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2002 Fresno State

9–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Pat Hill.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2002, game by game: lost at No. 25 Wisconsin 21–23; won vs. San Diego State 16–14; lost at No. 13 Oregon 24–28; lost at Oregon State 19–59; won at Rice 31–28; won vs. No. 25 Colorado State 32–30; won vs. SMU 30–7; lost at Boise State 21–67; lost vs. Hawai’i 21–31; won vs. Tulsa 31–12; won vs. Nevada 38–30; won at San José State 19–16; won at Louisiana Tech 45–13; won vs. Georgia Tech 30–21+32−46Lost 21–23 at No. 25 Wisconsin-2No. 25 WisconsinWon 16–14 vs. San Diego State+2San Diego StateLost 24–28 at No. 13 Oregon-4No. 13 OregonLost 19–59 at Oregon State-40Oregon StateWon 31–28 at Rice+3RiceWon 32–30 vs. No. 25 Colorado State+2No. 25 Colorado StateWon 30–7 vs. SMU+23SMULost 21–67 at Boise State-46Boise StateLost 21–31 vs. Hawai’i-10Hawai’iWon 31–12 vs. Tulsa+19TulsaWon 38–30 vs. Nevada+8NevadaWon 19–16 at San José State+3San José StateWon 45–13 at Louisiana Tech+32Louisiana TechWon 30–21 vs. Georgia Tech+9Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23at25WisconsinL 21–⁠2355%
Aug 29vsSan Diego StateW 16–⁠1478%
Sep 7at13OregonL 24–⁠2829%
Sep 21atOregon StateL 19–⁠5937%
Sep 28atRiceW 31–⁠2863%
Oct 4vs25Colorado StateW 32–⁠3052%
Oct 12vsSMUW 30–⁠787%
Oct 18atBoise StateL 21–⁠6737%
Oct 25vsHawai’iL 21–⁠3155%
Nov 9vsTulsaW 31–⁠1286%
Nov 16vsNevadaW 38–⁠3069%
Nov 23atSan José StateW 19–⁠1658%
Dec 5atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠1364%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsGeorgia TechSilicon Valley Football ClassicW 30–⁠2148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 30–⁠21 in the Silicon Valley Football Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 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
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
378–⁠379
Coach
Pat Hill
Elo
1599 +10 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 67 of 117; offense No. 64, defense No. 61
SRS
−2.8 No. 69 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 111
Offensive coordinator
Frank Cignetti Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Dan Brown
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 34— 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.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 3Sam Williams LBOakland Raiders

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.