2002 Utah
5–6 (3–4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ron McBride. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 40–13Sep 7
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Utah State | W 23–3 | 60% |
| Sep 7 | vs Indiana | W 40–13 | 67% |
| Sep 14 | at Arizona | L 17–23 | 57% |
| Sep 21 | at 14Michigan | L 7–10 | 36% |
| Sep 28 | vs Air Force | L 26–30 | 64% |
| Oct 12 | at San Diego State | L 17–36 | 72% |
| Oct 19 | vs Colorado State | L 20–28 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | at New Mexico | L 35–42 | 47% |
| Nov 9 | vs UNLV | W 28–17 | 60% |
| Nov 16 | at Wyoming | W 23–18 | 66% |
| Nov 23 | vs BYU | W 13–6 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat BYU 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Alex SmithQuarterback
Jordan GrossOffensive line- Antwoine SandersDefensive back
- Brian JohnsonQuarterback
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
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 249–226
- Coach
- Ron McBride
- Elo
- 1515 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.4 No. 76 of 117; offense No. 106, defense No. 42
- SRS
- −2.1 No. 68 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 97
- Offensive coordinator
- Craig Ver Steeg
- Defensive coordinator
- Kyle Whittingham
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Top recruits in the 2002 class
| Taitusi Lutui OG | ★★★ | No. 670 |
| Mark Palmer OLB | ★★ | No. 898 |
| Shaun Harper CB | ★★ | No. 898 |
| Chris Gantz RB | ★★ | No. 898 |
| Alex Smith DUAL | ★★ | No. 898 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2002 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 5 | 2.2 | 0.773 |
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 1 | Jordan Gross OT | Carolina Panthers |
| Rd 6 | Lauvale Sape DT | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 7 | Antwoine Sanders DB | Baltimore Ravens |
2002 Mountain West Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 10–4 | |
| New Mexico | 5–2 | 7–7 | |
| Air Force | 4–3 | 8–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–3 | 4–9 | |
 Utah | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| UNLV | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
| BYU | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
| Wyoming | 1–6 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.