2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

2002 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (14th as OC, 17th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Rippon (4th as DC, 10th overall season)
CaptainClifton Smith
Chris Davis
Will Hunter
Troy Nunes
David Tyree[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Miami (FL) $   7 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 25 West Virginia   6 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 19 Pittsburgh   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 18 Virginia Tech   3 – 4     10 – 4  
Boston College   3 – 4     9 – 4  
Temple   2 – 5     4 – 8  
Syracuse   2 – 5     4 – 8  
Rutgers   0 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:45 pmat BYU*
ESPNL 21–4265,612
September 78:00 pmNorth Carolina*
ESPN2L 22–3039,444
September 143:30 pmRhode Island*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 63–1743,089
September 289:00 pmat No. 25 Auburn*
ESPN2L 34–37 3OT83,667
October 512:00 pmPittsburgh
ESPN+L 24–4839,947
October 1212:00 pmat Temple
TWCSNL 16–1717,220
October 1812:00 pmat West Virginia
ESPN+L 7–3445,088
October 251:30 pmRutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 45–1437,158
November 27:00 pmat UCF*
ESPN+W 38–3524,043
November 93:30 pmNo. 8 Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNW 50–42 3OT48,239
November 1612:00 pmat Boston College
ESPN+L 20–4136,221
November 301:00 pmNo. 1 Miami
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABCL 7–4945,679
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Roster

2002 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 R. J. Anderson Jr
C 68 Chris Buda Jr
RB 34 Chris Davis Sr
TE 85 Joe Kowalewski Fr
WR 2 Johnnie Morant Jr
QB 11 Troy Nunes Sr
OT 69 Quinn Ojinnaka Fr
OT 74 Kevin Sampson Jr
G 62 John Swanson-Flading Fr
OT 78 Adam Terry So
WR 81 David Tyree Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Eugene Brown Fr
CB 25 Steve Gregory Fr
CB 30 Will Hunter Sr
DE 94 Ryan LaCasse Fr
LB 57 Rich Scanlon Jr
LB 9 Clifton Smith Sr
DE 97 Josh Thomas Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Running back Chris Davis 5 165 Seattle Seahawks
Wide Receiver David Tyree 6 211 New York Giants
Defensive End Josh Thomas 3 Titans

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
  2. ^ "2002 Football Schedule".


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