| Year Game Played: | 2002 |
| Title Sponsor: | Gaylord Hotels |
| Game Name: | Music City Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2002 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Arkansas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Razorbacks |
| Visitor School: | University of Arkansas |
| Home Name Short: | Minnesota |
| Home Nickname: | Golden Gophers |
| Home School: | University of Minnesota |
| Visitor Record: | 9 - 4 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 7 - 5 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | Houston Nutt |
| Home Coach: | Glen Mason |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 25 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | NR |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | NR |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 6 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 10 |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Stadium: | LP Field |
| City: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mvp: | K Dan Nystrom, Minnesota |
| Odds: | Minnesota by 8.5 |
| Referee: | Dan Blum (C-USA)[1] |
| Attendance: | 39,183 |
| Payout: | 750,000 per team [2] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Mark Jones, Bob Davie, and Holly Rowe |
The 2002 Music City Bowl was the fifth edition of the bowl game. It was played at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee on December 30, 2002, and featured the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Sponsored by Gaylord Hotels, it was officially named the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl.
Arkansas started the game with a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Jones to wide receiver George Wilson. Kicker Dan Nystrom got Minnesota on the board with a 24-yard field goal. He added another 45 yard field goal to make the score 7–6. In the second quarter, he added field goals of 21 and 22 yards, as Minnesota staked a 12–6 halftime lead.
Quarterback Asad Abdul-Khaliq threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Utecht for a 19–9 lead. In the fourth quarter, Nystrom added his fifth field goal of the game, to put the Gophers ahead 22–7. Thomas Tapeh rushed for a 33-yard touchdown as Minnesota built a 29–7 lead. Ryan Sorahan threw a touchdown pass to Richard Smith to cut the lead to 29–14.
The attendance of 39,183 is (as of 2017) the lowest attendance for any Music City Bowl.