2002 Ohio Bobcats football team

2002 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference East
2002 record	4–8 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Knorr
Home stadium	Peden Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)


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 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Bobcats were led by head coach Brian Knorr.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		L 14–27	41,579
September 7	7:00 PM	Northeastern*	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		L 0–31	21,002
September 14	6:00 PM	at #12 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 6–34	84,002
September 21	12:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 19–37	15,901
September 28	7:00 PM	Buffalo	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		W 34–32	12,512
October 5	4:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ONN	L 21–72	20,069
October 12	2:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		W 55–27	19,155
October 19	2:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ONN	W 50–0	10,250
November 2	1:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ONN	L 20–38	27,253
November 9	2:00 PM	Akron	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		W 27–10	17,788
November 23	3:30 PM	Marshall	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)		L 21–24	21,110
November 30	1:00 PM	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 32–42	12,462
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ohio Bobcats football

Venues	Peden Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall: Battle for the Bell Miami: Battle of the Bricks

Culture & lore	Rufus "Stand Up and Cheer" The Ohio University Marching 110

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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