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2002 East Carolina

4–⁠8 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Steve Logan.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 2002, game by game: lost at Duke 16–23; lost at Wake Forest 22–27; won vs. Tulane 24–20; lost at West Virginia 17–37; won vs. Army 59–24; lost vs. South Florida 30–46; lost at Louisville 20–44; won at Houston 54–48; lost at UAB 29–36; won vs. No. 22 TCU 31–28; lost at Southern Miss 7–24; lost vs. Cincinnati 26–42+35−24Lost 16–23 at Duke-7DukeLost 22–27 at Wake Forest-5Wake ForestWon 24–20 vs. Tulane+4TulaneLost 17–37 at West Virginia-20West VirginiaWon 59–24 vs. Army+35ArmyLost 30–46 vs. South Florida-16South FloridaLost 20–44 at Louisville-24LouisvilleWon 54–48 at Houston+6HoustonLost 29–36 at UAB-7UABWon 31–28 vs. No. 22 TCU+3No. 22 TCULost 7–24 at Southern Miss-17Southern MissLost 26–42 vs. Cincinnati-16Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atDukeL 16–⁠2373%
Sep 7atWake ForestL 22–⁠2749%
Sep 14vsTulaneW 24–⁠2060%
Sep 28atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠3746%
Oct 5vsArmyW 59–⁠2482%
Oct 19vsSouth FloridaL 30–⁠4651%
Oct 26atLouisvilleL 20–⁠4424%
Nov 9atHoustonW 54–⁠4851%
Nov 16atUABL 29–⁠3646%
Nov 23vs22TCUW 31–⁠2830%
Nov 30atSouthern MissL 7–⁠2435%
Dec 6vsCincinnatiL 26–⁠4244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 42–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠399
Coach
Steve Logan
Elo
1420 −120 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 77 of 117; offense No. 56, defense No. 94
SRS
−7.1 No. 77 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 82
Offensive coordinator
Doug Martin
Defensive coordinator
Tim Rose
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Iverick Harris WR★★★No. 670
Bryson Bowling WR★★No. 898
Jared Brogden CB★★No. 898
Thomas Wingenbach OG★★No. 898
Reicko Jones CB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers32.30.778
Offensive line52.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class142.10.769

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 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU6–⁠210–⁠223
Cincinnati6–⁠27–⁠7
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Louisville5–⁠37–⁠6
Tulane4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠45–⁠7
East Carolina4–⁠44–⁠8
Houston3–⁠55–⁠7
Memphis2–⁠63–⁠9
Army1–⁠71–⁠11

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