| 2003 Toyota Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 58th Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alltel Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Philip Rivers (NCSU) Cedric Hilliard (ND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | NC State by 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ed Ardito (C-USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Breen and Pat Haden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. The 58th edition of the Gator Bowl, it was played 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.