The 2002 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Mike Price , and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington .
Washington State was 10–2 in the regular season and 7–1 in the Pac-10 , co-champions with USC . They defeated the Trojans in overtime in early October,[1] [2] but lost to unranked Washington in triple overtime in the Apple Cup at Pullman;[3] WSU regrouped and beat UCLA by three touchdowns two weeks later.[4] The seventh-ranked Cougars were invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but were soundly defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners ,[5] [6] [7] and dropped to tenth in the final rankings .
The Rose Bowl was the final game for Price at WSU; he left for Alabama ,[7] [8] [9] but never coached a game for the Crimson Tide.[10] [11] Longtime defensive coordinator Bill Doba was promoted to head coach for 2003 ,[9] [12] and he led the Cougar program for five years .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 PM vs. Nevada * No. 12 W 31–763,588
September 7 3:00 PM Idaho * No. 11 W 49–1430,110
September 14 12:30 PM at No. 6 Ohio State * No. 10 ABC L 7–25104,553
September 21 2:00 PM Montana State * No. 16 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 45–2823,713
September 28 2:00 PM at California No. 16 W 48–3829,297
October 5 4:00 PM No. 18 USC No. 17 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA TBS W 30–27 OT 36,861
October 12 2:00 PM at Stanford No. 12 W 36–1130,750
October 26 7:00 PM at Arizona No. 9 FSN W 21–1346,462
November 2 12:30 PM No. 16 Arizona State No. 8 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC W 44–2237,444
November 9 12:30 PM No. 15 Oregon No. 5 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC W 32–2137,600
November 23 3:30 PM Washington No. 3 FSN L 26–29 3OT 37,600
December 7 1:30 PM at UCLA No. 7 ABC W 48–2756,335
January 1 2:00 PM vs. No. 8 Oklahoma No. 7 ABC L 14–3486,848
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Personnel [ ]
Roster [ ]
2002 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
8
Basler, Kyle Kyle Basler
1.0 ! Fr
K
10
Dunning, Drew Drew Dunning
5.0 ! Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Source: [13]
Coaching staff [ ]
Source: [14]
Game summaries [ ]
USC [ ]
#20 USC at #17 Washington State
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
USC
7
0
7
13
0
27
• Washington St
10
0
7
10
3
30
Date: October 5 Location: Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington
Scoring summary
1
USC Sultan McCullough 6 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 7-0
1
WSU Drew Dunning 48 yard field goal USC 7-3
1
WSU Mike Bush 3 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 10-7
3
USC Malaefou MacKenzie 15 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 14-10
3
WSU Jermaine Green 75 yard run (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 17-14
4
10:03
WSU Devard Darling 2 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick)Wash St 24-14
4
USC Carson Palmer 3 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) Wash St 24-21
4
4:10
USC Mike Williams 55 yard pass from Carson Palmer (kick failed)USC 27-24
4
1:50
WSU Drew Dunning 35 yard field goal Tie 27-27
OT
WSU Drew Dunning 35 yard field goal Wash St 30-27
Washington State's first win versus USC at home since 1986.[15]
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References [ ]
↑ Grummert, Dale (October 6, 2002). "Cougars finish with classic flair" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GspeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5051%2C1324215 .
↑ Richardson, Vince (October 7, 2002). "Cougar celebration" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KMcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4163%2C3610589 .
↑ Korte, Tim (November 24, 2002). "Anderson comes up big as Huskies clip Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 9D. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bFBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6632%2C6441916 .
↑ Nadel, John (December 8, 2002). "Gesser's heroic afternoon puts WSU in Rose Bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 8D. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q05WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0usDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641%2C1967273 .
↑ Trimmer, Dave (January 2, 2003). "Handful of thorns" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. A1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u2VWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ofIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5934%2C1229621 .
↑ Grummert, Dale (January 2, 2003). "A thorny sendoff" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMVeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3390%2C329081 .
↑ 7.0 7.1 Canfield, Owen (January 2, 2003). "Sooners clobber the Cougs" . Eugene Register-Guard . Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 1D. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VU9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5531%2C291820 .
↑ Grummert, Dale (December 18, 2002). "Mike Price goes out with Tide" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g79eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5067%2C630162 .
↑ 9.0 9.1 Richardson, Vince (December 18, 2002). "Southern comfort" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ucUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5180%2C1678257 .
↑ Zenor, John (May 5, 2003). "Down and out" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Associated Press ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=98UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JdEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5051%2C548952 .
↑ Yaeger, Don (May 12, 2003). "Bad Behavior - How he met his Destiny at a strip club - Mike Price: Fired" . Sports Illustrated : 38. https://www.si.com/vault/2003/05/12/342806/how-he-met-his-destiny-at-a-strip-club-mike-price-fired .
↑ Grummert, Dale (December 19, 2002). "Crimson ties" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2799%2C1011567 .
↑ "Today's lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 4D. November 9, 2002. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XVBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5352%2C2329732 .
↑ 2012 Washington State Cougars football information guide.
↑ USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
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