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2002 Michigan

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Lloyd Carr, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2002, game by game: won vs. No. 11 Washington 31–29; won vs. Western Michigan 35–12; lost at No. 20 Notre Dame 23–25; won vs. Utah 10–7; won at Illinois 45–28; won vs. No. 15 Penn State 27–24; won at Purdue 23–21; lost vs. No. 13 Iowa 9–34; won vs. Michigan State 49–3; won at Minnesota 41–24; won vs. Wisconsin 21–14; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 9–14; won vs. No. 23 Florida 38–30+46−25Won 31–29 vs. No. 11 Washington+2No. 11 WashingtonWon 35–12 vs. Western Michigan+23Western MichiganLost 23–25 at No. 20 Notre Dame-2No. 20 Notre DameWon 10–7 vs. Utah+3UtahWon 45–28 at Illinois+17IllinoisWon 27–24 vs. No. 15 Penn State+3No. 15 Penn StateWon 23–21 at Purdue+2PurdueLost 9–34 vs. No. 13 Iowa-25No. 13 IowaWon 49–3 vs. Michigan State+46Michigan StateWon 41–24 at Minnesota+17MinnesotaWon 21–14 vs. Wisconsin+7WisconsinLost 9–14 at No. 2 Ohio State-5No. 2 Ohio StateWon 38–30 vs. No. 23 Florida+8No. 23 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs11WashingtonW 31–⁠2961%
Sep 7vsWestern MichiganW 35–⁠1272%
Sep 14at20Notre DameL 23–⁠2548%
Sep 21vsUtahW 10–⁠764%
Sep 28atIllinoisW 45–⁠2855%
Oct 12vs15Penn StateW 27–⁠2467%
Oct 19atPurdueW 23–⁠2165%
Oct 26vs13IowaL 9–⁠3463%
Nov 2vsMichigan StateW 49–⁠380%
Nov 9atMinnesotaW 41–⁠2452%
Nov 16vsWisconsinW 21–⁠1477%
Nov 23at2Ohio StateL 9–⁠1433%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs23FloridaOutback BowlW 38–⁠3049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 38–⁠30 in the Outback Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 15
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 12
  15. Wk 15: 12
  16. Wk 16: 13
  17. Final: 9

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
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 7
Points
361–⁠265
Coach
Lloyd Carr
Elo
1696 +83 this season
SP+ rating
21.0 No. 11 of 117; offense No. 24, defense No. 9
SRS
13.8 No. 17 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Terry Malone
Defensive coordinator
Jim Herrmann
Captains
Victor Hobson and Bennie Joppru
Most valuable player
B.J. Askew
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 28— allowed
Defense0.0own 29— 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

Gabe Watson DT★★★★★No. 36
Matt Gutierrez PRO★★★★No. 89
William Cooper CB★★★★No. 89
Jason Avant WR★★★★No. 117

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.964
Receivers14.00.931
Defensive line15.00.984
Defensive backs14.00.964
Whole class44.30.961

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 2Bennie Joppru TEHouston Texans
Rd 2Victor Hobson LBNew York Jets
Rd 3B.J. Askew RBNew York Jets
Rd 6Drew Henson QBHouston Texans
Rd 6Cato June LBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Charles Drake DBNew York Giants

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Braylon EdwardsWRCoaches-2
  • Bennie JoppruTECoaches-2; Media-2
  • Dan RumishekDLMedia-2
  • Adam FinleyPCoaches-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 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.