2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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2002 Syracuse Orangemen football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record48 (25 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George DeLeone (14th as OC, 17th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Rippon (4th as DC, 10th overall season)
Captain Clifton Smith
Chris Davis
Will Hunter
Troy Nunes
David Tyree [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 0   12 1  
No. 25 West Virginia  6 1   9 4  
No. 19 Pittsburgh  5 2   9 4  
No. 18 Virginia Tech  3 4   10 4  
Boston College  3 4   9 4  
Temple  2 5   4 8  
Syracuse  2 5   4 8  
Rutgers  0 7   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:45 pmat BYU * ESPN L 21–4265,612
September 78:00 pm North Carolina * ESPN2 L 22–3039,444
September 143:30 pm Rhode Island *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 63–1743,089
September 289:00 pmat No. 25 Auburn *ESPN2L 34–37 3OT83,667
October 512:00 pm Pittsburgh
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN+ L 24–4839,947
October 1212:00 pmat Temple TWCSN L 16–1717,220
October 1812:00 pmat West Virginia ESPN+L 7–3445,088
October 251:30 pm Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 45–1437,158
November 27:00 pmat UCF *ESPN+W 38–3524,043
November 93:30 pmNo. 8 Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNW 50–42 3OT48,239
November 1612:00 pmat Boston College ESPN+L 20–4136,221
November 301:00 pmNo. 1 Miami
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABC L 7–4945,679
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Syracuse Orange football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 5R. J. AndersonJr
C 68Chris BudaJr
RB 34 Chris Davis Sr
TE 85 Joe Kowalewski Fr
WR 2 Johnnie Morant Jr
QB 11Troy NunesSr
OT 69 Quinn Ojinnaka Fr
OT 74 Kevin Sampson Jr
OT 78 Adam Terry So
WR 81 David Tyree Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 91Eugene BrownFr
CB 25 Steve Gregory Fr
CB 30 Will Hunter Sr
DE 94 Ryan LaCasse Fr
LB 57 Rich Scanlon Jr
LB 9 Clifton Smith Sr
DE 97 Josh Thomas Jr
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

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Chris Davis Running back5165 Seattle Seahawks
David Tyree Wide Receiver6211 New York Giants

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
  2. "2002 Football Schedule".