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2002 NC State

11–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chuck Amato, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2002, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 34–14; won vs. East Tennessee State 34–0; won at Navy 65–19; won vs. Wake Forest 32–13; won at Texas Tech 51–48; won vs. Massachusetts 56–24; won at North Carolina 34–17; won vs. Duke 24–22; won at Clemson 38–6; lost vs. Georgia Tech 17–24; lost at Maryland 21–24; lost at Virginia 9–14; won vs. No. 14 Florida State 17–7; won vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 28–6+46−7Won 34–14 vs. New Mexico+20New MexicoWon 34–0 vs. East Tennessee State+34East Tennessee …Won 65–19 at Navy+46NavyWon 32–13 vs. Wake Forest+19Wake ForestWon 51–48 at Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 56–24 vs. Massachusetts+32MassachusettsWon 34–17 at North Carolina+17North CarolinaWon 24–22 vs. Duke+2DukeWon 38–6 at Clemson+32ClemsonLost 17–24 vs. Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 21–24 at Maryland-3MarylandLost 9–14 at Virginia-5VirginiaWon 17–7 vs. No. 14 Florida State+10No. 14 Florida StateWon 28–6 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame+22No. 11 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsNew MexicoW 34–⁠1461%
Aug 31vsEast Tennessee StateW 34–⁠087%
Sep 7atNavyW 65–⁠1969%
Sep 14vsWake ForestW 32–⁠1372%
Sep 21atTexas TechW 51–⁠4846%
Sep 28vsMassachusettsW 56–⁠2490%
Oct 12atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠1753%
Oct 19vsDukeW 24–⁠2290%
Oct 24atClemsonW 38–⁠654%
Nov 2vsGeorgia TechL 17–⁠2469%
Nov 9atMarylandL 21–⁠2441%
Nov 16atVirginiaL 9–⁠1459%
Nov 23vs14Florida StateW 17–⁠745%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11Notre DameGator BowlW 28–⁠648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 28–⁠6 in the Gator Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 3: 21
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 5: 17
  5. Wk 6: 17
  6. Wk 7: 16
  7. Wk 8: 14
  8. Wk 9: 13
  9. Wk 10: 12
  10. Wk 11: 10
  11. Wk 12: 14
  12. Wk 13: 22
  13. Wk 15: 21
  14. Wk 16: 17
  15. Final: 12

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
11–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 10
Points
460–⁠238
Coach
Chuck Amato
Elo
1676 +147 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 15 of 117; offense No. 28, defense No. 15
SRS
16.1 No. 13 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 46
Offensive coordinator
Marty Galbraith
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Amato

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— 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

Richard Washington WR★★★★No. 43
A.J. Davis CB★★★★No. 64
Oliver Hoyte ILB★★No. 898
Travis Singletary FB★★No. 898
James Newby OT★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers42.50.821
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs14.00.973
Whole class112.40.805

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 5Terrence Holt DBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Scott Kooistra OTCincinnati Bengals

All-ACC

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Chris ColmerOTAP-2
  • Shane RiggsOGAP-2
  • Philip RiversQBAP-2
  • Shawn PriceDLAP-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 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠19–⁠521
Maryland6–⁠211–⁠313
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠522
NC State5–⁠311–⁠312
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠57–⁠6
North Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.