2002 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

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2002 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 48–7 vs. Trinity (TX)
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
2002 record14–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mount Union $^   9 – 0     14 – 0  
John Carroll ^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
Baldwin–Wallace   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Capital   6 – 3     6 – 4  
Ohio Northern   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Muskingum   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Marietta   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Wilmington (OH)   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Heidelberg   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Otterbein   1 – 8     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2002 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division III football season. In their 17th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 654 to 180. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating Trinity (TX), 48–7.[1]

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Wisconsin-Whitewater*Whitewater, WIW 44–21
September 21at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHW 28–21
September 28Muskingum
W 49–3
October 5at OtterbeinWesterville, OHW 55–0
October 12Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 61–0
October 19John Carroll
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 35–16
October 26at CapitalColumbus, OHW 38–22
November 2Marietta
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 56–10
November 9at Ohio NorthernAda, OHW 34–24
November 16Wilmington (OH)
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 62–0
November 30Wheaton (IL)*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)
W 42–21
December 7Wabash*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 45–16
December 14John Carroll*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)
W 57–19
December 21vs. Trinity (TX)*
W 48–7
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2002 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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