2003 Gator Bowl

2003 Toyota Gator Bowl
Bowl Game
NC State Wolfpack Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–3) (10–2) 28 6 Head coach:  Chuck Amato Head coach:  Tyrone Willingham AP Coaches BCS 17 17 — AP Coaches BCS 11 12 9 1 2 3 4 Total NC State 0 21 0 7 28 Notre Dame 3 0 3 0 6
Date	January 1, 2003
Season	2002
Stadium	Alltel Stadium
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Philip Rivers (NCSU), Cedric Hilliard (ND)
Attendance	73,491
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
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The 2003 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the NC State Wolfpack and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on January 1, 2003. The game was the final contest of the 2002 NCAA Division I–A football season for both teams and ended in a 28–6 victory for NC State.