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 |
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| August 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 16 | | 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 | | ABC | W 13–3 | 83,746 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | No. 5 | | ESPN+ | W 30–0 | 27,218 |
| October 10 | 7:45 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 4 | | 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 | | ESPN | L 42–50 3OT | 48,239 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 13 | | 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 | | ABC | L 45–56 | 76,108 |
| December 31 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | No. 18 | | ESPN2 | W 20–13 | 25,966 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster[]
| 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
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| Players
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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
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
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Team players in the NFL[]
References[]
