2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
2002 record	8–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Joe Novak
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)
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 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 PM	Wake Forest*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	W 42–41 OT	19,653
September 7	6:00 PM	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida		L 6–37	23,559
September 14	11:00 AM	at No. 22 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	ESPN+	L 21–24	77,460
September 21	6:30 PM	Western Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		L 26–29	23,598
September 28	1:00 PM	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 13–6	16,302
October 5	1:00 PM	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana		W 41–29	14,499
October 12	1:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio		W 48–41	15,234
October 19	1:00 PM	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois		W 49–0	20,186
October 26	12:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan		W 24–20	15,049
November 9	1:30 PM	No. 20 Bowling Green	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	W 26–17	25,822
November 16	12:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan		W 49–21	5,567
November 23	11:00 AM	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	L 30–33	20,154
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 89 Cieslak, BradBrad Cieslak 1.0 !Fr WR 82 Fleck, P. J.P. J. Fleck 7.0 !Sr QB 6 Gilbert, RyanRyan Gilbert 5.0 !Jr QB 10 Haldi, JoshJosh Haldi 3.0 !So TB 28 Hammock, ThomasThomas Hammock 7.0 !Sr RB 24 Harris, A. J.A. J. Harris 1.0 !Fr WR 84 Hurd, SamSam Hurd 1.0 !Fr WR Rodriquez, EdgarEdgar Rodriquez File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 83 Powers, ShatoneShatone Powers 1.0 !Fr TB 8 Pugh, JeremyJeremy Pugh File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 88 Pugh, TurnerTurner Pugh 5.0 !Jr TE 80 Raleigh, PatPat Raleigh 1.0 !Fr FB 34 Scaramella, MikeMike Scaramella 5.0 !Jr G 64 Schroeder, ShaunShaun Schroeder 5.0 !Jr WR 5 Sheldon, DanDan Sheldon 3.0 !So G 69 Sleight, GrahamGraham Sleight 5.0 !Jr RB 32 Turner, MichaelMichael Turner 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 91 Cooksey, LeonardLeonard Cooksey 5.0 !Jr DT 51 Didesch, EricEric Didesch 7.0 !Sr FS Dokes, KeaftaKeafta Dokes 1.0 !Fr SS 37 Dole, JustinJustin Dole 7.0 !Sr CB 18 Drew, RandeeRandee Drew 5.0 !Jr LB 45 Duffy, NickNick Duffy 5.0 !Jr CB 29 Smith, DeonDeon Smith File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr SS 48 Smith, RayRay Smith 1.0 !Fr LB 40 Smith, WillieWillie Smith 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Novak Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-02