2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

	2002 Big East football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse Orangemen football
	2002 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Big East Conference
2002 record	4–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (12th season)
Captain	Clifton Smith ; Chris Davis ; Will Hunter ; Troy Nunes ; David Tyree
Home stadium	Carrier Dome; (Capacity: 49,550)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:45 PM	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 21–42	65,612
September 7	8:00 PM	North Carolina*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 22–30	39,444
September 14	3:30 PM	Rhode Island*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 63–17	43,089
September 28	9:00 PM	at No. 25 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 34–37	83,667
October 5	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	L 24–48	39,947
October 12	12:00 PM	at [[{{{school}}}\|Temple]]	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	TWCSN	L 16–17	17,220
October 18	12:00 PM	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 7–34	45,088
October 25	1:30 PM	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 45–14	37,158
November 2	7:00 PM	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	ESPN+	W 38–35	24,043
November 9	3:30 PM	No. 8 Virginia Tech	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 50–42 ^3OT	48,239
November 16	12:00 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 20–41	36,221
November 30	1:00 PM	No. 1 Miami	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 7–49	45,679
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Syracuse Orange football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`5`	Anderson, R. J.R. J. Anderson	5.0 !Jr
C	`68`	Buda, ChrisChris Buda	5.0 !Jr
RB	`34`	Davis, ChrisChris Davis	7.0 !Sr
TE	`85`	Kowalewski, JoeJoe Kowalewski	1.0 !Fr
WR	`2`	Morant, JohnnieJohnnie Morant	5.0 !Jr
QB	`11`	Nunes, TroyTroy Nunes	7.0 !Sr
T	`69`	Ojinnaka, QuinnQuinn Ojinnaka	1.0 !Fr
T	`74`	Sampson, KevinKevin Sampson	5.0 !Jr
T	`78`	Terry, AdamAdam Terry	7.0 !Sr
WR	`81`	Tyree, DavidDavid Tyree	7.0 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`91`	Brown, EugeneEugene Brown	1.0 !Fr
CB	`25`	Gregory, SteveSteve Gregory	1.0 !Fr
CB	`30`	Hunter, WillWill Hunter	7.0 !Sr
DE	`94`	LaCasse, RyanRyan LaCasse	1.0 !Fr
LB	`57`	Scanlon, RichRich Scanlon	5.0 !Jr
LB	`9`	Smith, CliftonClifton Smith	7.0 !Sr
DE	`97`	Thomas, JoshJosh Thomas	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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2002 Big East football standings
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