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2002 Oregon

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Mike Bellotti.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2002, game by game: won vs. Mississippi State 36–13; won vs. Fresno State 28–24; won vs. Idaho 58–21; won vs. Portland State 41–0; won at Arizona 31–14; won at UCLA 31–30; lost vs. Arizona State 42–45; lost vs. No. 15 USC 33–44; won vs. Stanford 41–14; lost at No. 5 Washington State 21–32; lost vs. Washington 14–42; lost at Oregon State 24–45; lost vs. Wake Forest 17–38+41−28Won 36–13 vs. Mississippi State+23Mississippi Sta…Won 28–24 vs. Fresno State+4Fresno StateWon 58–21 vs. Idaho+37IdahoWon 41–0 vs. Portland State+41Portland StateWon 31–14 at Arizona+17ArizonaWon 31–30 at UCLA+1UCLALost 42–45 vs. Arizona State-3Arizona StateLost 33–44 vs. No. 15 USC-11No. 15 USCWon 41–14 vs. Stanford+27StanfordLost 21–32 at No. 5 Washington State-11No. 5 Washington StateLost 14–42 vs. Washington-28WashingtonLost 24–45 at Oregon State-21Oregon StateLost 17–38 vs. Wake Forest-21Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMississippi StateW 36–⁠1380%
Sep 7vsFresno StateW 28–⁠2471%
Sep 14vsIdahoW 58–⁠2192%
Sep 21vsPortland StateW 41–⁠093%
Oct 5atArizonaW 31–⁠1468%
Oct 12atUCLAW 31–⁠3056%
Oct 19vsArizona StateL 42–⁠4578%
Oct 26vs15USCL 33–⁠4466%
Nov 2vsStanfordW 41–⁠1478%
Nov 9at5Washington StateL 21–⁠3240%
Nov 16vsWashingtonL 14–⁠4272%
Nov 23atOregon StateL 24–⁠4544%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsWake ForestSeattle BowlL 17–⁠3863%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 38–⁠17 in the Seattle Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 19
  12. Wk 12: 15
  13. Wk 13: 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
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
417–⁠362
Coach
Mike Bellotti
Elo
1536 −131 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 53 of 117; offense No. 22, defense No. 76
SRS
5.9 No. 42 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 36— 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

Haloti Ngata DT★★★★★No. 10
Enoka Lucas OG★★★No. 670
Parris Moore CB★★No. 898
Shawn Perkins DT★★No. 898
Robert Hamilton OLB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line13.00.800
Defensive line33.00.843
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists32.00.767
Whole class132.30.787

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 4George Wrighster TEJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 4Onterrio Smith RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Keenan Howry WRMinnesota Vikings

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • George WrighsterTECoaches-2
  • Dan WeaverOLCoaches-2
  • Kevin MitchellLBCoaches-2
  • David MorettiLBCoaches-2
  • Keith LewisDBCoaches-2
  • Allan AmundsonAPBCoaches-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.