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2002 Ohio

4–⁠8 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Knorr.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2002, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 14–27; lost vs. Northeastern 0–31; lost at No. 12 Florida 6–34; lost at UConn 19–37; won vs. Buffalo 34–32; lost at Bowling Green 21–72; won vs. Eastern Michigan 55–27; won at Kent State 50–0; lost at Miami (OH) 20–38; won vs. Akron 27–10; lost vs. Marshall 21–24; lost at UCF 32–42+50−51Lost 14–27 at Pittsburgh-13PittsburghLost 0–31 vs. Northeastern-31NortheasternLost 6–34 at No. 12 Florida-28No. 12 FloridaLost 19–37 at UConn-18UConnWon 34–32 vs. Buffalo+2BuffaloLost 21–72 at Bowling Green-51Bowling GreenWon 55–27 vs. Eastern Michigan+28Eastern MichiganWon 50–0 at Kent State+50Kent StateLost 20–38 at Miami (OH)-18Miami (OH)Won 27–10 vs. Akron+17AkronLost 21–24 vs. Marshall-3MarshallLost 32–42 at UCF-10UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atPittsburghL 14–⁠2720%
Sep 7vsNortheasternL 0–⁠3177%
Sep 14at12FloridaL 6–⁠348%
Sep 21atUConnL 19–⁠3740%
Sep 28vsBuffaloW 34–⁠3256%
Oct 5atBowling GreenL 21–⁠7212%
Oct 12vsEastern MichiganW 55–⁠2753%
Oct 19atKent StateW 50–⁠032%
Nov 2atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠3819%
Nov 9vsAkronW 27–⁠1055%
Nov 23vsMarshallL 21–⁠2430%
Nov 30atUCFL 32–⁠4222%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 42–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠374
Coach
Brian Knorr
Elo
1375 −8 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 88 of 117; offense No. 73, defense No. 97
SRS
−9.4 No. 88 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 105
Offensive coordinator
Greg Gregory
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Frank Sanders S★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.767

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.