2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2002
Rutgers Stadium
2002 Rutgers Stadium
	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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented

Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 19–37	20,911
September 7	7:00 pm	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 11–34	19,101
September 14	7:00 pm	ESPN+	W 44–0	28,514
September 21	12:00 pm	at Heinz Field Pittsburgh	ESPN+	L 3–23	32,519
September 28	7:00 pm	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	L 14–35	103,925
October 12	3:30 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 0–40	12,937
October 19	1:00 pm	at No. 3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	PPV	L 14–35	64,907
October 26	1:30 pm	at Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 14–45	37,158
November 2	12:00 pm	No. 1 Miami	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–42	27,222
November 16	3:30 pm	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–20	10,225
November 23	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC	L 0–42	80,795
November 30	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	L 14–44	33,786
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`71`	Dan Biernacki	So
OL	`69`	Howard Blackwood	Sr
TE	`86`	Bryan Boehrer	Sr
QB	`17`	Brian Boland	Fr
OL	`74`	Randy Boxill	Fr
TE	`88`	Keith Landi	Jr
FB	`15`	Brian Leonard	Fr
TE	`87`	Chris Loomis	So
OL	`75`	Mark Segaloff	So
TE	`85`	L. J. Smith	Sr
FB	`36`	Joe Stellke	Jr
WR	`84`	Jeff Ternyila	So
FB	`47`	Ray Pilch	Jr
RB	`2`	Clarence Pittman	So
QB	`16`	Ted Trump	Sr
WR	`89`	Shawn Tucker	Fr
WR	`46`	Antonio Valverde	Fr
FB	`48`	Nafi Williams	Fr
OL	`62`	Mike Williamson	Jr
WR	`10`	Bryan Wilson	So
RB	`37`	Brandon Wood	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`42`	Brian Bender	Sr
LB	`57`	Steve Berson	Sr
LB	`41`	Gary Brackett	Sr
DE	`1`	Raheem Orr	Sr
DL	`99`	J'Vonne Parker	Jr
DE	`92`	Alfred Peterson	So
DL	`60`	Justin Peyton	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`13`	Mike Barr	Sr

Roster
Last update: 2002-12-01

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
L. J. Smith	Tight end	2	61	Philadelphia Eagles

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