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2002 Indiana

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Gerry DiNardo.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2002, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 25–17; lost at Utah 13–40; lost at Kentucky 17–27; won vs. Central Michigan 39–29; lost at No. 6 Ohio State 17–45; won vs. No. 23 Wisconsin 32–29; lost vs. No. 15 Iowa 8–24; lost at Illinois 14–45; lost at Northwestern 37–41; lost vs. Michigan State 21–56; lost vs. No. 16 Penn State 25–58; lost at Purdue 10–34+10−35Won 25–17 vs. William & Mary+8William & MaryLost 13–40 at Utah-27UtahLost 17–27 at Kentucky-10KentuckyWon 39–29 vs. Central Michigan+10Central MichiganLost 17–45 at No. 6 Ohio State-28No. 6 Ohio StateWon 32–29 vs. No. 23 Wisconsin+3No. 23 WisconsinLost 8–24 vs. No. 15 Iowa-16No. 15 IowaLost 14–45 at Illinois-31IllinoisLost 37–41 at Northwestern-4NorthwesternLost 21–56 vs. Michigan State-35Michigan StateLost 25–58 vs. No. 16 Penn State-33No. 16 Penn StateLost 10–34 at Purdue-24Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWilliam & MaryW 25–⁠1783%
Sep 7atUtahL 13–⁠4033%
Sep 14atKentuckyL 17–⁠2745%
Sep 21vsCentral MichiganW 39–⁠2963%
Sep 28at6Ohio StateL 17–⁠4522%
Oct 12vs23WisconsinW 32–⁠2944%
Oct 19vs15IowaL 8–⁠2440%
Oct 26atIllinoisL 14–⁠4536%
Nov 2atNorthwesternL 37–⁠4156%
Nov 9vsMichigan StateL 21–⁠5658%
Nov 16vs16Penn StateL 25–⁠5826%
Nov 23atPurdueL 10–⁠3422%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 34–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠445
Coach
Gerry DiNardo
Elo
1357 −153 this season
SP+ rating
-12.8 No. 93 of 117; offense No. 71, defense No. 102
SRS
−13.3 No. 97 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 72
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Tim Kish
Captains
Enoch DeMar and Kris Dielman
Most valuable player
Kris Dielman

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Sean Miller RB★★★No. 670
Kyle Killion OLB★★No. 898
Chris Taylor RB★★No. 898
John Pannozzo RB★★No. 898
Jerohm Fields WR★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.30.778
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class152.10.769

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.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 7Gibran Hamdan QBWashington Redskins

2002 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠014–⁠01
Iowa8–⁠011–⁠28
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠39
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠416
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠58–⁠5
Wisconsin2–⁠68–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northwestern1–⁠73–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠73–⁠9

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