2002 Outback Bowl

2002 Outback Bowl
16th Outback Bowl
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Ohio State 0072128
South Carolina 01414331
DateJanuary 1, 2002
Season2001
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPPhil Petty (South Carolina QB)
RefereeAlberto Riveron (C-USA)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersRon Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten

The 2002 Outback Bowl featured the South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Ohio State Buckeyes. South Carolina had comfortably defeated Ohio State in the previous year's game, 24–7. This was the 16th edition of the Outback Bowl.