2002 Washington Redskins season

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2002 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
Head coachSteve Spurrier
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Chris Samuels
LB LaVar Arrington
CB Champ Bailey
AP All-ProsNone

The 2002 season was the Washington Redskins' 71st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 66th representing Washington, D.C. They failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001, finishing at 7–9. For cornerback Darrell Green, this was his 20th and final season with the team.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft
2002 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 32 Patrick Ramsey  Quarterback Tulane from New England
2 56 Ladell Betts  Running back Iowa from Baltimore
3 79 Rashad Bauman  Cornerback Oregon from Cleveland via Jacksonville
3 87 Cliff Russell  Wide receiver Utah from Baltimore
5 159 Andre Lott  Strong safety Tennessee from Baltimore
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents[]

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Bruce Branch Cornerback Penn State
Ricot Joseph Safety Central Florida

Personnel[]

Staff[]

2002 Washington Redskins staff

Front Office

  • Owner – Daniel Snyder
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Joe Mendes
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Pepper Rodgers
  • Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell
  • Director of Player Personnel – Vinny Cerrato

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Steve Spurrier
  • Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Marvin Lewis

Offensive Coaches

  • Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Kim Helton
  • Assistant Quarterbacks – Noah Brindise
  • Running Backs – Hue Jackson
  • Wide Receivers – Steve Spurrier, Jr.
  • Tight Ends – Lawson Holland
  • Assistant Offensive Line – John Hunt
  • Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Paul Guenther
  

Defensive Coaches

  • Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – George Edwards
  • Defensive Line – Ricky Hunley
  • Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – DeChon Burns
  • Defensive Backs – George Catavolos
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Kirk Olivadotti

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Mike Stock
  • Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Linebackers – Jim Collins

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings

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Roster[]

2002 Washington Redskins final roster
Quarterbacks
  •  6 Shane Matthews
  • 11 Patrick Ramsey
  • 17 Danny Wuerffel

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 19 Richmond Flowers WR
  • 36 Robert Gillespie RB
  • 67 OL
  • 79 G


Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 8, 2002 Arizona Cardinals W 31–23 1–0 FedExField 85,140
2 September 16, 2002 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–37 1–1 FedExField 84,982
3 September 22, 2002 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–20 1–2 3Com Park 67,541
4 Bye
5 October 6, 2002 at Tennessee Titans W 31–14 2–2 Adelphia Coliseum 68,804
6 October 13, 2002 New Orleans Saints L 27–43 2–3 FedExField 80,768
7 October 20, 2002 at Green Bay Packers L 9–30 2–4 Lambeau Field 63,363
8 October 27, 2002 Indianapolis Colts W 26–21 3–4 FedExField 80,169
9 November 3, 2002 at Seattle Seahawks W 14–3 4–4 Seahawks Stadium 64,325
10 November 10, 2002 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–26 4–5 Alltel Stadium 66,665
11 November 17, 2002 at New York Giants L 17–19 4–6 Giants Stadium 78,727
12 November 24, 2002 St. Louis Rams W 20–17 5–6 FedExField 79,823
13 November 28, 2002 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–27 5–7 Texas Stadium 63,606
14 December 8, 2002 New York Giants L 21–27 5–8 FedExField 78,635
15 December 15, 2002 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–34 5–9 Veterans Stadium 65,615
16 December 22, 2002 Houston Texans W 26–10 6–9 FedExField 70,291
17 December 29, 2002 Dallas Cowboys W 20–14 7–9 FedExField 84,142

Game summaries[]

Week 1 vs. Arizona Cardinals[]

The Redskins hosted their now-former division foe in the Cardinals’ first season in the revamped NFC West. In Steve Spurrier’s debut as Skins coach his “Fun & Gun” offense put up 442 yards in a 31-23 win. Shane Matthews erupted to three touchdowns while Jake Plummer of the Cardinals was held to just fourteen completions.

Monday Night Football vs. Philadelphia Eagles[]

Spurrier’s “Fun & Gun” was hammered 37-7 as Matthews completed just ten passes and Danny Wuerffel was sacked four times. At one point the exasperated Spurrier was caught on ABC cameras flapping his gums, a scene replayed in slow motion.

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers[]

Week 7: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers
1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 3 309
Packers 7 10 01330

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 20, 2002
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,363
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
  • TV: Fox
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings[]

NFC East
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 12 4 0 .750 5–1 11–1 415 241 L1
(5) New York Giants 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 320 279 W4
Washington Redskins 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 307 365 W2
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 217 329 L4

References[]

  1. ^ 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
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