2002 Michigan State Spartans football team

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2002 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (4th season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ohio State $#+   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   2 – 6     8 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the third and final season for head coach Bobby Williams, who was replaced after the Michigan game by interim head coach Morris Watts.

The Spartans were coming off a 7–5 season which ended with a victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs. However, the 2002 season turned out to be much different. The Spartans finished 4-8, their worst record since 1994, and second losing season out of the previous 3. Michigan State also finished 2-6 in the Big Ten, their 3rd straight losing season in Big Ten play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan*No. 18
ESPN+W 56–773,927
September 71:05 p.m.Rice*No. 15
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 27–1074,014
September 1412:00 p.m.California*No. 15
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2L 22–4672,634
September 213:30 p.m.No. 12 Notre Dame*
ABCL 17–2175,182
September 281:05 p.m.Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 39–2474,215
October 1212:00 p.m.at No. 17 Iowa
ESPNL 16–4470,397
October 1912:00 p.m.Minnesotadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN+L 7–2874,232
October 267:00 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2L 24–4274,504
November 212:00 p.m.at No. 15 Michigan
ESPN2L 3–49111,542
November 91:00 p.m.at Indiana
W 56–2129,253
November 1612:00 p.m.Purdue
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN+L 42–4572,828
November 233:30 p.m.at No. 15 Penn State
ABCL 7–61108,755
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 69 Kyle Cook Fr
C 51 Chris Morris Fr
WR 1 Charles Rogers Jr
QB 9 Jeff Smoker Jr
QB 5 Drew Stanton Fr
G 76 Will Whitticker So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 95 Matthias Askew Jr
LB 42 Mike Labinjo Jr
DE 99 Brandon McKinney Fr
LB 55 Matt Ott So
DT 97 Kyle Rasmussen Jr
DB 36 Eric Smith  Fr
LB 44 Ronald Stanley So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Dave Rayner So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-02-10

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR: Not Ranked. RV: Receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP 18 18 15 15 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches 18 17 15 15 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Harris Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NFL Draft
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 2 Charles Rogers  WR    

References

  1. ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.

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