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2002 Kent State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dean Pees.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2002, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 34–7; lost at No. 8 Ohio State 17–51; won vs. Cal Poly 37–34; lost at Miami (OH) 20–27; lost at Northern Illinois 6–13; lost vs. Marshall 21–42; lost vs. Ohio 0–50; won at Buffalo 16–12; lost vs. No. 21 Bowling Green 14–45; lost at UConn 21–63; lost at UCF 6–32; lost vs. Akron 10–48+27−50Won 34–7 vs. New Hampshire+27New HampshireLost 17–51 at No. 8 Ohio State-34No. 8 Ohio StateWon 37–34 vs. Cal Poly+3Cal PolyLost 20–27 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 6–13 at Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Lost 21–42 vs. Marshall-21MarshallLost 0–50 vs. Ohio-50OhioWon 16–12 at Buffalo+4BuffaloLost 14–45 vs. No. 21 Bowling Green-31No. 21 Bowling GreenLost 21–63 at UConn-42UConnLost 6–32 at UCF-26UCFLost 10–48 vs. Akron-38Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNew HampshireW 34–⁠774%
Sep 7at8Ohio StateL 17–⁠5125%
Sep 14vsCal PolyW 37–⁠3481%
Sep 21atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠2735%
Sep 28atNorthern IllinoisL 6–⁠1343%
Oct 5vsMarshallL 21–⁠4233%
Oct 19vsOhioL 0–⁠5068%
Oct 26atBuffaloW 16–⁠1255%
Nov 2vs21Bowling GreenL 14–⁠4523%
Nov 9atUConnL 21–⁠6345%
Nov 16atUCFL 6–⁠3220%
Nov 23vsAkronL 10–⁠4847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 48–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Led the nationJosh Cribbs: yards per carry (7.7)

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
202–⁠424
Coach
Dean Pees
Elo
1261 −183 this season
SP+ rating
-19.1 No. 108 of 117; offense No. 109, defense No. 94
SRS
−24.0 No. 114 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 106

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.