2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Colorado State †
6
–
1
10
–
4
New Mexico
5
–
2
7
–
7
Air Force
4
–
3
8
–
5
San Diego State
4
–
3
4
–
9
Utah
3
–
4
5
–
6
UNLV
3
–
4
5
–
7
BYU
2
–
5
5
–
7
Wyoming
1
–
6
2
–
10
† – Conference champion AP Poll
This season was Ron McBride's last at Utah. The team won their first two games, before dropping six straight. At 2–6 with only three games remaining, the team was guaranteed a losing record and would be ineligible for bowl play . However, the team then won the final three games of the season, capped by a 13–6 home victory over their biggest rivals , the BYU Cougars , finishing the season with a 5–6 record.
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 PM at Utah State * KJZZ W 23–330,757 September 7 6:00 PM Indiana * KJZZ W 40–1333,419 September 14 7:22 PM at Arizona * KJZZ L 17–2344,243 September 21 10:00 AM at No. 14 Michigan * ESPN L 7–10109,734 September 28 1:00 PM Air Force Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City ESPN+ L 26–3035,659 October 12 5:00 PM at San Diego State KJZZ L 17–3620,410 October 19 1:00 PM Colorado State Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City ESPN+ L 20–2834,374 October 26 1:00 PM at New Mexico ESPN+ L 35–42 OT 27,300 November 9 5:00 PM UNLV Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City KJZZ W 28–1728,528 November 16 10:00 AM at Wyoming KJZZ W 23–1810,611 November 23 1:00 PM BYU Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City (Holy War ) ESPN+ W 13–645,167 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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Roster [ ]
2002 Utah Utes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
T
69
Gross, Jordan Jordan Gross 7.0 ! Sr
TE
89
Hansen, Matt Matt Hansen 5.0 ! Jr
WR
88
LaTendresse, Travis Travis LaTendresse 1.0 ! Fr
QB
11
Smith, Alex Alex Smith 1.0 ! Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
4
Sanders, Antwoine Antwoine Sanders 5.0 ! Jr
DL
97
Sape, Lauvale Lauvale Sape 7.0 ! Sr
DE
44
Savage, Josh Josh Savage 5.0 ! Jr
DE
63
Smith, Garrett Garrett Smith 7.0 ! Sr
DB
30
Taliauli, Soane Soane Taliauli 1.0 ! Fr
LB
5
Thompson, Steven Steven Thompson 1.0 ! Fr
LB
49
Toone, Spencer Spencer Toone 3.0 ! So
LB
13
Tune, Zach Zach Tune 3.0 ! So
DB
3
Weight, Cody Cody Weight 7.0 ! Sr
DB
10
White, Anthony Anthony White 5.0 ! Jr
DB
2
Young, Antonio Antonio Young 1.0 ! Fr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
After the season [ ] NFL draft [ ] Three players went in the 2003 NFL Draft , including first rounder and future pro bowler Jordan Gross .
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