2002 Ohio Bobcats football team

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2002 Ohio Bobcats football
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record4–8 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Gregory (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Home stadium Peden Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$  7 –1   11 –2  
UCF  6 –2   7 –5  
Miami (OH)  5 –3   7 –5  
Ohio  4 –4   4 –8  
Akron  3 –5   4 –8  
Kent State  1 –7   3 –9  
Buffalo  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
Toledo xy  7 –1   9 –5  
Northern Illinois x  7 –1   8 –4  
Bowling Green  6 –2   9 –3  
Ball State  4 –4   6 –6  
Western Michigan  3 –5   4 –8  
Central Michigan  2 –6   4 –8  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Bobcats were led by second year head coach Brian Knorr. [1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat Pittsburgh *
L 14–2741,579
September 77:00 pm Northeastern *
L 0–3121,002
September 146:00 pmat No. 12 Florida *
 PPV L 6–3484,002
September 2112:00 pmat Connecticut *
L 19–3715,901
September 287:00 pm Buffalo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 34–3212,512
October 54:00 pmat Bowling Green
ONN L 21–7220,069
October 122:00 pm Eastern Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 55–2719,155
October 192:00 pmat Kent State
ONNW 50–010,250
November 21:00 pmat Miami (OH)
ONNL 20–3827,253
November 92:00 pm Akron
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 27–1017,788
November 233:30 pm Marshall
L 21–2421,110
November 301:00 pmat UCF
L 32–4212,462
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ↑ "Brian Knorr". Sports Reference.
  2. ↑ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.


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