2002 Miami RedHawks football team

2002 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference East
2002 record	7–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Hoeppner
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 30,012)


2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#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
Western Division
Toledo ^x^y	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 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 PM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 27–21	38,000
September 7	12:00 PM	Iowa*	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 24–29	25,934
September 14	8:00 PM	at #25 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 7–33	90,010
September 21	2:00 PM	Kent State	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		W 27–20	15,042
September 28	6:00 PM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 48–31	17,298
October 5	1:00 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Bell)		W 31–26	31,478
October 12	2:00 PM	Northern Illinois	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		L 41–48	15,234
October 19	1:00 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY		W 49–0	9,213
October 26	7:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 27–13	24,466
November 2	1:00 PM	Ohio	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ONN	W 38–20	27,253
November 12	8:00 PM	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN	L 34–36	26,851
November 23	2:00 PM	Central Florida	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		L 31–48	7,962
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Miami RedHawks football

Venues	Miami Field (1896–1982) Yager Stadium (1983–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (Victory Bell) Ohio: Battle of the Bricks

Culture & lore	Swoop "Miami March Song" Miami University Marching Band Cradle of Coaches

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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