2002 Toledo Rockets football team

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2002 Toledo Rockets football
Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record95 (71 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Glass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
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 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pm Cal Poly *W 44–1623,074
September 76:00 pmat Eastern Michigan W 65–1316,843
September 142:30 pmat Minnesota *L 21–3136,640
September 217:00 pm UNLV *
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 38–2126,050
September 281:30 pmat Pittsburgh *L 19–3739,713
October 127:00 pm Ball State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 27–2425,926
October 196:00 pmat Central Florida TV5 W 27–2418,815
October 267:00 pm Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
L 13–2724,466
November 97:00 pm Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 44–1718,944
November 163:30 pmat Western Michigan FSN W 42–219,844
November 2312:00 pmat Northern Illinois FSNW 33–3020,154
November 307:00 pm Bowling Green
W 42–2425,331
December 72:30 pmat Marshall ESPN2 L 45–4924,582
December 265:00 pmvs. Boston College * ESPN L 25–5151,872
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Toledo Rockets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Carl Ford Sr
QB 7 Bruce Gradkowski Fr
QB 10 Brian Jones Sr
WR 14 Lance Moore So
G 68 Nick Kaczur So
OL 78Mike SaccoSo
OL 79Noah SwartzSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 11 Patrick Body So
CB 12Brandon HefflinJr
CB 25 James Stanley Sr
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
Last update: 2002-10-21

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Carl Ford Wide receiver7256 Green Bay Packers

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