2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
2002 record	1–11 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500)
Seasons

2002 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Miami †		7	–	0					12	–	1
#25 West Virginia		6	–	1					9	–	4
#19 Pittsburgh		5	–	2					9	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		3	–	4					10	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4					9	–	4
Syracuse		2	–	5					4	–	8
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					1	–	11
† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by second-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 19–37	20,911
September 7	7:00 PM	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 11–34	19,101
September 14	7:00 PM	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 44–0	28,514
September 21	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh	ESPN+	L 3–23	32,519
September 28	7:00 PM	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	L 14–35	103,925
October 12	3:30 PM	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 0–40	12,937
October 19	1:00 PM	at No. 3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	PPV	L 14–35	64,907
October 26	1:30 PM	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 14–45	37,158
November 2	12:00 PM	No. 1 Miami	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–42	27,222
November 16	3:30 PM	[[{{{school}}}|Temple]]	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–20	10,225
November 23	1:00 PM	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC	L 0–42	80,795
November 30	12:00 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	L 14–44	33,786
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 71 Biernacki, DanDan Biernacki 3.0 !So OL 69 Blackwood, HowardHoward Blackwood 7.0 !Sr TE 86 Boehrer, BryanBryan Boehrer 7.0 !Sr QB 17 Boland, BrianBrian Boland 1.0 !Fr OL 74 Boxill, RandyRandy Boxill 1.0 !Fr TE 88 Landi, KeithKeith Landi 5.0 !Jr FB 15 Leonard, BrianBrian Leonard 1.0 !Fr TE 87 Loomis, ChrisChris Loomis 3.0 !So OL 75 Segaloff, MarkMark Segaloff 3.0 !So TE 85 Smith, L. J.L. J. Smith 7.0 !Sr FB 36 Stellke, JoeJoe Stellke 5.0 !Jr WR 84 Ternyila, JeffJeff Ternyila 3.0 !So FB 47 Pilch, RayRay Pilch 5.0 !Jr RB 2 Pittman, ClarenceClarence Pittman 3.0 !So QB 16 Trump, TedTed Trump 7.0 !Sr WR 89 Tucker, ShawnShawn Tucker 1.0 !Fr WR 46 Valverde, AntonioAntonio Valverde 1.0 !Fr FB 48 Williams, NafiNafi Williams 1.0 !Fr OL 62 Williamson, MikeMike Williamson 5.0 !Jr WR 10 Wilson, BryanBryan Wilson 3.0 !So RB 37 Wood, BrandonBrandon Wood 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Bender, BrianBrian Bender 7.0 !Sr LB 57 Berson, SteveSteve Berson 7.0 !Sr LB 41 Brackett, GaryGary Brackett 7.0 !Sr DE 1 Orr, RaheemRaheem Orr 7.0 !Sr DL 99 Parker, J'VonneJ'Vonne Parker 5.0 !Jr DE 92 Peterson, AlfredAlfred Peterson 3.0 !So DL 60 Peyton, JustinJustin Peyton 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Barr, MikeMike Barr 7.0 !Sr	Head coach Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-12-01

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
L. J. Smith	Tight end	2	61	Philadelphia Eagles