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2002 Eastern Michigan

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2002, game by game: lost at No. 18 Michigan State 7–56; lost vs. Toledo 13–65; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 35–32; lost at Maryland 3–45; won vs. Southern Illinois 48–45; won vs. Akron 42–34; lost at Ohio 27–55; lost at Ball State 17–42; lost vs. Central Michigan 21–47; lost at Western Michigan 31–33; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–49; lost at Bowling Green 21–63+8−52Lost 7–56 at No. 18 Michigan State-49No. 18 Michigan StateLost 13–65 vs. Toledo-52ToledoWon 35–32 vs. Southeast Missouri State+3Southeast Misso…Lost 3–45 at Maryland-42MarylandWon 48–45 vs. Southern Illinois+3Southern Illino…Won 42–34 vs. Akron+8AkronLost 27–55 at Ohio-28OhioLost 17–42 at Ball State-25Ball StateLost 21–47 vs. Central Michigan-26Central MichiganLost 31–33 at Western Michigan-2Western MichiganLost 21–49 vs. Northern Illinois-28Northern Illino…Lost 21–63 at Bowling Green-42Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at18Michigan StateL 7–⁠5617%
Sep 7vsToledoL 13–⁠6520%
Sep 14vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 35–⁠3264%
Sep 21atMarylandL 3–⁠4517%
Sep 28vsSouthern IllinoisW 48–⁠4563%
Oct 5vsAkronW 42–⁠3452%
Oct 12atOhioL 27–⁠5548%
Oct 19atBall StateL 17–⁠4231%
Nov 2vsCentral MichiganL 21–⁠4746%
Nov 9atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠3322%
Nov 16vsNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠4918%
Nov 23atBowling GreenL 21–⁠639%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 63–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 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
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠566
Coach
Jeff Woodruff
Elo
1224 −98 this season
SP+ rating
-27.8 No. 115 of 117; offense No. 77, defense No. 117
SRS
−28.2 No. 117 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 85
Offensive coordinator
Pete Alamar
Captains
Jari Brown, David Lusky, Kevin Walter and Kevin Zureki
Most valuable player
Troy Edwards and David Lusky

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Jamar White ILB★★No. 898
LaGarian Houston WR★★No. 898
Jamie Manor CB★★No. 898
Martez Ivery OLB★★No. 898
Oscar Caywood CB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers52.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs42.00.767
Whole class212.00.767

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 7Kevin Walter WRNew York Giants

2002 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠111–⁠224
Northern Illinois7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
UCF6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠44–⁠8
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠73–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠73–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠81–⁠11

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