2002 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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2002 San Diego State Aztecs football
San Diego State athletics logo 2002.png
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record49 (43 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom Craft (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Thom Kaumeyer (1st season)
Home stadium Qualcomm 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 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Tom Craft and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat Fresno State * ESPN2 L 14–1639,111
September 74:00 pmat No. 17 Colorado * FSN L 14–3444,126
September 147:00 pm Arizona State * AZTV L 28–3929,041
September 212:00 pmat Idaho *L 38–4814,887
September 2811:00 am UCLA *
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
ESPN2L 7–4333,610
October 124:00 pm Utah
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 36–1720,410
October 1912:00 pmat Wyoming W 24–2013,757
October 264:00 pm UNLV
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 31–2121,541
November 212:00 pmat BYU ESPN Plus L 10–3459,362
November 93:00 pmat New Mexico SPW L 8–1528,770
November 164:00 pmNo. 21 Colorado State
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
SPWL 21–4921,714
November 239:00 amat Air Force ESPN2W 38–3431,023
December 78:00 pmat Hawaii L 40–4136,671
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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