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2002 Utah State

4–⁠7, coached by Mick Dennehy.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 2002, game by game: lost vs. Utah 3–23; lost at No. 9 Nebraska 13–44; won vs. Idaho State 38–33; lost at Iowa 7–48; lost at Boise State 38–63; lost vs. BYU 34–35; won vs. New Mexico 45–44; lost at UL Monroe 48–51; won vs. New Mexico State 32–30; won at Troy 19–16; lost at Middle Tennessee 28–45+7−41Lost 3–23 vs. Utah-20UtahLost 13–44 at No. 9 Nebraska-31No. 9 NebraskaWon 38–33 vs. Idaho State+5Idaho StateLost 7–48 at Iowa-41IowaLost 38–63 at Boise State-25Boise StateLost 34–35 vs. BYU-1BYUWon 45–44 vs. New Mexico+1New MexicoLost 48–51 at UL Monroe-3UL MonroeWon 32–30 vs. New Mexico State+2New Mexico StateWon 19–16 at Troy+3TroyLost 28–45 at Middle Tennessee-17Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsUtahL 3–⁠2340%
Sep 7at9NebraskaL 13–⁠4413%
Sep 14vsIdaho StateW 38–⁠3372%
Sep 21atIowaL 7–⁠4825%
Sep 28atBoise StateL 38–⁠6322%
Oct 4vsBYUL 34–⁠3530%
Oct 19vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠4446%
Oct 26atUL MonroeL 48–⁠5163%
Nov 9vsNew Mexico StateW 32–⁠3043%
Nov 16atTroyW 19–⁠1637%
Nov 30atMiddle TennesseeL 28–⁠4545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠432
Coach
Mick Dennehy
Elo
1372 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-16.0 No. 100 of 117; offense No. 61, defense No. 114
SRS
−14.5 No. 102 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 90
Offensive coordinator
Bob Cole
Defensive coordinator
Kraig Paulson

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Terrance Washington S★★No. 898
Ali Seiuli DT★★No. 898
Joe Lindsay CB★★No. 898
Nick King TE★★No. 898
Jake Chavira S★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs42.00.767
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.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 3Kevin Curtis WRSt. Louis Rams