2002 Navy Midshipmen football team

2002 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
2002 record	2–10
Head coach	Paul Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

2002 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
South Florida			–						9	–	2
No. 17 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
Connecticut			–						6	–	6
Utah State			–						4	–	7
Troy State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		W 38–7	25,744
September 7	No. 21 NC State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 19–65	29,613
September 21	Northwestern	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HDNet	L 40–49	27,012
September 28	Duke	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HDNet	L 17–43	31,647
October 5	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 7–48	48,550
October 12	Rice	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HDNet	L 10–17	25,104
October 19	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 21–46	41,322
October 26	at Tulane	Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA		L 30–51	27,417
November 9	No. 9 Notre Dame	Ravens Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	CBS	L 23–30	70,260
November 16	Connecticut	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 0–38	25,664
November 23	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 27–30	22,811
December 7	vs. Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 58–12
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2002 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Bailey, DominicDominic Bailey 5.0 !Jr RB 46 Barry, RyanRyan Barry 3.0 !So T 70 Bennett, TuckerTucker Bennett 1.0 !Fr WR 10 Blecksmith, J.P.J.P. Blecksmith 7.0 !Sr QB 11 Candeto, CraigCraig Candeto 5.0 !Jr RB 39 Dingle, MarvinMarvin Dingle 1.0 !Fr RB 15 Divis, FrankFrank Divis 3.0 !So RB 32 Eckel, KyleKyle Eckel 3.0 !So C 66 Goodin, JoshJosh Goodin 5.0 !Jr RB 8 Harris, CeceCece Harris 5.0 !Jr T 65 Jaskowiak, DerekDerek Jaskowiak 3.0 !So WR 17 Jenkins, AmirAmir Jenkins 3.0 !So RB 21 Lane, TonyTony Lane 5.0 !Jr G 63 Magee, SeanSean Magee 5.0 !Jr RB 24 McDonald, BryceBryce McDonald 5.0 !Jr WR 4 McIlravy, MikeMike McIlravy 3.0 !So QB 19 Michalowicz, AndyAndy Michalowicz 5.0 !Jr QB 2 Owens, LamarLamar Owens 1.0 !Fr C 58 Peters, DanDan Peters 1.0 !Fr QB 6 Polanco, AaronAaron Polanco 3.0 !So RB 34 Roberts, EricEric Roberts 1.0 !Fr G 74 Roitsch, AugustAugust Roitsch 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 94 Adair, SteveSteve Adair 3.0 !So NT 91 Akingbemi, BabatundeBabatunde Akingbemi 3.0 !So DT 96 Beuttenmuller, PetePete Beuttenmuller File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr CB 16 Brazier, ShalimarShalimar Brazier 5.0 !Jr DT 54 Brindel, JoshJosh Brindel 5.0 !Jr CB 29 Bush, DavidDavid Bush 5.0 !Jr LB 56 Carthan, EddieEddie Carthan 5.0 !Jr DE 91 Chase, JeremyJeremy Chase 1.0 !Fr LB 53 Costello, T.J.T.J. Costello 3.0 !So CB 37 Ekundayo, SinaSina Ekundayo 1.0 !Fr LB 55 Elliott, DustinDustin Elliott 3.0 !So S 13 Fay, JoeyJoey Fay 3.0 !So CB 19 Furgan, MattMatt Furgan 3.0 !So CB 9 Golson, JustinJustin Golson 3.0 !So DE 95 Henry, RalphRalph Henry 5.0 !Jr DE 54 Horne, AdamAdam Horne 1.0 !Fr S 24 Irons, WayneWayne Irons 1.0 !Fr LB 22 Jackson, LaneLane Jackson 3.0 !So CB 23 Kelley, VaughnVaughn Kelley 3.0 !So LB 50 Mathews, BenBen Mathews 5.0 !Jr LB 40 McCabe, RyanRyan McCabe 3.0 !So LB 51 McClarin, BobbyBobby McClarin 3.0 !So DE 90 McElhannon, SeanSean McElhannon 3.0 !So S 28 Montgomery, LaneLane Montgomery 1.0 !Fr LB 1 Monts, JasonJason Monts 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Johnson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-14