2002 Navy
2–10, coached by Paul Johnson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Army 58–12Dec 7
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at SMU | W 38–7 | 28% |
| Sep 7 | vs 21NC State | L 19–65 | 31% |
| Sep 21 | vs Northwestern | L 40–49 | 49% |
| Sep 28 | vs Duke | L 17–43 | 60% |
| Oct 5 | at Air Force | L 7–48 | 13% |
| Oct 12 | vs Rice | L 10–17 | 37% |
| Oct 19 | at Boston College | L 21–46 | 11% |
| Oct 26 | at Tulane | L 30–51 | 15% |
| Nov 9 | vs 9Notre Dame | L 23–30 | 8% |
| Nov 16 | vs UConn | L 0–38 | 42% |
| Nov 23 | at Wake Forest | L 27–30 | 13% |
| Dec 7 | vs Army | W 58–12 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Army 58–12; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 137th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
- Record
- 2–10
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 290–436
- Coach
- Paul Johnson
- Elo
- 1251 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.8 No. 102 of 117; offense No. 80, defense No. 110
- SRS
- −14.2 No. 101 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 108
- Defensive coordinator
- Buddy Green
- Captains
- Donnie Fricks and Josh Brindel
- Most valuable player
- Bryce McDonald
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- Multiple
Top recruits in the 2002 class
| Mike Brammer WR | ★★ | No. 898 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2002 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
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.