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2002 BYU

5–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Crowton.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2002, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 42–21; won vs. Hawai’i 35–32; lost at Nevada 28–31; lost at Georgia Tech 19–28; won at Utah State 35–34; lost at No. 21 Air Force 9–52; lost vs. UNLV 3–24; lost at Colorado State 10–37; won vs. San Diego State 34–10; won vs. Wyoming 35–31; lost vs. New Mexico 16–20; lost at Utah 6–13+24−43Won 42–21 vs. Syracuse+21SyracuseWon 35–32 vs. Hawai’i+3Hawai’iLost 28–31 at Nevada-3NevadaLost 19–28 at Georgia Tech-9Georgia TechWon 35–34 at Utah State+1Utah StateLost 9–52 at No. 21 Air Force-43No. 21 Air ForceLost 3–24 vs. UNLV-21UNLVLost 10–37 at Colorado State-27Colorado StateWon 34–10 vs. San Diego State+24San Diego StateWon 35–31 vs. Wyoming+4WyomingLost 16–20 vs. New Mexico-4New MexicoLost 6–13 at Utah-7Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSyracuseW 42–⁠2151%
Sep 6vsHawai’iW 35–⁠3266%
Sep 14atNevadaL 28–⁠3175%
Sep 21atGeorgia TechL 19–⁠2844%
Oct 4atUtah StateW 35–⁠3470%
Oct 12at21Air ForceL 9–⁠5246%
Oct 19vsUNLVL 3–⁠2474%
Oct 24atColorado StateL 10–⁠3728%
Nov 2vsSan Diego StateW 34–⁠1066%
Nov 9vsWyomingW 35–⁠3179%
Nov 16vsNew MexicoL 16–⁠2062%
Nov 23atUtahL 6–⁠1341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 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
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 7th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠333
Coach
Gary Crowton
Elo
1474 −111 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 84 of 117; offense No. 96, defense No. 72
SRS
−8.6 No. 83 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 37
Offensive coordinator
Mike Borich
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Ben Olson PRO★★★★★No. 4
Scott Young DT★★★★No. 82
Taufui Vakapuna FB★★★No. 670
Daniel Coats ATH★★★No. 670
Aaron Singh APB★★★No. 670

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.998
Running backs52.40.780
Receivers32.00.767
Defensive line23.00.867
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.50.783
Whole class172.50.798

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 6Dustin Rykert OTOakland Raiders
Rd 7Spencer Nead TENew England Patriots

2002 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠110–⁠4
New Mexico5–⁠27–⁠7
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠34–⁠9
Utah3–⁠45–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠45–⁠7
BYU2–⁠55–⁠7
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠10

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