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2002 San José State

6–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fitz Hill.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2002, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 33–14; lost at No. 14 Washington 10–34; lost at Stanford 26–63; won at Illinois 38–35; won vs. UTEP 58–24; won at SMU 34–23; lost at No. 5 Ohio State 7–50; lost at Nevada 24–52; lost vs. Boise State 8–45; lost at Hawai’i 31–40; won vs. Louisiana Tech 42–30; won at Tulsa 49–38; lost vs. Fresno State 16–19+34−43Won 33–14 vs. Arkansas State+19Arkansas StateLost 10–34 at No. 14 Washington-24No. 14 WashingtonLost 26–63 at Stanford-37StanfordWon 38–35 at Illinois+3IllinoisWon 58–24 vs. UTEP+34UTEPWon 34–23 at SMU+11SMULost 7–50 at No. 5 Ohio State-43No. 5 Ohio StateLost 24–52 at Nevada-28NevadaLost 8–45 vs. Boise State-37Boise StateLost 31–40 at Hawai’i-9Hawai’iWon 42–30 vs. Louisiana Tech+12Louisiana TechWon 49–38 at Tulsa+11TulsaLost 16–19 vs. Fresno State-3Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsArkansas StateW 33–⁠1466%
Sep 7at14WashingtonL 10–⁠3424%
Sep 14atStanfordL 26–⁠6324%
Sep 21atIllinoisW 38–⁠3522%
Sep 28vsUTEPW 58–⁠2471%
Oct 5atSMUW 34–⁠2361%
Oct 12at5Ohio StateL 7–⁠5018%
Oct 19atNevadaL 24–⁠5252%
Oct 26vsBoise StateL 8–⁠4528%
Nov 3atHawai’iL 31–⁠4019%
Nov 9vsLouisiana TechW 42–⁠3054%
Nov 16atTulsaW 49–⁠3865%
Nov 23vsFresno StateL 16–⁠1942%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 19–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 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.

Led the nationCharles Pauley: kickoff return average (31.6)

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠467
Coach
Fitz Hill
Elo
1419 +5 this season
SP+ rating
-11.6 No. 91 of 117; offense No. 52, defense No. 110
SRS
−10.9 No. 92 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 58
Offensive coordinator
Norman Joseph
Defensive coordinator
Ronnie Lee

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Demonte Johnson PRO★★No. 898
Brian Nunez WR★★No. 898
Chris Baloney S★★No. 898
Larnell Ransom WDE★★No. 898
Donald Richardson S★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class62.00.767

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.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 6Tim Provost OTMiami Dolphins

2002 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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