American college football season
The 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by second-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | Villanova* | | | L 19–37 | 20,911 |
September 7 | 7:00 pm | Buffalo* | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, New Jersey
| | L 11–34 | 19,101 |
September 14 | 7:00 pm | Army* | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, New Jersey
| ESPN+ | W 44–0 | 28,514 |
September 21 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | | ESPN+ | L 3–23 | 32,519 |
September 28 | 7:00 pm | at No. 11 Tennessee* | | PPV | L 14–35 | 103,925 |
October 12 | 3:30 pm | West Virginia | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, New Jersey
| ESPN+ | L 0–40 | 12,937 |
October 19 | 1:00 pm | at No. 3 Virginia Tech | | PPV | L 14–35 | 64,907 |
October 26 | 1:30 pm | at Syracuse | | | L 14–45 | 37,158 |
November 2 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Miami | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, New Jersey
| ESPN+ | L 17–42 | 27,222 |
November 16 | 3:30 pm | Temple | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, New Jersey
| ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 10,225 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | at No. 8 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 0–42 | 80,795 |
November 30 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | | ESPN+ | L 14–44 | 33,786 |
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2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | 71 | Dan Biernacki | So | OL | 69 | Howard Blackwood | Sr | TE | 86 | Bryan Boehrer | Sr | QB | 17 | Brian Boland | Fr | OL | 74 | Randy Boxill | Fr | TE | 88 | Keith Landi | Jr | FB | 15 | Brian Leonard | Fr | TE | 87 | Chris Loomis | So | OL | 75 | Mark Segaloff | So | TE | 85 | L. J. Smith | Sr | FB | 36 | Joe Stellke | Jr | WR | 84 | Jeff Ternyila | So | FB | 47 | Ray Pilch | Jr | RB | 2 | Clarence Pittman | So | QB | 16 | Ted Trump | Sr | WR | 89 | Shawn Tucker | Fr | WR | 46 | Antonio Valverde | Fr | FB | 48 | Nafi Williams | Fr | OL | 62 | Mike Williamson | Jr | WR | 10 | Bryan Wilson | So | RB | 37 | Brandon Wood | Fr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2002-12-01 |
Team players in the NFL[edit]
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