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2002 Miami (OH)

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Hoeppner.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2002, game by game: won at North Carolina 27–21; lost vs. Iowa 24–29; lost at No. 25 LSU 7–33; won vs. Kent State 27–20; won at Akron 48–31; won at Cincinnati 31–26; lost vs. Northern Illinois 41–48; won at Buffalo 49–0; won at Toledo 27–13; won vs. Ohio 38–20; lost at Marshall 34–36; lost vs. UCF 31–48+49−26Won 27–21 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaLost 24–29 vs. Iowa-5IowaLost 7–33 at No. 25 LSU-26No. 25 LSUWon 27–20 vs. Kent State+7Kent StateWon 48–31 at Akron+17AkronWon 31–26 at Cincinnati+5CincinnatiLost 41–48 vs. Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Won 49–0 at Buffalo+49BuffaloWon 27–13 at Toledo+14ToledoWon 38–20 vs. Ohio+18OhioLost 34–36 at Marshall-2MarshallLost 31–48 vs. UCF-17UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠2133%
Sep 7vsIowaL 24–⁠2956%
Sep 14at25LSUL 7–⁠3329%
Sep 21vsKent StateW 27–⁠2065%
Sep 28atAkronW 48–⁠3163%
Oct 5atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2645%
Oct 12vsNorthern IllinoisL 41–⁠4869%
Oct 19atBuffaloW 49–⁠076%
Oct 26atToledoW 27–⁠1334%
Nov 2vsOhioW 38–⁠2081%
Nov 12atMarshallL 34–⁠3642%
Nov 23vsUCFL 31–⁠4868%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 48–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 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
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
384–⁠325
Coach
Terry Hoeppner
Elo
1537 +27 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 54 of 117; offense No. 29, defense No. 68
SRS
0.6 No. 61 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 95
Offensive coordinator
Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Jon Wauford
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.6own 24— allowed
Defense0.0own 30— 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

John Busing S★★No. 898
Marcus Tate S★★No. 898
Bryan Tyson S★★No. 898
Terna Nande S★★No. 898
Dontae Wright S★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs52.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class112.00.767

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 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.