2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Air Force
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 18
2002 record	10–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (8th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (c. 65,115, grass)
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 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	ESPN+	W 63–7	54,016
September 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 LSU*	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 26–8	65,049
September 12	7:45 p.m.	No. 16 Marshall*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 47–21	65,049
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Texas A&M*	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 13–3	83,746
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	No. 5	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 30–0	27,218
October 10	7:45 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 4	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–23	42,826
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	PPV	W 35–14	64,907
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	PPV	W 20–10	64,937
November 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 25 Pittsburgh	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 21–28	64,971
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 42–50 3OT	48,239
November 20	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 13	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN2	L 18–21	62,723
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Virginia*	No. 22	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 21–9	65,097
December 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 45–56	76,108
December 31	8:30 p.m.	vs. Air Force*	No. 18	Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 20–13	25,966
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 44 Candelas, JohnJohn Candelas 1.0 !Fr T 57 Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis 7.0 !Sr T 79 Dunn, JonJon Dunn 3.0 !So RB 43 Easlick, DougDoug Easlick 5.0 !Jr C 64 Grove, JakeJake Grove 5.0 !Jr RB 31/32 Humes, CedricCedric Humes 1.0 !Fr RB 25/7 Jones, KevinKevin Jones 3.0 !So TE 90 King, JeffJeff King 1.0 !Fr C 66 Montgomery, WillWill Montgomery 1.0 !Fr QB 11 Noel, GrantGrant Noel 7.0 !Sr RB 22 Suggs, LeeLee Suggs 7.0 !Sr G 74 Owens, LukeLuke Owens 3.0 !So QB 5 Vick, MarcusMarcus Vick 1.0 !Fr WR 19 Wilford, ErnestErnest Wilford 5.0 !Jr WR 12 Johnson, RichardRichard Johnson 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Anderson, JamesJames Anderson 1.0 !Fr S 21 Crawford, MichaelMichael Crawford 5.0 !Jr DE 28 Cobb, LamarLamar Cobb 7.0 !Sr DE 99 Colas, ColsCols Colas 5.0 !Jr LB 33 Cooper, ChadChad Cooper 3.0 !So DE 95 Davis, JimJim Davis 5.0 !Jr S 8 Fuller, VincentVincent Fuller 3.0 !So CB 4 Hall, DeAngeloDeAngelo Hall 3.0 !So DB 27 Hamilton, JustinJustin Hamilton 1.0 !Fr DT 56 Lewis, JonathanJonathan Lewis 7.0 !Sr DB 35 Pile, WillieWillie Pile 7.0 !Sr DE 55 Tapp, DarrylDarryl Tapp 1.0 !Fr CB 2 Whitaker, RonyellRonyell Whitaker 7.0 !Sr CB 17 Wilds, GarnellGarnell Wilds 5.0 !Jr CB 2 Willams, JimmyJimmy Willams 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 49 Warley, CarterCarter Warley 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Frank Beamer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Lee Suggs	Running back	4	115	Cleveland Browns
Willie Pile	Safety	7	252	Kansas City Chiefs