2002 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2002 Big Ten Conference football season was the 107th season for the Big Ten Conference.

Regular season At 8-0 in conference play, Ohio State and Iowa shared the 2002 Big Ten championship. With a 13-0 regular season record, Ohio State was selected to play Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series National Championship.

Rankings

Bowl games Date Bowl game Big Ten team Opp. team Score Dec. 28, 2002 Alamo Bowl Wisconsin Colorado 31–28 (OT) Dec. 30, 2002 Music City Bowl Minnesota Arkansas 29–14 Dec. 31, 2002 Sun Bowl Purdue Washington 34–24 Jan. 1, 2003 Outback Bowl Michigan Florida 38–30 Jan. 1, 2003 Capital One Bowl Penn State Auburn 9–13 Jan. 1, 2003 Orange Bowl Iowa USC 38–17 Jan. 3, 2003 Fiesta Bowl (BCS Championship) Ohio State Miami (FL) 31–24 (2OT)

See also 2002 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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