2002 Continental Tire Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Virginia Cavaliers ( UVA ) and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte , North Carolina , on December 28 , 2002 . The first edition of the Continental Tire Bowl , the game was the final contest of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams , and ended in a 48 – 22 victory for Virginia . West Virginia represented the Big East Conference ( Big East ) in the game ; Virginia represented the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC )
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2002 Continental Tire Bowl