2002 Miami RedHawks football team

2002 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2002 record	7–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Hoeppner (4th season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 30,012)
Seasons

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
#24 Marshall x†		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2					7	–	5
Miami		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
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 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner. Despite finishing 7-5, the RedHawks did not receive a bowl bid.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 PM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina		W 27–21	38,000
September 7	12:00 PM	Iowa*	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio	ESPN+	L 24–29	25,934
September 14	8:00 PM	at No. 25 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana		L 7–33	90,010
September 21	2:00 PM	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio		W 27–20	15,042
September 28	6:00 PM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, Ohio		W 48–31	17,298
October 5	1:00 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati (Battle for the Bell)		W 31–26	31,478
October 12	2:00 PM	Northern Illinois	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio		L 41–48	15,234
October 19	1:00 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, New York		W 49–0	9,213
October 26	7:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 27–13	24,466
November 2	1:00 PM	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio	ONN	W 38–20	27,253
November 12	8:00 PM	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia	ESPN	L 34–36	26,851
November 23	2:00 PM	Central Florida	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio		L 31–48	7,962
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Miami RedHawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Tillitz, EddieEddie Tillitz 7.0 !Sr WR 5 Henderson, AndreAndre Henderson 1.0 !Fr WR 6 Larkin, MichaelMichael Larkin 3.0 !So QB 7 Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger 3.0 !So QB 8 Betts, JoshJosh Betts 1.0 !Fr OL 60 Kosta, DanDan Kosta 5.0 !Jr OL 61 Rehker, DaveDave Rehker 3.0 !So OL 62 Londot, ToddTodd Londot 1.0 !Fr OL 63 Smith, JustinJustin Smith 7.0 !Sr OL 64 Hartings, BenBen Hartings 3.0 !So OL 66 Serina, JoeJoe Serina 5.0 !Jr OL 70 Meyer, RyanRyan Meyer 1.0 !Fr OL 71 Herrell, BenBen Herrell 5.0 !Jr OL 74 Bell, JacobJacob Bell 5.0 !Jr OL 75 Kracium, MarkMark Kracium 1.0 !Fr OL 76 Fessel, ChrisChris Fessel 1.0 !Fr OL 78 Getch, KennethKenneth Getch 1.0 !Fr OL 79 Bunce, NateNate Bunce 1.0 !Fr WR 80 Branch, JasonJason Branch 7.0 !Sr WR 81 Stegman, RandyRandy Stegman 7.0 !Sr WR 82 Corbin, R. J.R. J. Corbin 1.0 !Fr WR 83 Blackmon, CalvinCalvin Blackmon 3.0 !So TE 84 Vogel, TylerTyler Vogel 1.0 !Fr TE 87 Brandt, MattMatt Brandt 5.0 !Jr WR 88 Kirkpatrick, KoreyKorey Kirkpatrick 5.0 !Jr TE 89 Tyler, DanDan Tyler 1.0 !Fr TE 90 Robinson, GeoffGeoff Robinson 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 47 Thompson, JeremyJeremy Thompson 3.0 !So DL 48 Lautar, BillBill Lautar 1.0 !Fr DL 49 Stanley, WillWill Stanley 5.0 !Jr DL 50 Edwards, MattMatt Edwards 7.0 !Sr DL 65 Glavin, JohnJohn Glavin 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Hoeppner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-04-04