2002 Washington State Cougars football team

2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2002 Washington State Cougars football
2002 Washington State Cougars football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–34 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
2002 record	10–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Levenseller; (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Doba (9th season)
Captains	Jason Gesser; Curtis Nettles; Marcus Trufant;
Home stadium	Martin Stadium; (Capacity: 37,600)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Mike Price, and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

Washington State was 10–2 in the regular season and 7–1 in the Pac-10, co-champions with USC. They defeated the Trojans in overtime in early October,^[1]^[2] but lost to unranked Washington in triple overtime in the Apple Cup at Pullman;^[3] WSU regrouped and beat UCLA by three touchdowns two weeks later.^[4] The seventh-ranked Cougars were invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but were soundly defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners,^[5]^[6]^[7] and dropped to tenth in the final rankings.

The Rose Bowl was the final game for Price at WSU; he left for Alabama,^[7]^[8]^[9] but never coached a game for the Crimson Tide.^[10]^[11] Longtime defensive coordinator Bill Doba was promoted to head coach for 2003,^[9]^[12] and he led the Cougar program for five years.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 pm	vs. Nevada*	No. 12	Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA (Cougar Gridiron Classic)		W 31–7	63,588
September 7	3:00 pm	Idaho*	No. 11	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA - (Battle of the Palouse)		W 49–14	30,110
September 14	12:30 pm	at No. 6 Ohio State*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–25	104,553
September 21	2:00 pm	Montana State*	No. 16	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 45–28	23,713
September 28	2:00 pm	at California	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 48–38	29,297
October 5	4:00 pm	No. 18 USC	No. 17	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	TBS	W 30–27 ^OT	36,861
October 12	2:00 pm	at Stanford	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 36–11	30,750
October 26	7:00 pm	at Arizona	No. 9	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 21–13	46,462
November 2	12:30 pm	No. 16 Arizona State	No. 8	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	W 44–22	37,444
November 9	12:30 pm	No. 15 Oregon	No. 5	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	W 32–21	37,600
November 23	3:30 pm	Washington	No. 3	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA - (Apple Cup)	FSN	L 26–29 ^3OT	37,600
December 7	1:30 pm	at UCLA	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 48–27	56,335
January 1	2:00 pm	vs. No. 8 Oklahoma	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA - (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 14–34	86,848
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster[]

2002 Washington State Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
T	`67`	Calvin Armstrong	So
TE	`81`	Troy Bienemann	Fr
WR	`5`	Mike Bush	Sr
WR	`1`	Devard Darling	So
QB	`17`	Jason Gesser (C)	Sr
RB	`30`	Jermaine Green	Jr
C	`52`	Tyler Hunt	Sr
QB	`4`	Matt Kegel	Jr
G	`71`	Billy Knotts	Jr
T	`50`	Josh Parrish	Jr
WR	`84`	Jerome Riley	Sr
G	`77`	Derrick Roche	Sr
QB	`9`	Josh Swogger	Fr
RB	`25`	John Tippins	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`28`	Hamza Abdullah	So
LB	`46`	Pat Bennett	So
DE	`9`	Isaac Brown	Jr
FS	`27`	Erik Coleman	Jr
CB	`29`	Jason David	Jr
LB	`58`	Mawull Davis	Sr
LB	`51`	Will Derting	Fr
LB	`48`	Al Genatone	Jr
DT	`88`	Rien Long	Jr
CB	`15`	Karl Paymah	So
DE	`6`	Fred Shavles	Sr
CB	`45`	Marcus Trufant (C)	Sr
DT	`95`	Jeremey Williams	Jr
SS	`24`	Virgil Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`8`	Kyle Basler	Fr
K	`10`	Drew Dunning	Jr

Head coach

Mike Price (14th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Levenseller – (OC)
Bill Doba – (DC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Source:^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Coaching staff[]

Head coach: Mike Price
Assistants: Robb Akey, Chris Ball, Bob Connelly, Bill Doba, Kasey Dunn, Mike Levenseller, Robin Pflugrad, Aaron Price, Mike Walker

Source:^[17]

Game summaries[]

USC[]

Washington State's first win over USC in Pullman in sixteen years.^[18]

2002 Cougars in professional football[]

Hamza Abdullah
Calvin Armstrong
Erik Coleman
Devard Darling
Jason David
Rien Long
Karl Paymah
Marcus Trufant

References[]

^ Grummert, Dale (October 6, 2002). "Cougars finish with classic flair". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Richardson, Vince (October 7, 2002). "Cougar celebration". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ Korte, Tim (November 24, 2002). "Anderson comes up big as Huskies clip Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 9D.
^ Nadel, John (December 8, 2002). "Gesser's heroic afternoon puts WSU in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8D.
^ Trimmer, Dave (January 2, 2003). "Handful of thorns". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
^ Grummert, Dale (January 2, 2003). "A thorny sendoff". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ ^a ^b Canfield, Owen (January 2, 2003). "Sooners clobber the Cougs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
^ Grummert, Dale (December 18, 2002). "Mike Price goes out with Tide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1A.
^ ^a ^b Richardson, Vince (December 18, 2002). "Southern comfort". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ Zenor, John (May 5, 2003). "Down and out". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ Yaeger, Don (May 12, 2003). "Bad Behavior - How he met his Destiny at a strip club - Mike Price: Fired". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
^ Grummert, Dale (December 19, 2002). "Crimson ties". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 9, 2002. p. 4D.
^ "Apple Cup preview: WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 2002. p. C15.
^ "Rose Bowl by the numbers". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). December 31, 2002. p. 4B.
^ "Rose Bowl matchups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 1, 2003. p. 4B.
^ 2012 Washington State Cougars football information guide.
^ USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

[flair-1] Grummert, Dale (October 6, 2002). "Cougars finish with classic flair". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[clebtj-2] Richardson, Vince (October 7, 2002). "Cougar celebration". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

[anclip-3] Korte, Tim (November 24, 2002). "Anderson comes up big as Huskies clip Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 9D.

[herc-4] Nadel, John (December 8, 2002). "Gesser's heroic afternoon puts WSU in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8D.

[hndfl-5] Trimmer, Dave (January 2, 2003). "Handful of thorns". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.

[thornso-6] Grummert, Dale (January 2, 2003). "A thorny sendoff". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[oclbbr-7] Canfield, Owen (January 2, 2003). "Sooners clobber the Cougs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.

[mpgo-8] Grummert, Dale (December 18, 2002). "Mike Price goes out with Tide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1A.

[scomf-9] Richardson, Vince (December 18, 2002). "Southern comfort". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

[dnando-10] Zenor, John (May 5, 2003). "Down and out". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.

[yaeg-11] Yaeger, Don (May 12, 2003). "Bad Behavior - How he met his Destiny at a strip club - Mike Price: Fired". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.

[crimtis-12] Grummert, Dale (December 19, 2002). "Crimson ties". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[tdlups-13] "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 9, 2002. p. 4D.

[acpvw-14] "Apple Cup preview: WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 2002. p. C15.

[mpbynu-15] "Rose Bowl by the numbers". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). December 31, 2002. p. 4B.

[rbmu-16] "Rose Bowl matchups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 1, 2003. p. 4B.

[17] 2012 Washington State Cougars football information guide.

[18] USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

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v t Washington State Cougars football
Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

v t Pac-12 Conference football champions
Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho, Stanford, & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)
AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021)
National championships in bold

2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	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