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In yet another controversial season for the BCS, #4 Nebraska was chosen as the national title opponent despite not having even played in the Big 12 championship game. The Huskers went into their last regularly scheduled game at Colorado undefeated, but left Boulder at the short end of a 62-36 pasting. The Buffaloes went on to win the Big 12 championship game. However, the BCS computers don't take into account time of loss, so one-loss Nebraska came out ahead of two-loss Colorado and one-loss, second-ranked Oregon. Chants of #4 were heard throughout the title game held at the Rose Bowl. The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker who was in his first year as head coach, after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis . Coker had the benefit of coaching a team Davis had built up despite NCAA sanctions and reputation for roguish behavior. Coker critics claimed this national title should be credited to Davis, and Coker's ability as a head coach would show more clearly in later years. Florida State did not win the ACC championship for the first time since joining the conference 1991, losing out to recent boom team Maryland. While this would ultimately fall short of a change in the tide, Florida State would return to form the following year, the SEC would never be the same as Steve Spurrier left the Florida Gators at the end of the season to coach the Washington Redskins , accepting what was then the largest salary for an NFL Head Coach . It was one of the more competitive Heisman Trophy races in recent memory with Eric Crouch of Nebraska barely edging out Rex Grossman of Florida. It was definitely the year of the quarterback as all of the five finalists played that position. Two of the finalists were coached at some point by Oregon Offensive Coordinator Jeff Tedford , whose work with the Oregon offense, and Oregon's subsequent rise in prominence, was getting him head coach offers. The Big West Conference stopped sponsoring football, as had many of its members in the past decade. Its football playing members all went in different directions: Boise State joined the WAC , Arkansas State, New Mexico State and North Texas joined the Sun Belt Conference , which sponsored football for the first time this year. University of Idaho joined as a football-only member. Utah would stay in the Big West, playing football as an Independent. The newly formed Boise State/Fresno State rivalry would be a major factor in the race to be the "BCS buster" for years to come. The Aloha Bowl and Oahu Bowl lost funding after Chrysler Corporation , which owned the former bowl's sponsor of Jeep , was acquired by Daimler-Benz and became DaimlerChrysler . The Aloha Bowl moved to Seattle and became the Seattle Bowl. The New Orleans Bowl began play, the host team being the Sun Belt champion. BOWL GAMES See Also: NCAA football bowl games, 2001-02 BCS bowls
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HEISMAN TROPHY VOTING ''The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year'' Winner: Eric Crouch , Nebraska , Quarterback (770 points)
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