2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

2002 Syracuse Orangemen football

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (14th as OC, 17th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (4th as DC, 10th overall season)
Captain	Clifton Smith Chris Davis Will Hunter Troy Nunes David Tyree^[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $	7	–	0	12	–	1
No. 25 West Virginia	6	–	1	9	–	4
No. 19 Pittsburgh	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 18 Virginia Tech	3	–	4	10	–	4
Boston College	3	–	4	9	–	4
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	8
Syracuse	2	–	5	4	–	8
Rutgers	0	–	7	1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:45 pm	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 21–42	65,612
September 7	8:00 pm	North Carolina*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 22–30	39,444
September 14	3:30 pm	Rhode Island*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 63–17	43,089
September 28	9:00 pm	at No. 25 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 34–37 ^3OT	83,667
October 5	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 24–48	39,947
October 12	12:00 pm	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	TWCSN	L 16–17	17,220
October 18	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 7–34	45,088
October 25	1:30 pm	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 45–14	37,158
November 2	7:00 pm	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	ESPN+	W 38–35	24,043
November 9	3:30 pm	No. 8 Virginia Tech	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 50–42 ^3OT	48,239
November 16	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 20–41	36,221
November 30	1:00 pm	No. 1 Miami	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 7–49	45,679
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Syracuse Orange football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`5`	R. J. Anderson	Jr
C	`68`	Chris Buda	Jr
RB	`34`	Chris Davis	Sr
TE	`85`	Joe Kowalewski	Fr
WR	`2`	Johnnie Morant	Jr
QB	`11`	Troy Nunes	Sr
OT	`69`	Quinn Ojinnaka	Fr
OT	`74`	Kevin Sampson	Jr
OT	`78`	Adam Terry	So
WR	`81`	David Tyree	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`91`	Eugene Brown	Fr
CB	`25`	Steve Gregory	Fr
CB	`30`	Will Hunter	Sr
DE	`94`	Ryan LaCasse	Fr
LB	`57`	Rich Scanlon	Jr
LB	`9`	Clifton Smith	Sr
DE	`97`	Josh Thomas	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster

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