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{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 2001

| image = 2001 Bowls-USA-states.svg

| image_caption = Number of bowl games per state.

| regular_season =

| number_of_bowls = 25

| all_star_games = 5

| bowl_start = December 18, 2001

| bowl_end =
January 3, 2002

| championship_bowl = Rose Bowl

| championship_location = Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, California

| champions = Miami Hurricanes

| conference1 = SEC

| conference1_teams = 8

| conference1_wins = 5

| conference1_losses = 3

| conference1_ap_poll = 5

| conference2 = Big 12

| conference2_teams = 8

| conference2_wins = 3

| conference2_losses = 5

| conference2_ap_poll = 4

| conference3 = ACC

| conference3_teams = 6

| conference3_wins = 4

| conference3_losses = 2

| conference3_ap_poll = 3

| conference4 = Big Ten

| conference4_teams = 6

| conference4_wins = 2

| conference4_losses = 4

| conference4_ap_poll = 2

| conference5 = Big East

| conference5_teams = 5

| conference5_wins = 4

| conference5_losses = 1

| conference5_ap_poll = 4

| conference6 = Pac-10

| conference6_teams = 5

| conference6_wins = 2

| conference6_losses = 3

| conference6_ap_poll = 4

| conference7 = Conference USA

| conference7_teams = 4

| conference7_wins = 1

| conference7_losses = 3

| conference7_ap_poll = 1

| conference8 = Mountain West

| conference8_teams = 3

| conference8_wins = 2

| conference8_losses = 1

| conference8_ap_poll = 1

| conference9 = MAC

| conference9_teams = 2

| conference9_wins = 2

| conference9_losses = 0

| conference9_ap_poll = 1

| conference10 = WAC

| conference10_teams = 2

| conference10_wins = 0

| conference10_losses = 2

| conference10_ap_poll = 0

| conference11 = Sun Belt

| conference11_teams = 1

| conference11_wins = 0

| conference11_losses = 1

| conference11_ap_poll = 0

}}

File:2001 Bowl Teams-USA-states.png

The 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship Game over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 37–14.

A total of 25 team-competitive games were played—starting on December 18, 2001, and ending on January 3, 2002—with participation by 50 bowl-eligible teams. North Texas entered the New Orleans Bowl with a losing record of 5–6; they were able to play in a bowl game by being co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference, having compiled a 5–1 conference record.{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportsseer.com/worst-college-football-programs-to-be-invited-to-a-bowl-game/ |title=College Football Teams Which Played in Bowl Games Despite Losing Records |website=thesportsseer.com |date=December 30, 2013 |accessdate=November 26, 2018}} An additional five all-star games were played, ending with the Hula Bowl on February 2, 2002. One bowl game was established for the 2001–02 season, the New Orleans Bowl. The number of bowl games remained static from the previous season due to the dissolution of the Aloha Bowl after 19 seasons.