2002 Stanford Cardinal football team

2002 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
2002 record 2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach Buddy Teevens (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker (1st year)
Tom Williams (3rd year)
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 Washington State §   7 1         10 3  
#4 USC §   7 1         11 2  
Arizona State   5 3         8 6  
UCLA   4 4         8 5  
Oregon State   4 4         8 5  
California   4 4         7 5  
Washington   4 4         7 6  
Oregon   3 5         7 6  
Arizona   1 7         4 8  
Stanford   1 7         2 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Buddy Teevens's first season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only two games, ending the season with a 2–9 record, the school's worst since a 1–10 season in 1983.[1]

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 12:30 p.m. at Boston College* Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN2 L 27–34   41,065
September 14 7:00 p.m. San Jose State* Stanford StadiumStanford, California KRON W 63–26   54,500
September 28 11:30 a.m. at Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona ABC L 24–65   51,443
October 5 10:30 a.m. at #9 Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, Indiana (Legends Trophy) NBC L 7–31   80,795
October 12 2:00 p.m. #12 Washington State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California L 11–36   30,750
October 19 2:00 p.m. Arizona Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California W 16–6   33,800
October 26 3:30 p.m. at UCLA Rose BowlLos Angeles, California FSN L 18–28   54,116
November 2 12:30 p.m. at #15 Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, Oregon L 14–41   56,436
November 9 4:00 p.m. #10 USC Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California ABC L 17–49   44,950
November 16 2:00 p.m. Oregon State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California L 21–31   29,850
November 23 12:00 p.m. at California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, California (105th Big Game) KGO L 7–30   71,224
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Coaches

Name Position Year
at Stanford
Alma mater (Year)
Buddy Teevens Head Coach 1st Dartmouth (1979)
Mark Banker Co-Defensive Coordinator
Secondary
1st Springfield (1978)
David Kelly Associate Head Coach
Wide Receivers
1st Furman (1979)
Peter McCarty Defensive Ends 1st Massachusetts (1978)
Steve Morton Offensive Line 1st Washington State (1976)
Wayne Moses Running Backs 1st Washington (1977)
Tom Quinn Special Teams Coordinator
Tight Ends
1st Arizona (1990)
Mike Sanford Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
1st USC (1977)
Dave Tipton Defensive Line 14th Stanford (1971)
Tom Williams Co-Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers
3rd Stanford (1992)
Ron Forbes Strength and Conditioning 5th Florida (1995)

Game Summaries

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 14 10 0 27
Eagles 0 17 0 17 34


San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 10 10 6 0 26
Cardinal 7 21 21 14 63


Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 13 3 8 0 24
Sun Devils 28 10 21 6 65


Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 0 0 0 7
#9 Fighting Irish 0 3 21 7 31


Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Cougars 14 9 3 10 36
Cardinal 0 0 3 8 11


Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 3 0 0 6
Cardinal 10 0 3 3 16


UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 15 3 0 0 18
Bruins 3 10 3 12 28


Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 7 7 0 14
#15 Ducks 28 10 0 3 41


USC

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Trojans 14 7 14 14 49
Cardinal 7 3 0 7 17


Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 3 3 7 18 31
Cardinal 7 14 0 0 21


California

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 0 0 0 7
Golden Bears 10 13 7 0 30


References