2002 Idaho Vandals football team

2002 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–10 (1–5 SBC)
Head coach	Tom Cable (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bret Ingalls (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Ed Lamb [1] (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		6	–	0					8	–	5
New Mexico State		5	–	1					7	–	5
Arkansas State		3	–	3					6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4					3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 2002 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Idaho was a football-only member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow. The Vandals' head coach was alumnus Tom Cable, in his third season, and Idaho was 2–10 overall, 1–5 in conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	5:00 pm	at Boise State *	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)		L 21–38	30,878
September 7	3:00 pm	at No. 11 Washington State *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)		L 14–39	30,110
September 14	12:30 pm	at No. 13 Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 21–58	55,187
September 21	2:00 pm	San Diego State *	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 48–38	14,887
September 28	12:30 pm	at No. 13 Washington *	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 27–41	70,070
October 5	12:00 pm	No. 1 (I-AA) Montana *	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)		L 31–38	14,047	[2]
October 12	4:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 14–34	6,509
October 26	12:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 21–18	12,434
November 2	2:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 28–31	12,621
November 9	4:00 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		L 0–10	11,698
November 16	2:00 pm	Arkansas State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 29–38	7,825
November 23	2:00 pm	New Mexico State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 31–35	5,462
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2002 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Brian Lindgren Jr WR 12 Josh Jelmberg Jr TB 20 Zach Gerstner Jr FB 44 Kevin O'Connell Sr FB 45 Andrew Stobart Fr OL 50 Jade Tadvick Fr C 62 Matt Martinez Jr G 70 Jason Cobb Jr G 72 Robert Mitchell Sr OT 74 Jake Scott Jr OT 77 Josh Jelinek Sr WR 83 Jeff Stowe  Fr WR 86 Orlando Winston Jr TE 93 Kelly Nead So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Ben Allen Jr DT 3 Brian Howard Jr CB 4 Ed Rankin Sr DT 5 Jason Jones Jr DT 57 Pete Foss So LB 7 Jordan Kramer Sr CB 11 Nicq Hale Sr LB 13 Mike Anderson  Fr FS 22 Simeon Stewart So SS 33 Sergio Robleto Sr LB 35 Chad Kodama Jr LB 40 Pat Libey Jr DT 69 Talifaia Atoe Sr DE 86 Brandon Kania So DE 96 Dennis Taeatafa Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 17 Ryan Downes Jr PK 49 Keith Stamps Sr	Head coach Tom Cable (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Bret Ingalls (OC) Ed Lamb (DC) Chris Morgan (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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References

1. Meehan, Jim (October 15, 2005). "Happy landings all around". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C5.
2. "Griz outlast Idaho, 38–31". The Daily Inter Lake. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vandal starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 31, 2002. p. 5B.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 2003 University of Idaho yearbook – 2002 football season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2002 editions