2002 UCF Golden Knights football team

2002 UCF Golden Knights football
Conference Mid-American Conference East
2002 record 7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach Mike Kruczek (5th year)
Home stadium Citrus Bowl
Seasons
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2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
#24 Marshall x†   7 – 1         11 – 2  
UCF   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Miami   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Akron   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Kent State   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Buffalo   0 – 8         1 – 11  
West
Toledo xy   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 – 1         8 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Western Michigan   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Central Michigan   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 UCF Golden Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Their head coach was Mike Kruczek, who was in his fifth season with the team.

2002 marked the Golden Knights first season in the Mid-American Conference, in the East Division. This was the first time UCF had joined a conference since ascending to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in 1996.

Season schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 12:10pm at #23 Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 24–27   103,029
September 7 10:00pm at Arizona State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 13–46   43,401
September 20 7:00pm at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN2 L 21–26   32,900
September 28 6:00pm Liberty* Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL W 48–17   20,416
October 12 3:30pm at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 31–27   21,505
October 19 6:00pm Toledo Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL Sunshine
Network		 L 24–27   17,119
October 26 4:00pm Akron Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL W 28–17   18,278
November 2 7:00pm Syracuse Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL ESPN L 35–38   24,043
November 9 1:00pm at Buffalo* UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY W 45–21   6,923
November 16 6:00pm Kent State Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL W 32–6   7,354
November 23 1:30pm at Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH W 48–31   7,962
November 30 1:00pm Ohio Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL W 42–32   12,462
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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