2002 Boise State Broncos football team

2002 Boise State Broncos football
WAC champion Humanitarian Bowl champion
Humanitarian Bowl, W 34–16 vs Iowa State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 15
Record	12–1 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Collins
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Dan Hawkins. The Broncos finished the season 12–1 and 8–0 in conference to win their first WAC title and played in the Humanitarian Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State, 34–16. The 2002 marked the first season that Boise State was ranked in the top 25 since moving to Division I-A in 1996.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:05 pm	Idaho*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Governor's Trophy)		W 38–21	30,878
September 7	5:00 pm	at Arkansas*		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	KBCI-TV	L 14–41	70,142
September 14	2:00 pm	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	KBCI-TV	W 35–13	16,256
September 28	6:05 pm	Utah State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		W 63–38	25,161
October 5	6:05 pm	Hawaii		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		W 58–31	25,857
October 12	5:00 pm	at Tulsa		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	SPW	W 52–24	15,079
October 18	6:05 pm	Fresno State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	ESPN	W 67–21	30,924
October 26	3:00 pm	at San Jose State		Spartan Statdium San Jose, CA	KBCI-TV	W 45–8	10,497
November 2	7:05 pm	at UTEP		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	KBCI-TV	W 58–3	21,689
November 9	1:05 pm	Rice		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		W 49–7	23,962
November 16	1:05 pm	Louisiana Tech		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		W 36–10	28,413
November 23	1:05 pm	at Nevada	No. 23	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	KBCI-TV	W 44–7	20,247
December 31	11:00 am	Iowa State	No. 18	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–16	30,446
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2002 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 89 T. J. Acree So G 70 Michael Ansel So TE 86 Rocky Atkinson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Chauncey Ako Sr CB 18 Gerald Alexander Fr DT 90 Paul Allen Jr CB 31 Brad Allen Fr DT 51 Tony Altieri Sr LB 52 Jared Aurich So LB 40 Andy Avalos So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dan Hawkins Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-12-01