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2002 Louisiana Tech

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jack Bicknell Jr.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 2002, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 39–36; lost at Clemson 13–33; won vs. Tulsa 53–9; lost at No. 15 Penn State 17–49; lost at No. 24 Texas A&M 3–31; lost at Rice 20–37; lost at SMU 34–37; won vs. Nevada 50–47; lost at San José State 30–42; lost at Boise State 10–36; won vs. UTEP 38–24; lost vs. Fresno State 13–45+44−32Won 39–36 vs. Oklahoma State+3Oklahoma StateLost 13–33 at Clemson-20ClemsonWon 53–9 vs. Tulsa+44TulsaLost 17–49 at No. 15 Penn State-32No. 15 Penn StateLost 3–31 at No. 24 Texas A&M-28No. 24 Texas A&MLost 20–37 at Rice-17RiceLost 34–37 at SMU-3SMUWon 50–47 vs. Nevada+3NevadaLost 30–42 at San José State-12San José StateLost 10–36 at Boise State-26Boise StateWon 38–24 vs. UTEP+14UTEPLost 13–45 vs. Fresno State-32Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsOklahoma StateW 39–⁠3661%
Sep 7atClemsonL 13–⁠3336%
Sep 14vsTulsaW 53–⁠978%
Sep 21at15Penn StateL 17–⁠4930%
Sep 28at24Texas A&ML 3–⁠3129%
Oct 5atRiceL 20–⁠3751%
Oct 19atSMUL 34–⁠3761%
Oct 26vsNevadaW 50–⁠4756%
Nov 9atSan José StateL 30–⁠4246%
Nov 16atBoise StateL 10–⁠3612%
Nov 23vsUTEPW 38–⁠2477%
Dec 5vsFresno StateL 13–⁠4536%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 45–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 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
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠426
Coach
Jack Bicknell Jr.
Elo
1373 −111 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 96 of 117; offense No. 70, defense No. 108
SRS
−14.0 No. 100 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 99
Offensive coordinator
Conroy Hines
Defensive coordinators
Rick Smith and Randy Bates

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Lewis Carter ATH★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.767

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 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.