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American college football season
The 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 9–5 (7–1 ACC) to finish in 1st place in the ACC. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Georgia 26–13.
During the season, Bobby Bowden passed Bear Bryant on the all-time coaching wins list.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 24 | 8:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 3 | | FSN | W 38–31 | 55,132 |
| August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 5 | | ABC | W 40–19 | 79,406 |
| September 14 | 7:45 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 5 | | ESPN | W 37–10 | 51,758 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 5 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| SUN | W 48–17 | 82,397 |
| 7:45 p.m. | at Louisville* | No. 4 | | ESPN | L 20–26 OT | 38,109 |
| 7:45 p.m. | Clemson | No. 11 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 48–31 | 78,841 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Miami (FL)* | No. 9 | | ABC | L 27–28 | 81,927 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame* | No. 11 | | ABC | L 24–34 | 84,106 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 18 | | ESPN2 | W 34–21 | 24,710 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 17 | | ABC | W 21–13 | 43,719 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 15 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| ABC | W 40–14 | 81,910 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | No. 14 | | ABC | L 7–17 | 51,500 |
| November 30 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 15 Florida* | No. 23 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
| ABC | W 31–14 | 83,938 |
| January 1 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Georgia* | No. 16 | | ABC | L 13–26 | 74,269 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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| 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
Last update: 2002-10-28
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#3 Florida State vs. Iowa State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Seminoles |
17 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
38 |
| Cyclones |
0 |
14 | 3 | 14 |
31 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 1 | 9:11 | FSU | Nick Maddox 5-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick) | FSU 7-0 |
| | 1 | 6:29 | FSU | Alonzo Jackson 48-yard interception return (Beitia, kick) | FSU 14-0 |
| | 1 | 1:21 | FSU | Beitia 35-yard field goal | FSU 17-0 |
| | 2 | 14:54 | FSU | Anquan Boldin 2-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick) | FSU 24-0 |
| | 2 | 14:03 | ISU | Hiawatha Rutland 36-yard run (Adam Benike kick) | FSU 24-7 |
| | 2 | 1:05 | FSU | Greg Jones 9-yard run (Beitia kick) | FSU 31-7 |
| | 2 | 0:09 | ISU | Kyle Knock 29-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Benike kick) | FSU 31-14 |
| | 3 | 1:23 | ISU | Benike 33-yard field goal | FSU 31-17 |
| | 4 | 13:01 | ISU | Wallace 1-yard run (Adam Benike kick) | FSU 31-24 |
| | 4 | 8:15 | FSU | Boldin 31-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) | FSU 38-24 |
| | 4 | 5:26 | ISU | Jamaul Montgomery 39-yard pass from Wallace (Benike kick) | FSU 38-31 |
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- ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.
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