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2002 UTEP

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Gary Nord.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2002, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 42–12; lost at Kentucky 17–77; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 0–68; lost vs. Hawai’i 6–31; lost at San José State 24–58; lost at New Mexico State 14–49; won vs. Rice 38–35; lost at Tulsa 0–20; lost vs. Boise State 3–58; lost at Nevada 17–23; lost vs. SMU 35–42; lost at Louisiana Tech 24–38+30−68Won 42–12 vs. Sacramento State+30Sacramento StateLost 17–77 at Kentucky-60KentuckyLost 0–68 at No. 2 Oklahoma-68No. 2 OklahomaLost 6–31 vs. Hawai’i-25Hawai’iLost 24–58 at San José State-34San José StateLost 14–49 at New Mexico State-35New Mexico StateWon 38–35 vs. Rice+3RiceLost 0–20 at Tulsa-20TulsaLost 3–58 vs. Boise State-55Boise StateLost 17–23 at Nevada-6NevadaLost 35–42 vs. SMU-7SMULost 24–38 at Louisiana Tech-14Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSacramento StateW 42–⁠1278%
Sep 7atKentuckyL 17–⁠7732%
Sep 14at2OklahomaL 0–⁠689%
Sep 21vsHawai’iL 6–⁠3130%
Sep 28atSan José StateL 24–⁠5829%
Oct 5atNew Mexico StateL 14–⁠4928%
Oct 19vsRiceW 38–⁠3537%
Oct 26atTulsaL 0–⁠2051%
Nov 2vsBoise StateL 3–⁠5813%
Nov 9atNevadaL 17–⁠2322%
Nov 16vsSMUL 35–⁠4256%
Nov 23atLouisiana TechL 24–⁠3823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠511
Coach
Gary Nord
Elo
1221 −137 this season
SP+ rating
-27.0 No. 114 of 117; offense No. 101, defense No. 115
SRS
−27.0 No. 115 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 111
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Higgins
Defensive coordinator
Troy Reffett

2002 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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