2002 Boise State Broncos football team

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2002 Boise State Broncos football
Boise State text logo.svg
WAC champion
Humanitarian Bowl champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 15
Record12–1 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chris Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Collins
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Boise State $  8 0   12 1  
Hawaii  7 1   10 4  
Fresno State  6 2   9 5  
San Jose State  4 4   6 7  
Nevada  4 4   5 7  
Rice  3 5   4 7  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
SMU  3 5   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   2 10  
Tulsa  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Dan Hawkins. The Broncos finished the season 12–1 and 8–0 in conference to win their first WAC title. They played in the Humanitarian Bowl, where they defeated Iowa State, 34–16. [1] The 2002 marked the first season that Boise State was ranked in the top 25 since moving to Division I-A in 1996.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:05 pm Idaho *W 38–2130,878
September 75:00 pmat Arkansas * KBCI-TV L 14–4170,142
September 142:00 pmat Wyoming *KBCI-TVW 35–1316,256
September 286:05 pm Utah State *
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 63–3825,161
October 56:05 pm Hawaii Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 58–3125,857
October 125:00 pmat Tulsa SPWW 52–2415,079
October 186:05 pm Fresno State
ESPN W 67–2130,924
October 263:00 pmat San Jose State KBCI-TVW 45–810,497
November 27:05 pmat UTEP KBCI-TVW 58–321,689
November 91:05 pm Rice
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 49–723,962
November 161:05 pm Louisiana Tech
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 36–1028,413
November 231:05 pmat Nevada No. 23KBCI-TVW 44–720,247
December 3111:00 am Iowa State *No. 18
ESPNW 34–1630,446
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2002 Boise State Broncos football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 89T. J. AcreeSo
G 70Michael AnselSo
TE 86Rocky AtkinsonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 55Chauncey AkoSr
CB 18Gerald AlexanderFr
DT 90Paul AllenJr
CB 31Brad AllenFr
DT 51Tony AltieriSr
LB 52Jared AurichSo
LB 40Andy AvalosSo
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
Last update: 2002-12-01

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References

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