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2002 Idaho

2–⁠10 (1–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Tom Cable.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2002, game by game: lost at Boise State 21–38; lost at No. 11 Washington State 14–49; lost at No. 13 Oregon 21–58; won vs. San Diego State 48–38; lost at No. 13 Washington 27–41; lost vs. Montana 31–38; lost at UL Monroe 14–34; won vs. Middle Tennessee 21–18; lost at Louisiana 28–31; lost at North Texas 0–10; lost vs. Arkansas State 29–38; lost vs. New Mexico State 31–35+10−37Lost 21–38 at Boise State-17Boise StateLost 14–49 at No. 11 Washington State-35No. 11 Washington StateLost 21–58 at No. 13 Oregon-37No. 13 OregonWon 48–38 vs. San Diego State+10San Diego StateLost 27–41 at No. 13 Washington-14No. 13 WashingtonLost 31–38 vs. Montana-7MontanaLost 14–34 at UL Monroe-20UL MonroeWon 21–18 vs. Middle Tennessee+3Middle TennesseeLost 28–31 at Louisiana-3LouisianaLost 0–10 at North Texas-10North TexasLost 29–38 vs. Arkansas State-9Arkansas StateLost 31–35 vs. New Mexico State-4New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atBoise StateL 21–⁠3817%
Sep 7at11Washington StateL 14–⁠4913%
Sep 14at13OregonL 21–⁠588%
Sep 21vsSan Diego StateW 48–⁠3850%
Sep 28at13WashingtonL 27–⁠4114%
Oct 5vsMontanaL 31–⁠3861%
Oct 12atUL MonroeL 14–⁠3456%
Oct 26vsMiddle TennesseeW 21–⁠1839%
Nov 2atLouisianaL 28–⁠3144%
Nov 9atNorth TexasL 0–⁠1023%
Nov 16vsArkansas StateL 29–⁠3852%
Nov 23vsNew Mexico StateL 31–⁠3531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 35–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠428
Coach
Tom Cable
Elo
1240 −104 this season
SP+ rating
-15.9 No. 99 of 117; offense No. 83, defense No. 105
SRS
−13.8 No. 99 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Bret Ingalls
Defensive coordinator
Ed Lamb
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Robert Davis WR★★No. 898
Nate Vanderpol OT★★No. 898
Kody Kraus OLB★★No. 898
Jade Tadvick OG★★No. 898
Jaron Williams ILB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers52.00.767
Offensive line52.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class152.00.767

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.

2002 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Texas6–⁠08–⁠5
New Mexico State5–⁠17–⁠5
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠7
Middle Tennessee2–⁠44–⁠8
Louisiana2–⁠43–⁠9
UL Monroe2–⁠43–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠52–⁠10

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