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2002 Rutgers

1–⁠11 (0–⁠7 Big East), coached by Greg Schiano.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 2002, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 19–37; lost vs. Buffalo 11–34; won vs. Army 44–0; lost at Pittsburgh 3–23; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 14–35; lost vs. West Virginia 0–40; lost at No. 3 Virginia Tech 14–35; lost at Syracuse 14–45; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 17–42; lost vs. Temple 17–20; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 0–42; lost at Boston College 14–44+44−42Lost 19–37 vs. Villanova-18VillanovaLost 11–34 vs. Buffalo-23BuffaloWon 44–0 vs. Army+44ArmyLost 3–23 at Pittsburgh-20PittsburghLost 14–35 at No. 11 Tennessee-21No. 11 TennesseeLost 0–40 vs. West Virginia-40West VirginiaLost 14–35 at No. 3 Virginia Tech-21No. 3 Virginia TechLost 14–45 at Syracuse-31SyracuseLost 17–42 vs. No. 1 Miami-25No. 1 MiamiLost 17–20 vs. Temple-3TempleLost 0–42 at No. 8 Notre Dame-42No. 8 Notre DameLost 14–44 at Boston College-30Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsVillanovaL 19–⁠3765%
Sep 7vsBuffaloL 11–⁠3455%
Sep 14vsArmyW 44–⁠047%
Sep 21atPittsburghL 3–⁠2313%
Sep 28at11TennesseeL 14–⁠359%
Oct 12vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠4033%
Oct 19at3Virginia TechL 14–⁠355%
Oct 26atSyracuseL 14–⁠4516%
Nov 2vs1MiamiL 17–⁠425%
Nov 16vsTempleL 17–⁠2041%
Nov 23at8Notre DameL 0–⁠426%
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 44–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.

In program history: The 148th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

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
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠397
Coach
Greg Schiano
Elo
1233 −104 this season
SP+ rating
-16.9 No. 103 of 117; offense No. 111, defense No. 76
SRS
−16.3 No. 105 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 61
Offensive coordinator
Bill Cubit
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Ron Green OT★★★★No. 123
Anthony Cali PRO★★★No. 670
Bryan Durango CB★★No. 898
Clark Harris TE★★No. 898
Ryan Hart PRO★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.783
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line14.00.900
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class92.30.785

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 2L.J. Smith TEPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big East

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Nate JonesRSCoaches-1

Second team

  • Shawn SeabrooksCBCoaches-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 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami7–⁠012–⁠12
West Virginia6–⁠19–⁠425
Pittsburgh5–⁠29–⁠419
Virginia Tech3–⁠410–⁠418
Boston College3–⁠49–⁠4
Temple2–⁠54–⁠8
Syracuse2–⁠54–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠71–⁠11

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