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2002 UConn

6–⁠6, coached by Randy Edsall.

Schedule and results

UConn in 2002, game by game: lost at Boston College 16–24; lost vs. Georgia Tech 14–31; won at Buffalo 24–3; won vs. Ohio 37–19; lost vs. Ball State 21–24; lost at No. 1 Miami 14–48; lost vs. Temple 24–38; lost at Vanderbilt 24–28; won vs. Florida Atlantic 61–14; won vs. Kent State 63–21; won at Navy 38–0; won at Iowa State 37–20+47−34Lost 16–24 at Boston College-8Boston CollegeLost 14–31 vs. Georgia Tech-17Georgia TechWon 24–3 at Buffalo+21BuffaloWon 37–19 vs. Ohio+18OhioLost 21–24 vs. Ball State-3Ball StateLost 14–48 at No. 1 Miami-34No. 1 MiamiLost 24–38 vs. Temple-14TempleLost 24–28 at Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltWon 61–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+47Florida AtlanticWon 63–21 vs. Kent State+42Kent StateWon 38–0 at Navy+38NavyWon 37–20 at Iowa State+17Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atBoston CollegeL 16–⁠2414%
Sep 7vsGeorgia TechL 14–⁠3120%
Sep 14atBuffaloW 24–⁠333%
Sep 21vsOhioW 37–⁠1960%
Sep 28vsBall StateL 21–⁠2451%
Oct 5at1MiamiL 14–⁠485%
Oct 19vsTempleL 24–⁠3852%
Oct 26atVanderbiltL 24–⁠2837%
Nov 2vsFlorida AtlanticW 61–⁠1461%
Nov 9vsKent StateW 63–⁠2155%
Nov 16atNavyW 38–⁠058%
Nov 23atIowa StateW 37–⁠2020%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 37–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 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
6–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
373–⁠270
Coach
Randy Edsall
Elo
1437 +138 this season
SP+ rating
-3.9 No. 72 of 117; offense No. 79, defense No. 61
SRS
0.0 No. 63 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 93
Offensive coordinator
Norries Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Hank Hughes
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Ziggy Goryn WDE★★No. 898
Ernest Cole CB★★No. 898
Terry Caulley APB★★No. 898
LeChaz Green RB★★No. 898
M.J. Estep CB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs32.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class92.00.767

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.