2002 Stanford Cardinal football team

2002 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2002 record	2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (1st year) Tom Williams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 85,500)
Seasons

2002 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#10 Washington State †§		7	–	1					10	–	3
#4 USC ‡§		7	–	1					11	–	2
Arizona State		5	–	3					8	–	6
UCLA		4	–	4					8	–	5
Oregon State		4	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	4					7	–	5
Washington		4	–	4					7	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		1	–	7					4	–	8
Stanford		1	–	7					2	–	9
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Buddy Teevens's first season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only two games, ending the season with a 2–9 record, the school's worst since a 1–10 season in 1983.

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7*	12:30 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 27–34	41,065
September 14*	7:00 PM	San Jose State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	KRON	W 63–26	54,500
September 28	11:30 AM	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 24–65	51,443
October 5*	10:30 AM	at #9 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 7–31	80,795
October 12	2:00 PM	#12 Washington State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 11–36	30,750
October 19†	2:00 PM	Arizona	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 16–6	33,800
October 26	3:30 PM	at UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 18–28	54,116
November 2	12:30 PM	at #15 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 14–41	56,436
November 9	4:00 PM	#10 USC	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	L 17–49	44,950
November 16	2:00 PM	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 21–31	29,850
November 23	12:00 PM	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (105th Big Game)	KGO	L 7–30	71,224
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Stanford	Alma mater (Year)
Buddy Teevens	Head Coach	1st	Dartmouth (1979)
Mark Banker	Co-Defensive Coordinator Secondary	1st	Springfield (1978)
David Kelly	Associate Head Coach Wide Receivers	1st	Furman (1979)
Peter McCarty	Defensive Ends	1st	Massachusetts (1978)
Steve Morton	Offensive Line	1st	Washington State (1976)
Wayne Moses	Running Backs	1st	Washington (1977)
Tom Quinn	Special Teams Coordinator Tight Ends	1st	Arizona (1990)
Mike Sanford	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	1st	USC (1977)
Dave Tipton	Defensive Line	14th	Stanford (1971)
Tom Williams	Co-Defensive Coordinator Linebackers	3rd	Stanford (1992)
Ron Forbes	Strength and Conditioning	5th	Florida (1995)

Game Summaries

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinal	3	14	10	0	27
Eagles	0	17	0	17	34

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San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spartans	10	10	6	0	26
Cardinal	7	21	21	14	63

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Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinal	13	3	8	0	24
Sun Devils	28	10	21	6	65

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Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
#9 Fighting Irish	0	3	21	7	31

See also: Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry and 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#12 Cougars	14	9	3	10	36
Cardinal	0	0	3	8	11

See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinal	10	0	3	3	16

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UCLA

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinal	15	3	0	0	18
Bruins	3	10	3	12	28

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Oregon

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinal	0	7	7	0	14
#15 Ducks	28	10	0	3	41

See also: 2002 Oregon Ducks football team

USC

	1	2	3	4	OT
#10 Trojans	14	7	14	14	49
Cardinal	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2002 USC Trojans football team

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Beavers	3	3	7	18	31
Cardinal	7	14	0	0	21

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California

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
Golden Bears	10	13	7	0	30

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