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2002 Iowa State

7–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2002, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Florida State 31–38; won vs. Kansas 45–3; won vs. Tennessee Tech 58–6; won at Iowa 36–31; won vs. Troy 42–12; won vs. No. 20 Nebraska 36–14; won vs. Texas Tech 31–17; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 3–49; lost at No. 7 Texas 10–21; won vs. Missouri 42–35; lost at No. 12 Kansas State 7–58; lost at No. 17 Colorado 27–41; lost vs. UConn 20–37; lost vs. No. 19 Boise State 16–34+52−51Lost 31–38 vs. No. 3 Florida State-7No. 3 Florida StateWon 45–3 vs. Kansas+42KansasWon 58–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+52Tennessee TechWon 36–31 at Iowa+5IowaWon 42–12 vs. Troy+30TroyWon 36–14 vs. No. 20 Nebraska+22No. 20 NebraskaWon 31–17 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechLost 3–49 at No. 2 Oklahoma-46No. 2 OklahomaLost 10–21 at No. 7 Texas-11No. 7 TexasWon 42–35 vs. Missouri+7MissouriLost 7–58 at No. 12 Kansas State-51No. 12 Kansas StateLost 27–41 at No. 17 Colorado-14No. 17 ColoradoLost 20–37 vs. UConn-17UConnLost 16–34 vs. No. 19 Boise State-18No. 19 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vs3Florida StateL 31–⁠3835%
Aug 31vsKansasW 45–⁠372%
Sep 7vsTennessee TechW 58–⁠687%
Sep 14atIowaW 36–⁠3139%
Sep 21vsTroyW 42–⁠1274%
Sep 28vs20NebraskaW 36–⁠1450%
Oct 12vsTexas TechW 31–⁠1761%
Oct 19at2OklahomaL 3–⁠4927%
Oct 26at7TexasL 10–⁠2129%
Nov 2vsMissouriW 42–⁠3574%
Nov 9at12Kansas StateL 7–⁠5839%
Nov 16at17ColoradoL 27–⁠4133%
Nov 23vsUConnL 20–⁠3780%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs19Boise StateHumanitarian BowlL 16–⁠3426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 34–⁠16 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 21
  2. Wk 6: 19
  3. Wk 7: 15
  4. Wk 8: 11
  5. Wk 9: 9
  6. Wk 10: 17
  7. Wk 11: 22
  8. Wk 12: 21

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
7–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
404–⁠396
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1503 −29 this season
SP+ rating
14.5 No. 25 of 117; offense No. 17, defense No. 40
SRS
7.1 No. 37 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 38
Offensive coordinator
Steve Brickey
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 31— allowed
Defense0.0own 37— 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.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Klayton Shoals DT★★No. 898
Craig Kuhrt OT★★No. 898
Cory Wierson OT★★No. 898
Christopher Jones CB★★No. 898
Seth Zehr OT★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line32.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class92.00.767

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 4Seneca Wallace QBSeattle Seahawks

All-Big 12

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Adam BenikeKCoaches-2; Media-1

Second team

  • Seneca WallaceQBCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Zach ButlerCMedia-2
  • Bob MontgomeryOGCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Jordan CarstensDLCoaches-2; Media-2

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠19–⁠520
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠25
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠27
Texas6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠57–⁠7
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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