2002 BCS National Championship with Ohio State

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The 2002 BCS National Championship with Ohio State refers to the college football national title won by the Ohio State Buckeyes at the end of the 2002 season, capped by their upset victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl.

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instanceOf BCS National Championship
college football national championship
announcerColorCommentator Gary Danielson NERFINISHED
announcerPlayByPlay Brent Musburger NERFINISHED
announcerSidelineReporter Lynn Swann NERFINISHED
APPollChampion Ohio State Buckeyes football team NERFINISHED
attendance 77,502
BCSRankingChampionEnteringGame No. 2 Ohio State NERFINISHED
BCSRankingRunnerUpEnteringGame No. 1 Miami NERFINISHED
BCSSystem Bowl Championship Series NERFINISHED
bowlGame Tostitos Fiesta Bowl NERFINISHED
champion Ohio State Buckeyes football team NERFINISHED
city Tempe, Arizona NERFINISHED
CoachesPollChampion Ohio State Buckeyes football team NERFINISHED
conferenceOfChampion Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED
conferenceOfRunnerUp Big East Conference NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date January 3, 2003
decidingGame 2003 Fiesta Bowl NERFINISHED
defendingNationalChampion Miami Hurricanes football team NERFINISHED
division NCAA Division I-A NERFINISHED
finalScore Ohio State 31–24 Miami (2OT)
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
headCoachOfChampion Jim Tressel NERFINISHED
headCoachOfRunnerUp Larry Coker NERFINISHED
location Sun Devil Stadium NERFINISHED
MiamiWinningStreakEnteringGame 34 games
mostOutstandingPlayerDefense Matt Wilhelm NERFINISHED
mostOutstandingPlayerOffense Craig Krenzel NERFINISHED
notablePlay controversial pass interference call in first overtime
OhioStateTitleClaim first consensus national title since 1968
overtime double overtime
quarterbackOfChampion Craig Krenzel NERFINISHED
runnerUp Miami Hurricanes football team NERFINISHED
runningBackOfChampion Maurice Clarett NERFINISHED
season 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season
seasonEndBowl Fiesta Bowl 2003 NERFINISHED
seasonRecordOfChampion Ohio State 14–0
seasonRecordOfRunnerUp Miami 12–1
significance completed first 14–0 season in Ohio State history
considered one of the greatest college football games of all time
ended Miami’s 34-game winning streak
sponsor Tostitos NERFINISHED
sport American football
stadiumCapacityApprox 73,000
state Arizona
teamNicknameChampion Buckeyes NERFINISHED
teamNicknameRunnerUp Hurricanes NERFINISHED
televisionNetwork ABC NERFINISHED

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Jim Tressel awardReceived 2002 BCS National Championship with Ohio State