2002 Oregon State

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Dennis Erickson.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2002, game by game: won vs. Eastern Kentucky 49–10; won at Temple 35–3; won vs. UNLV 47–17; won vs. Fresno State 59–19; lost at No. 18 USC 0–22; lost vs. UCLA 35–43; lost at Arizona State 9–13; won vs. California 24–13; won vs. Arizona 38–3; lost at Washington 29–41; won at Stanford 31–21; won vs. Oregon 45–24; lost vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh 13–38+40−25Won 49–10 vs. Eastern Kentucky+39Eastern KentuckyWon 35–3 at Temple+32TempleWon 47–17 vs. UNLV+30UNLVWon 59–19 vs. Fresno State+40Fresno StateLost 0–22 at No. 18 USC-22No. 18 USCLost 35–43 vs. UCLA-8UCLALost 9–13 at Arizona State-4Arizona StateWon 24–13 vs. California+11CaliforniaWon 38–3 vs. Arizona+35ArizonaLost 29–41 at Washington-12WashingtonWon 31–21 at Stanford+10StanfordWon 45–24 vs. Oregon+21OregonLost 13–38 vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh-25No. 25 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsEastern KentuckyW 49–⁠1087%
Sep 5atTempleW 35–⁠361%
Sep 14vsUNLVW 47–⁠1773%
Sep 21vsFresno StateW 59–⁠1963%
Sep 28at18USCL 0–⁠2249%
Oct 5vsUCLAL 35–⁠4361%
Oct 12atArizona StateL 9–⁠1348%
Oct 26vsCaliforniaW 24–⁠1365%
Nov 2vsArizonaW 38–⁠374%
Nov 9atWashingtonL 29–⁠4153%
Nov 16atStanfordW 31–⁠2157%
Nov 23vsOregonW 45–⁠2456%
Dec 26vs25PittsburghInsight BowlL 13–⁠3847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 38–⁠13 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23

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
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
414–⁠267
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1586 +28 this season
SP+ rating
13.4 No. 30 of 117; offense No. 30, defense No. 32
SRS
13.5 No. 18 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 45
Offensive coordinator
Tim Lappano
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bray
Captains
Nick Barnett, Eric Manning, James Newsom and Richard Seigler
Offense
Single-back spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 24— allowed
Defense0.0own 39— 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

Brandon Browner WR★★★No. 668
Kellen Marshall APB★★★No. 670
Arthur Giddens ATH★★No. 898
Josh Linehan OG★★No. 898
Joe Rudolph WDE★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.800
Receivers13.00.822
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class112.20.775

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 1Nick Barnett LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Dennis Weathersby DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5James Lee DTGreen Bay Packers

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Terrell RobertsDBCoaches-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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠111–⁠24
Washington State7–⁠110–⁠310
Arizona State5–⁠38–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠48–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠47–⁠5
Washington4–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona1–⁠74–⁠8
Stanford1–⁠72–⁠9

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