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2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
BCSNo. 15
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 25
2002 record9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coachRich Rodriguez
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel
Co-defensive coordinatorTodd Graham
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big East football standings
v · d · e 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 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 9–4 record and traveled to the {{{alt}}}, where they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 48–22. They finished with a ranking of 25/20.

WVU's 9–4 record marked the biggest one-season turnaround in Big East Conference history, after posting a 3–8 record the previous season.

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31* 6:00 PM Chattanooga Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV W 56–7   54,455
September 7* 12:00 PM at #21 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN+ L 17–34   76,320
September 14* 7:00 PM at Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH W 35–32   28,806
September 28* 12:00 PM East Carolina Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+ W 37–17   54,497
October 5* 12:00 PM Maryland Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN2 L 17–48   55,146
October 12 3:30 PM at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN+ W 40–0   12,973
October 19 12:00 PM Syracuse Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+ W 34–7   45,088
October 26 12:00 PM #1 Miami Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN2 L 23–40   56,817
November 2 12:00 PM at Temple Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 46–20   15,042
November 9 12:00 PM Boston College Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN W 24–14   48,474
November 20 7:00 PM at #12 Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA ESPN2 W 21–18   62,723
November 30 1:00 PM at #18 Pittsburgh #21 Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) ABC W 24–17   66,731
December 28* 11:00 AM vs. Virginia #13 Ericsson StadiumCharlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl) ESPN2 L 22–48   73,535
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

2002 season[]

Rasheed Marshall was the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers. He led the team with 1616 passing yards and 9 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing was Avon Cobourne with 1710 net yards. Miquelle Henderson led the team in receiving with 40 receptions for 496 yards.

The home opener for the West Virginia Mountaineers was against Chattanooga, in which the Mountaineers won handidly 56–7. In the second game of the season, WVU played at Wisconsin, where they lost 34–17. They then traveled to Cincinnati, where they beat the Bearcats 35–32.

They then defeated East Carolina by a 37–17 margin at home. They got demolished at home by ACC powerhouse Maryland 17–48. They then traveled to Rutgers, where they won handily 40–0. The next game was a 34–17 home win over Syracuse.

They played host to the number 1 team in the land, the Miami Hurricanes, but lost by a 23–40 count. They played at Temple, and blew out the Owls 46–20. A home game against Boston College resulted in a 24–14 Mountaineer victory. Their next game was against Virginia Tech, where they won 21–18, in Blacksburg.

On November 30, they played at archrival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, and won 24–17. In the Continental Tire Bowl, they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 22–48 to finish the season.

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