2002 BYU Cougars football team

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2002 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record5–7 (2–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Borich (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (12th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Colorado State $  6 1   10 4  
New Mexico  5 2   7 7  
Air Force  4 3   8 5  
San Diego State  4 3   4 9  
Utah  3 4   5 6  
UNLV  3 4   5 7  
BYU  2 5   5 7  
Wyoming  1 6   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 295:30 pm Syracuse * ESPN W 42–2165,612
September 65:00 pm Hawaii *
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 35–3263,085
September 142:05 pmat Nevada *No. 24SWPL 28–3123,109
September 211:30 pmat Georgia Tech * ABC L 19–2843,719
October 47:00 pmat Utah State *SWPW 35–3430,341
October 128:00 pmat No. 19 Air Force ESPN2 L 9–5242,214
October 195:00 pm UNLV
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 3–2462,543
October 248:00 pmat Colorado State ESPN2L 10–3729,457
November 21:00 pm San Diego State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+ W 34–1059,362
November 94:00 pm Wyoming
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 35–3161,689
November 164:00 pm New Mexico
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 16–2060,764
November 231:00 pmat Utah ESPN+L 6–1345,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game

[1]

•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2002 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 85Justin AndersonSr
G 64 Ben Archibald Sr
QB 8Matt BerryFr
WR 2David ChristensenJr
WR 80Toby ChristensenJr
QB 13Bret EngemannSr
OL 64 Scott Jackson Jr
WR 20 Reno Mahe Sr
TE 89 Spencer Nead Sr
G 75 Scott Young Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt Jr
DE 92 John Denney So
SS 33 Aaron Francisco So
DL 56 Shaun Nua So
LB 49 Brady Poppinga So
DB 25Mike SumkoSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Syracuse

1234Total
Syracuse777021
BYU71461542

Hawaii

1234Total
Hawaii10701532
BYU01414735
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:00
  • Game attendance: 63,085
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Overcast, winds 0–2 mph (0.0–3.2 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Alex Flanagan

[2]

Nevada

1234Total
#RV/24 BYU01414028
Nevada10210031
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 23,109
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny w/ high clouds, winds light
  • Referee: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

Georgia Tech

1234Total
BYU0109019
Georgia Tech0771428

Utah State

1234Total
BYU07141435
Utah State3310034
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Romney Stadium, Logan, UT
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 30,341
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds Calm
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

Air Force

1234Total
BYU30069
#21/19 Air Force1414101452
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 8:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 42,214
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), clear, winds SE 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz

UNLV

1234Total
UNLV3061524
BYU03003
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 62,543
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–3 mph (3.2–4.8 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

Colorado State

1234Total
BYU0100010
Colorado State17731037
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO
  • Game start: 8:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 29,457
  • Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), cold and overcast, winds SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz

San Diego State

1234Total
San Diego State003710
BYU10106834
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 59,362
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), clear, wind SW 5–7 mph (8.0–11.3 km/h)
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins

Wyoming

1234Total
Wyoming779831
BYU0217735
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 61,689
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

New Mexico

1234Total
New Mexico0140620
BYU1033016
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 60,764
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), high thin clouds, no wind
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Utah

1234Total
BYU33006
Utah0010313
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 45,167
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Partly cloudy & Hazy, winds N 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins

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References

  1. "2002 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
  2. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-May-25.