American college football season
2002 Michigan State Spartans football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 4–8 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Bobby Williams (3rd season)
- Morris Watts (interim)
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Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (4th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass) |
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Seasons |
The 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the third and final season for head coach Bobby Williams, who was replaced after the Michigan game by interim head coach Morris Watts.
The Spartans were coming off a 7–5 season which ended with a victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs. However, the 2002 season turned out to be very different. The Spartans finished 4–8, their worst record since 1994, and second losing season out of the previous three. Michigan State also finished 2–6 in the Big Ten, their 3rd straight losing season in Big Ten play.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | No. 18 | | ESPN+ | W 56–7 | 73,927 |
September 7 | 1:05 p.m. | Rice* | No. 15 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 27–10 | 74,014 |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | California* | No. 15 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN2 | L 22–46 | 72,634 |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Notre Dame* | | | ABC | L 17–21 | 75,182 |
September 28 | 1:05 p.m. | Northwestern | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 39–24 | 74,215 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Iowa | | | ESPN | L 16–44 | 70,397 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN+ | L 7–28 | 74,232 |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN2 | L 24–42 | 74,504 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Michigan | | | ESPN2 | L 3–49 | 111,542 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana | | | | W 56–21 | 29,253 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN+ | L 42–45 | 72,828 |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Penn State | | | ABC | L 7–61 | 108,755 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
2002 Michigan State Spartans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Morris Watts – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
- Reggie Mitchell – Running backs coach/assistant head coach
- Don Treadwell – Wide receivers coach
- Pat Perles – Tight ends coach
- Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line coach
- Brad Miller – Defensive coordinator
- Brad Lawing – Defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator
- Danny Crossman – Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach
- Troy Douglas – Defensive backs coach
- Matt House – Graduate Assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2020-12-31 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Draft picks
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | | Charles Rogers | WR | | | |
References
- ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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