2002 Northeastern Huskies football team

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2002 Northeastern Huskies football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–29 vs. Fordham
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record10–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris (3rd season)
Captains
  • Kurt Abrams
  • Steve Anzalone
  • John McDonald
  • Art Smith
Home stadium Parsons Field
Seasons
 2001
2003 
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Maine $^  7 2   11 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^  7 2   10 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^  6 3   11 4  
UMass  6 3   8 4  
William & Mary  5 4   6 5  
Richmond  4 5   4 7  
Delaware  4 5   6 6  
Hofstra  4 5   6 6  
James Madison  4 6   5 7  
New Hampshire  2 7   3 8  
Rhode Island  1 8   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 67th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine. [1] [2] Picked to finish 10th in the conference preseason poll, the Huskies went on to set school records for single season overall wins (10) and conference wins (7). [2] They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history. [2] The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round. [3] Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team. [2] [4] The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown. [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Lock Haven *W 48–0
September 77:00 p.m.at Ohio *No. 22W 31–021,002
September 2112:30 p.m. UMass No. 18
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 42–176,651
September 28No. 24 Hofstra No. 14
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 28–17
October 51:00 p.m.at Delaware No. 11L 10–2721,043
October 12 Rhode Island No. 20
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 38–13
October 19at Harvard *No. 15W 17–14
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 14 William & Mary No. 15L 13–308,741
November 21:00 p.m.at Richmond No. 20W 24–215,106
November 9No. 11 Villanova Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 38–136,463
November 16at New Hampshire No. 12W 49–17
November 23 James Madison No. 10
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 41–104,825 [5]
November 30No. 21 Fordham *No. 8
L 24–29

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References

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