2002 Washington Huskies football team

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2002 Washington Huskies football
Washington Huskies logo.svg
Sun Bowl, L 24–34 vs. Purdue
ConferencePacific-10
2002 record7–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Gilbertson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (4th season)
MVPCody Pickett (O)
Ben Mahdavi (D)
CaptainPaul Arnold
Ben Mahdavi
Jafar Williams
Elliot Zajac
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
(Capacity: 72,500; FieldTurf)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Washington State $+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 4 USC  %+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Arizona State   5 – 3     8 – 6  
UCLA   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Oregon State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Stanford   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Rick Neuheisel, the team compiled a 7–6 record, finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 398 to 342.[1] Cody Pickett and Ben Mahdavi were selected as the team's most valuable player offensive and defensive players, respectively.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.at No. 13 Michigan*No. 11
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (College GameDay)
ABCL 29–31111,491
September 712:30 p.m.San Jose State*No. 11
FSNW 34–1070,147
September 217:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 11
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 38–772,898
September 2812:30 p.m.Idaho*No. 13
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 41–2770,070
October 512:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 12
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNL 27–3471,337
October 1212:30 p.m.ArizonaNo. 22
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 32–2871,016
October 1912:30 p.m.at No. 19 USCNo. 22
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCL 21–4152,961
October 267:00 p.m.at No. 23 Arizona State
FSNL 16–2756,101
November 24:00 p.m.UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
TBSL 24–3472,017
November 912:30 p.m.Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 41–2972,557
November 1612:30 p.m.at No. 23 Oregon
ABCW 42–1457,112
November 233:30 p.m.at No. 3 Washington State
FSNW 29–26 3OT37,600
December 3111:00 a.m.vs. Purdue*
CBSL 24–3448,917
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster[]

2002 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Rich Alexis Jr
WR 20 Paul Arnold (C) Sr
C 72 Todd Bachert Jr
T 65 Khalif Barnes So
QB 12 Taylor Barton Sr
G 53 Aaron Butler So
RB 29 Braxton Cleman Sr
WR 82 Matt DeBord Fr
G 78 Dan Dicks So
FB 22 Ty Eriks Fr
WR 10 Charles Frederick So
WR 7 Wilbur Hooks Sr
T 67 Nick Newton Jr
QB 15 Casey Paus Fr
QB 3 Cody Pickett Jr
WR 5 Patrick Reddick Sr
TE 83 Joe Toledo Fr
FB 5 Zach Tuiasosopo So
TE 84 Kevin Ware Sr
WR 1 Reggie Williams So
G 75 Elliott Zajac (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Roc Alexander Jr
FS 43 Owen Biddle Sr
SS 34 Greg Carothers Jr
LB 88 Marquis Cooper Jr
CB 5 Sam Cunningham So
LB 90 Kai Ellis Sr
DE 56 Manase Hopoi So
CB 21 Derrick Johnson So
DT 99 Tank Johnson Jr
DE 47 Anthony Kelley Sr
LB 41 Ben Mahdavi (C) Sr
CB 28 Chris Massey Jr
DT 65 Josh Miller So
DB 23 B. J. Newberry So
CB 13 Nate Robinson Fr
FS 38 James Sims Fr
LB 1 Jafar Williams (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 15 John Anderson Sr
P 17 Derek McLaughlin So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Source:[2][3]

Team players in the NFL[]

No Washington players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Paul Arnold Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts
Kevin Ware Tight end Washington Redskins

References[]

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 16, 2002. p. 4D.
  3. ^ "Apple Cup preview: WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 2002. p. C15.
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