American college football season
2002 Utah Utes football |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (3–4 MW) |
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Head coach | - Ron McBride (13th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Craig Ver Steeg (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Kyle Whittingham (8th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
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This season was Ron McBride's last at Utah. The team won their first two games, before dropping six straight. At 2–6 with only three games remaining, the team was guaranteed a losing record and would be ineligible for bowl play. However, the team then won the final three games of the season, capped by a 13–6 home victory over their biggest rivals, the BYU Cougars, finishing the season with a 5–6 record.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | at Utah State* | | KJZZ | W 23–3 | 30,757 |
September 7 | 6:00 pm | Indiana* | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| KJZZ | W 40–13 | 33,419 |
September 14 | 7:22 pm | at Arizona* | - Arizona Stadium
- Tucson, Arizona
| KJZZ | L 17–23 | 44,243 |
September 21 | 10:00 am | at No. 14 Michigan* | - Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
| ESPN | L 7–10 | 109,734 |
September 28 | 1:00 pm | Air Force | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| ESPN+ | L 26–30 | 35,659 |
October 12 | 5:00 pm | at San Diego State | | KJZZ | L 17–36 | 20,410 |
October 19 | 1:00 pm | Colorado State | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 34,374 |
October 26 | 1:00 pm | at New Mexico | | ESPN+ | L 35–42 OT | 27,300 |
November 9 | 5:00 pm | UNLV | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City
| KJZZ | W 28–17 | 28,528 |
November 16 | 10:00 am | at Wyoming | | KJZZ | W 23–18 | 10,611 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | BYU | - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City (Holy War)
| ESPN+ | W 13–6 | 45,167 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Roster
2002 Utah Utes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2002-12-02 |
After the season
NFL draft
Three players went in the 2003 NFL draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Jordan Gross.
References
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "2002 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "2003 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "2002 Season Results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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