CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2002 Temple

4–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Big East), coached by Bobby Wallace.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2002, game by game: won vs. Richmond 34–7; lost vs. Oregon State 3–35; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 21–44; lost at South Carolina 21–42; lost vs. Cincinnati 22–35; won vs. Syracuse 17–16; won at UConn 38–24; lost at No. 3 Virginia Tech 10–20; lost vs. West Virginia 20–46; lost at No. 22 Pittsburgh 22–29; won at Rutgers 20–17; lost vs. Boston College 14–36+27−32Won 34–7 vs. Richmond+27RichmondLost 3–35 vs. Oregon State-32Oregon StateLost 21–44 vs. No. 1 Miami-23No. 1 MiamiLost 21–42 at South Carolina-21South CarolinaLost 22–35 vs. Cincinnati-13CincinnatiWon 17–16 vs. Syracuse+1SyracuseWon 38–24 at UConn+14UConnLost 10–20 at No. 3 Virginia Tech-10No. 3 Virginia TechLost 20–46 vs. West Virginia-26West VirginiaLost 22–29 at No. 22 Pittsburgh-7No. 22 PittsburghWon 20–17 at Rutgers+3RutgersLost 14–36 vs. Boston College-22Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsRichmondW 34–⁠775%
Sep 5vsOregon StateL 3–⁠3539%
Sep 14vs1MiamiL 21–⁠4414%
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠4226%
Sep 28vsCincinnatiL 22–⁠3543%
Oct 12vsSyracuseW 17–⁠1634%
Oct 19atUConnW 38–⁠2448%
Oct 26at3Virginia TechL 10–⁠2010%
Nov 2vsWest VirginiaL 20–⁠4642%
Nov 9at22PittsburghL 22–⁠2912%
Nov 16atRutgersW 20–⁠1759%
Nov 23vsBoston CollegeL 14–⁠3627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 36–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big East.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠351
Coach
Bobby Wallace
Elo
1363 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-3.5 No. 71 of 117; offense No. 81, defense No. 55
SRS
−6.8 No. 76 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 83
Offensive coordinator
Dave Brock
Defensive coordinator
Raymond Monica

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Ryan Gore RB★★No. 898
Sean Szarka RB★★No. 898
Mike Holley CB★★No. 898
Steve Jewell DT★★No. 898
Greg Dapper PRO★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class142.00.767

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 4Dan Klecko DTNew England Patriots
Rd 7Dave Yovanovits OGNew York Jets

All-Big East

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Cap PoklembaKCoaches-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.