2002 Utah Utes football team
| 2002 Utah Utes football | |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2002 record | 5–6 (3–4 MWC) |
| Head coach | Ron McBride (13th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Craig Ver Steeg (2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kyle Whittingham (8th year) |
| Home stadium |
Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,634) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State $ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This season was Ron McBride's last at Utah. The team won their first two games, before dropping six straight. At 2–6 with only three games remaining, the team was guaranteed a losing record and would be ineligible for bowl play. However, the team then won the final three games of the season, capped by a 13–6 home victory over their biggest rivals, the BYU Cougars, finishing the season with a 5–6 record.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 7:00 PM | at Utah State* | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | KJZZ | W 23–3 | 30,757 | |||
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | Indiana* | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ | W 40–13 | 33,419 | |||
| September 14 | 7:22 PM | at Arizona* | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | KJZZ | L 17–23 | 44,243 | |||
| September 21 | 10:00 AM | at No. 14 Michigan* | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 7–10 | 109,734 | |||
| September 28 | 1:00 PM | Air Force |
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN+ | L 26–30 | 35,659 | |||
| October 12 | 5:00 PM | at San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | KJZZ | L 17–36 | 20,410 | |||
| October 19 | 1:00 PM | Colorado State | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 34,374 | |||
| October 26 | 1:00 PM | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl) | ESPN+ | L 35–42 OT | 27,300 | |||
| November 9 | 5:00 PM | UNLV | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ | W 28–17 | 28,528 | |||
| November 16 | 10:00 AM | at Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | KJZZ | W 23–18 | 10,611 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 PM | BYU | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | ESPN+ | W 13–6 | 45,167 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||
After the season
NFL draft
Three players went in the 2003 NFL Draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Jordan Gross.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Jordan Gross | Offensive tackle | 1 | 8 | Carolina Panthers |
| Lauvale Sape | Defensive tackle | 6 | 187 | Buffalo Bills |
| Antwoine Sanders | Defensive back | 7 | 258 | Baltimore Ravens |
References
- ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ↑ "2002 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ↑ "2003 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ↑ "2002 Season Results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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