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2002 South Florida

9–⁠2, coached by Jim Leavitt.

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2002, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 51–10; won vs. Northern Illinois 37–6; lost at Arkansas 3–42; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 14–31; won at North Texas 24–17; won vs. Southern Miss 16–13; won at East Carolina 46–30; won vs. Charleston Southern 56–6; won vs. Memphis 31–28; won vs. Bowling Green 29–7; won at Houston 32–14+50−39Won 51–10 vs. Florida Atlantic+41Florida AtlanticWon 37–6 vs. Northern Illinois+31Northern Illino…Lost 3–42 at Arkansas-39ArkansasLost 14–31 at No. 2 Oklahoma-17No. 2 OklahomaWon 24–17 at North Texas+7North TexasWon 16–13 vs. Southern Miss+3Southern MissWon 46–30 at East Carolina+16East CarolinaWon 56–6 vs. Charleston Southern+50Charleston Sout…Won 31–28 vs. Memphis+3MemphisWon 29–7 vs. Bowling Green+22Bowling GreenWon 32–14 at Houston+18Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsFlorida AtlanticW 51–⁠1082%
Sep 7vsNorthern IllinoisW 37–⁠663%
Sep 14atArkansasL 3–⁠4239%
Sep 28at2OklahomaL 14–⁠3119%
Oct 5atNorth TexasW 24–⁠1758%
Oct 12vsSouthern MissW 16–⁠1350%
Oct 19atEast CarolinaW 46–⁠3049%
Nov 2vsCharleston SouthernW 56–⁠688%
Nov 9vsMemphisW 31–⁠2882%
Nov 16vsBowling GreenW 29–⁠754%
Nov 23atHoustonW 32–⁠1476%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 32–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 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
9–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠204
Coach
Jim Leavitt
Elo
1620 +113 this season
SP+ rating
15.2 No. 23 of 117; offense No. 50, defense No. 18
SRS
6.6 No. 40 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 98
Offensive coordinator
Mike Hobbie
Defensive coordinators
Rick Kravitz and Wally Burnham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Rodney Joyner WR★★No. 898
John Miller OG★★No. 898
Evan Kraky DUAL★★No. 898
Broward Holsey DT★★No. 898
Roshawn Marshall CB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class72.00.767

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 2Kawika Mitchell LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Shurron Pierson DEOakland Raiders
Rd 7DeAndrew Rubin WRGreen Bay Packers