The 2002 Florida Citrus Bowl was a
college football
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bowl game
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held on January 1, 2002 at the
Florida Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Kia Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for t ...
in
Orlando, Florida
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. The
Tennessee Volunteers
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, champions of the
Southeastern Conference
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's Eastern Division, defeated the
Michigan Wolverines
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, second-place finishers in the
Big Ten Conference
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, 45–17.
Tennessee
quarterback
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Casey Clausen
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was named the game's MVP. This was the last Citrus Bowl before the game was renamed the
Capital One Bowl
The Citrus Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group that also organizes the Pop-Tarts Bowl and Florida Classic.
The g ...
.
References
External links
Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
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Florida Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Kia Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for t ...
Citrus Bowl (game)
Michigan Wolverines football bowl games
Tennessee Volunteers football bowl games
Florida Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Kia Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for t ...
Florida Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Kia Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for t ...
2002 in Orlando, Florida