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2002 Arkansas State

6–⁠7 (3–⁠3 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Steve Roberts.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 2002, game by game: lost at No. 16 Virginia Tech 7–63; lost vs. San José State 14–33; won vs. Tulsa 21–19; lost at Illinois 7–59; won at UL Monroe 33–21; won vs. UT Martin 30–10; won vs. Middle Tennessee 13–7; lost at No. 25 Ole Miss 17–52; lost vs. North Texas 10–13; lost vs. New Mexico State 21–26; won vs. Southern Utah 38–16; lost at Louisiana 10–13; won at Idaho 38–29+22−56Lost 7–63 at No. 16 Virginia Tech-56No. 16 Virginia TechLost 14–33 vs. San José State-19San José StateWon 21–19 vs. Tulsa+2TulsaLost 7–59 at Illinois-52IllinoisWon 33–21 at UL Monroe+12UL MonroeWon 30–10 vs. UT Martin+20UT MartinWon 13–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+6Middle TennesseeLost 17–52 at No. 25 Ole Miss-35No. 25 Ole MissLost 10–13 vs. North Texas-3North TexasLost 21–26 vs. New Mexico State-5New Mexico StateWon 38–16 vs. Southern Utah+22Southern UtahLost 10–13 at Louisiana-3LouisianaWon 38–29 at Idaho+9Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25at16Virginia TechL 7–⁠6312%
Aug 31vsSan José StateL 14–⁠3334%
Sep 7vsTulsaW 21–⁠1952%
Sep 14atIllinoisL 7–⁠5913%
Sep 21atUL MonroeW 33–⁠2144%
Sep 28vsUT MartinW 30–⁠1072%
Oct 5vsMiddle TennesseeW 13–⁠746%
Oct 12at25Ole MissL 17–⁠5217%
Oct 19vsNorth TexasL 10–⁠1352%
Oct 26vsNew Mexico StateL 21–⁠2639%
Nov 2vsSouthern UtahW 38–⁠1665%
Nov 9atLouisianaL 10–⁠1347%
Nov 16atIdahoW 38–⁠2948%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 38–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠3 3rd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠361
Coach
Steve Roberts
Elo
1340 +34 this season
SP+ rating
-20.9 No. 110 of 117; offense No. 113, defense No. 88
SRS
−16.6 No. 106 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 75
Offensive coordinator
Doug Ruse
Defensive coordinators
Kevin Corless and Jack Curtis

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Myron Anderson OT★★No. 898
Brandon Rollins WDE★★No. 898
Anthony Camp OLB★★No. 898
Blair Phillips FB★★No. 898
Terrence Dunbar RB★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers32.00.767
Defensive backs42.00.767
Whole class182.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2002 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Texas6–⁠08–⁠5
New Mexico State5–⁠17–⁠5
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠7
Middle Tennessee2–⁠44–⁠8
Louisiana2–⁠43–⁠9
UL Monroe2–⁠43–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠52–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.