2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #18
2002 record 10-4 (3-4 Big East)
Head coach Frank Beamer
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(c. 65,115, grass)
2002 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Miami (FL) †   7 – 0         12 – 1  
#25 West Virginia   6 – 1         9 – 4  
#19 Pittsburgh   5 – 2         9 – 4  
#18 Virginia Tech   3 – 4         10 – 4  
Boston College   3 – 4         9 – 4  
Syracuse   2 – 5         4 – 8  
Temple   2 – 5         4 – 8  
Rutgers   0 – 7         1 – 11  
† – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. Their roster on offense includes QB#11 Grant Noel, QB#13 Will Hunt, RB#22 Lee Suggs, TE#86 Keith Willis, WR#26 Shawn Witten, WR#19 Ernest Wilford, TE#90 Jeff King, RB#42 Josh Spence, WR#81 Chris Shreve, RB#32 Cedric Humes, RB#20 Mike Imoh, RB#44 Josh Candelas, RB#43 Doug Easlick, TE#85 Jared Mazzetta and WR#9 Terrell Parham.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 25 2:30 PM Arkansas State* #16 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic) ESPN+ W 63-7   54,016
September 1 2:30 PM #14 LSU* #16 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ABC W 26-8   65,049
September 12 7:45 PM #16 Marshall* #11 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN W 47-21   65,049
September 21 3:30 PM at #19 Texas A&M* #7 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 13-3   83,746
September 28 12:00 PM at Western Michigan* #5 Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 30-0   27,218
October 10 7:45 PM at Boston College #4 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 28-23   42,826
October 19 1:00 PM Rutgers* #3 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA PPV W 35-14   64,907
October 26 1:00 PM Temple #3 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA PPV W 20-10   64,937
November 2 7:30 PM #25 Pittsburgh #3 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 L 21-28   64,971
November 9 3:30 PM at Syracuse #8 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 42-50 3OT  48,239
November 20 7:00 PM West Virginia #13 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy) ESPN2 L 18-21   62,723
November 30 3:30 PM Virginia* #22 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup) ESPN W 21-9   65,097
December 7 1:00 PM at #1 Miami (FL) #18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) ABC L 45-56   76,108
December 31 8:30 PM vs. Air Force* #21 Pacific Bell Park • San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl) ESPN2 W 20-13   25,966
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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