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2002 Boise State

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dan Hawkins, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2002, game by game: won vs. Idaho 38–21; lost at Arkansas 14–41; won at Wyoming 35–13; won vs. Utah State 63–38; won vs. Hawai’i 58–31; won at Tulsa 52–24; won vs. Fresno State 67–21; won at San José State 45–8; won at UTEP 58–3; won vs. Rice 49–7; won vs. Louisiana Tech 36–10; won at Nevada 44–7; won vs. Iowa State 34–16+55−27Won 38–21 vs. Idaho+17IdahoLost 14–41 at Arkansas-27ArkansasWon 35–13 at Wyoming+22WyomingWon 63–38 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateWon 58–31 vs. Hawai’i+27Hawai’iWon 52–24 at Tulsa+28TulsaWon 67–21 vs. Fresno State+46Fresno StateWon 45–8 at San José State+37San José StateWon 58–3 at UTEP+55UTEPWon 49–7 vs. Rice+42RiceWon 36–10 vs. Louisiana Tech+26Louisiana TechWon 44–7 at Nevada+37NevadaWon 34–16 vs. Iowa State+18Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsIdahoW 38–⁠2183%
Sep 7atArkansasL 14–⁠4148%
Sep 14atWyomingW 35–⁠1373%
Sep 28vsUtah StateW 63–⁠3878%
Oct 5vsHawai’iW 58–⁠3158%
Oct 12atTulsaW 52–⁠2484%
Oct 18vsFresno StateW 67–⁠2163%
Oct 26atSan José StateW 45–⁠872%
Nov 2atUTEPW 58–⁠387%
Nov 9vsRiceW 49–⁠783%
Nov 16vsLouisiana TechW 36–⁠1088%
Nov 23atNevadaW 44–⁠776%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIowa StateHumanitarian BowlW 34–⁠1674%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 34–⁠16 in the Humanitarian Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 14: 23
  2. Wk 15: 19
  3. Wk 16: 19
  4. Final: 15

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.

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationBrock Forsey: points (192 pts), points per game (14.77)

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 15
Points
593–⁠240
Coach
Dan Hawkins
Elo
1714 +147 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 31 of 117; offense No. 6, defense No. 64
SRS
13.9 No. 16 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 88
Offensive coordinator
Chris Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Ron Collins

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 37— allowed
Defense0.0own 31— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Legedu Naanee ATH★★No. 898
Jared Zabransky DUAL★★No. 898
Gerald Alexander CB★★No. 898
Alex Guerrero CB★★No. 898
Korey Hall OLB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line72.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs42.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class202.00.767

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.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 6Brock Forsey RBChicago Bears

2002 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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