2002 Michigan State Spartans football team

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2002
Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass)
Seasons
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ohio State $#+   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   2 – 6     8 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team represented

Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the third and final season for head coach Bobby Williams, who was replaced after the Michigan game by interim head coach Morris Watts
.

The Spartans were coming off a 7–5 season which ended with a victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs. However, the 2002 season turned out to be very different. The Spartans finished 4–8, their worst record since 1994, and second losing season out of the previous three. Michigan State also finished 2–6 in the Big Ten, their 3rd straight losing season in Big Ten play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
    		• ESPN+W 56–773,927
    September 71:05 p.m.Rice*No. 15
    • Spartan Stadium
    • East Lansing, MI
    		W 27–1074,014
    September 1412:00 p.m.California*No. 15
    • Spartan Stadium
    • East Lansing, MI
    		ESPN2L 22–4672,634
    September 213:30 p.m.No. 12
    Megaphone Trophy)
    		ABCL 17–2175,182
    September 281:05 p.m.Northwestern
    • Spartan Stadium
    • East Lansing, MI
    		W 39–2474,215
    October 1212:00 p.m.at No. 17 Iowa
    		ESPNL 16–4470,397
    October 1912:00 p.m.Minnesotadagger
    • Spartan Stadium
    • East Lansing, MI
    		ESPN+L 7–2874,232
    October 267:00 p.m.Wisconsin
    • Spartan Stadium
    • East Lansing, MI
    		ESPN2L 24–4274,504
    November 212:00 p.m.at No. 15
    Paul Bunyan Trophy
    )    		ESPN2L 3–49111,542
    November 91:00 p.m.at
    Old Brass Spittoon
    )    		W 56–2129,253
    November 1612:00 p.m.Purdue
    • Spartan Stadium
    • East Lansing, MI
    		ESPN+L 42–4572,828
    November 233:30 p.m.at No. 15
    Land Grant Trophy
    )    		ABCL 7–61108,755
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Roster

    2002 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL 69 Kyle Cook Fr
    C 51 Chris Morris Fr
    WR 1 Charles Rogers Jr
    QB 9 Jeff Smoker Jr
    QB 5 Drew Stanton Fr
    G 76 Will Whitticker So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 95 Matthias Askew Jr
    LB 42 Mike Labinjo Jr
    DE 99 Brandon McKinney Fr
    LB 55 Matt Ott So
    DT 97 Kyle Rasmussen Jr
    DB 36 Eric Smith  Fr
    LB 44 Ronald Stanley So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 16 Dave Rayner So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Morris Watts – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
    • Reggie Mitchell – Running backs coach/assistant head coach
    • Don Treadwell – Wide receivers coach
    • Pat Perles – Tight ends coach
    • Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line coach
    • Brad Miller – Defensive coordinator
    • Brad Lawing – Defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator
    • Danny Crossman – Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach
    • Troy Douglas – Defensive backs coach
    • Matt House – Graduate Assistant
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2020-12-31

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		18181515RVRVRVRV————————
    Coaches18171515RV———————————
    HarrisNot released————————Not released
    BCSNot released———————Not released

    Draft picks

    Main article:
    2003 NFL Draft
    Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
    1
    2
         		Charles Rogers  WR    

    References

    1. ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.


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