It was played on December 23, 2002, and featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Clemson Tigers.
This was the first of four losses to ranked opponents, while the team finished with one more win in the regular season than the previous year.
After Clemson forced a safety, Wes Welker scored on a 59-yard punt return to make it 31–2, Texas Tech.
In the fourth quarter, Clemson's Chad Jasmine scored on a 2-yard touchdown run making it 41–15.
A 26-yard touchdown pass from B. J. Symons to Taurean Henderson ended up being the final score of the game.