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2002 Toledo

9–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Amstutz.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2002, game by game: won vs. Cal Poly 44–16; won at Eastern Michigan 65–13; lost at Minnesota 21–31; won vs. UNLV 38–21; lost at Pittsburgh 19–37; won vs. Ball State 37–17; won at UCF 27–24; lost vs. Miami (OH) 13–27; won vs. Central Michigan 44–17; won at Western Michigan 42–21; won at Northern Illinois 33–30; won vs. Bowling Green 42–24; lost vs. Marshall 45–49; lost vs. Boston College 25–51+52−26Won 44–16 vs. Cal Poly+28Cal PolyWon 65–13 at Eastern Michigan+52Eastern MichiganLost 21–31 at Minnesota-10MinnesotaWon 38–21 vs. UNLV+17UNLVLost 19–37 at Pittsburgh-18PittsburghWon 37–17 vs. Ball State+20Ball StateWon 27–24 at UCF+3UCFLost 13–27 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Won 44–17 vs. Central Michigan+27Central MichiganWon 42–21 at Western Michigan+21Western MichiganWon 33–30 at Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 42–24 vs. Bowling Green+18Bowling GreenLost 45–49 vs. Marshall-4MarshallLost 25–51 vs. Boston College-26Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsCal PolyW 44–⁠1691%
Sep 7atEastern MichiganW 65–⁠1380%
Sep 14atMinnesotaL 21–⁠3155%
Sep 21vsUNLVW 38–⁠2175%
Sep 28atPittsburghL 19–⁠3744%
Oct 12vsBall StateW 37–⁠1781%
Oct 19atUCFW 27–⁠2456%
Oct 26vsMiami (OH)L 13–⁠2766%
Nov 9vsCentral MichiganW 44–⁠1779%
Nov 16atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠2164%
Nov 23atNorthern IllinoisW 33–⁠3045%
Nov 30vsBowling GreenW 42–⁠2462%
Dec 7vsMarshallMid-American Championship GameL 45–⁠4952%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsBoston CollegeMotor City BowlL 25–⁠5149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 51–⁠25 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 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.

MAC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Northern Illinois

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
495–⁠378
Coach
Tom Amstutz
Elo
1585 −13 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 46 of 117; offense No. 14, defense No. 74
SRS
2.1 No. 56 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 101
Offensive coordinator
Rob Spence
Defensive coordinator
Lou West

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense0.0own 40— 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

Quinton Broussard CB★★★No. 670
Antonio Malone CB★★No. 898
Oral Hylton FB★★No. 898
Deion Washington WR★★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
Defensive backs22.50.783
Whole class42.30.775

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 7Carl Ford WRGreen Bay Packers

2002 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠111–⁠224
Northern Illinois7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
UCF6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠44–⁠8
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠73–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠73–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠81–⁠11

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