- 2002 Sugar Bowl
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Name=2002 Sugar Bowl
Date=January 1 ,2002
Year=2001
Visitor School=University of Illinois
Visitor Name Short=Illinois
Visitor Nickname=Fighting Illini
Visitor Record=10-1
Visitor
Visitor Coaches=7
Visitor BCS=8
Visitor Coach=Ron Turner
Visitor1=0
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=14
Visitor4=13
Visitor5=
Visitor Total=34
Home School=Louisiana State University
Home Name Short=LSU
Home Nickname=Tigers
Home Record=9-3
Home
Home Coaches=12
Home BCS=13
Home Coach=Nick Saban
Home1=7
Home2=27
Home3=7
Home4=6
Home5=
Home Total=47
Type=Sugar Bowl
Stadium=Louisiana Superdome
City=New Orleans, Louisiana The 2002 Sugar Bowl a 2001-2002 BCS game was played on
January 1 ,2002 . This 68th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured theIllinois Fighting Illini , and theLSU Tigers . Illinois came into the game 10-1, and ranked 8th in the BCS, whereas LSU came into the game 9-3, and ranked 13th in the BCS.Domanick Davis started the scoring with a 4 yard touchdown run to open up a 7-0 LSU lead. In the second quarter, he posted touchdown runs of 25 and 16 yards, as LSU opened a 21-0 lead. QuarterbackRohan Davey found wide receiverJosh Reed in the end zone for a 28-0 lead. Quarterback Kittner threw a touchdown pass to Hodges to close the defecit to 28-7. Rohan Davey added another touchdown pass before the half to open a 34-7 half-time lead.Illinois tried to rally but were too far behind, and LSU ended up winning 47-34.
External links
*http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/2001/bowls/news/2002/01/01/lsu_illinois_ap/
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