2002 Boston College
9–4 (3–4 Big East), coached by Tom O’Brien. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 4 Notre Dame 14–7Nov 2
Notre Dame was ranked No. 4, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs UConn | W 24–16 | 86% |
| Sep 7 | vs Stanford | W 34–27 | 56% |
| Sep 21 | at 1Miami | L 6–38 | 18% |
| Sep 28 | vs Central Michigan | W 43–0 | 77% |
| Oct 10 | vs 4Virginia Tech | L 23–28 | 42% |
| Oct 19 | vs Navy | W 46–21 | 89% |
| Oct 26 | at Pittsburgh | L 16–19 | 36% |
| Nov 2 | at 4Notre Dame | W 14–7 | 25% |
| Nov 9 | at West Virginia | L 14–24 | 52% |
| Nov 16 | vs Syracuse | W 41–20 | 62% |
| Nov 23 | at Temple | W 36–14 | 73% |
| Nov 30 | vs Rutgers | W 44–14 | 93% |
| Dec 26Bowls & playoff | vs ToledoMotor City Bowl | W 51–25 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Toledo 51–25 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big East.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 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
- 9–4
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 392–253
- Coach
- Tom O’Brien
- Elo
- 1656 +94 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.9 No. 35 of 117; offense No. 49, defense No. 30
- SRS
- 10.6 No. 25 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 39
- Offensive coordinator
- Dana Bible
- Defensive coordinator
- Frank Spaziani
- Captains
- Vinny Ciurciu, Antonio Garay and Brian St. Pierre
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 40 | — allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 27 | — 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
| Jim Unis WDE | ★★★★ | No. 121 |
| Jake Ottolini WDE | ★★★ | No. 670 |
| Rick Brown OLB | ★★★ | No. 670 |
| Jim Marten OT | ★★★ | No. 670 |
| Jeff Burns OLB | ★★★ | No. 670 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2002 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 3.3 | 0.843 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 8 | 3.0 | 0.812 |
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 5 | Brian St. Pierre QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 5 | Dan Koppen C | New England Patriots |
| Rd 6 | Antonio Garay DE | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big East
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Marc ParenteauOTCoaches-1
Second team
- Derrick KnightRBCoaches-2
- Sean RyanTECoaches-2
- Sandro SciortinoKCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2002 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 7–0 | 12–1 | 2 |
| West Virginia | 6–1 | 9–4 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–2 | 9–4 | 19 |
| Virginia Tech | 3–4 | 10–4 | 18 |
| Boston College | 3–4 | 9–4 | |
| Temple | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Syracuse | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Rutgers | 0–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.