2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Air Force
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 18
2002 record	10–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (8th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (c. 65,115, grass)

2002 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0		12	–	1
No. 25 West Virginia		6	–	1		9	–	4
No. 19 Pittsburgh		5	–	2		9	–	4
No. 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 Tech in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	2:30 PM	Arkansas State*	No. 16	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	ESPN+	W 63-7	54,016
September 1	2:30 PM	No. 14 LSU*	No. 16	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 26-8	65,049
September 12	7:45 PM	No. 16 Marshall*	No. 11	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 47-21	65,049
September 21	3:30 PM	at No. 19 Texas A&M*	No. 7	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 13-3	83,746
September 28	12:00 PM	at Western Michigan*	No. 5	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 30-0	27,218
October 10	7:45 PM	at Boston College	No. 4	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 28-23	42,826
October 19	1:00 PM	Rutgers*	No. 3	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	PPV	W 35-14	64,907
October 26	1:00 PM	Temple	No. 3	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	PPV	W 20-10	64,937
November 2	7:30 PM	No. 25 Pittsburgh	No. 3	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 21-28	64,971
November 9	3:30 PM	at Syracuse	No. 8	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 42-50 ^3OT	48,239
November 20	7:00 PM	West Virginia	No. 13	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN2	L 18-21	62,723
November 30	3:30 PM	Virginia*	No. 22	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 21-9	65,097
December 7	1:00 PM	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 45-56	76,108
December 31	8:30 PM	vs. Air Force*	No. 18	Pacific Bell Park • San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 20-13	25,966
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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