2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
San Francisco Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 18
Record10–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Stinespring (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (8th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 252:30 p.m.
ESPN+
W 63–754,016
September 12:30 p.m.No. 14 LSU*No. 16
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCW 26–865,049
September 127:45 p.m.No. 16 Marshall*No. 11
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNW 47–2165,049
September 213:30 p.m.at No. 19 Texas A&M*No. 7ABCW 13–383,746
September 2812:00 p.m.at
ESPN+
W 30–027,218
October 107:45 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 4ESPNW 28–2342,826
October 191:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 3
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
PPVW 35–1464,907
October 261:00 p.m.TempleNo. 3
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
PPVW 20–1064,937
November 27:30 p.m.No. 25 PittsburghNo. 3
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN2L 21–2864,971
November 93:30 p.m.at
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
  • ESPNL 42–50 3OT48,239
    November 207:00 p.m.
    Black Diamond Trophy
    )
    ESPN2L 18–2162,723
    November 303:30 p.m.
    Commonwealth Cup
    )
    ESPNW 21–965,097
    December 71:00 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)No. 18ABCL 45–5676,108
    December 318:30 p.m.vs. )ESPN2W 20–1325,966
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP
    1616121175443338131322182118
    Coaches Poll161610975443337131219141914
    BCSNot released4610Not released

    Roster

    2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 44 John Candelas Fr
    OT 57 Anthony Davis Sr
    OT 79 Jon Dunn So
    RB 43 Doug Easlick Jr
    C 64 Jake Grove Jr
    RB 31/32 Cedric Humes Fr
    RB 25/7 Kevin Jones So
    TE 90 Jeff King Fr
    C 66 Will Montgomery Fr
    QB 11 Grant Noel Sr
    RB 22 Lee Suggs Sr
    G 74 Luke Owens So
    QB 5 Marcus Vick Fr
    WR 19 Ernest Wilford Jr
    WR 12 Richard Johnson So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 42 James Anderson Fr
    S 21 Michael Crawford Jr
    DE 28 Lamar Cobb Sr
    DE 99 Cols Colas Jr
    LB 33 Chad Cooper So
    DE 95 Jim Davis Jr
    S 8 Vincent Fuller So
    CB 4 DeAngelo Hall So
    DB 27 Justin Hamilton Fr
    DT 56 Jonathan Lewis Sr
    DB 35 Willie Pile Sr
    DE 55 Darryl Tapp Fr
    CB 2 Ronyell Whitaker Sr
    CB 17 Garnell Wilds Jr
    CB 2 Jimmy Willams Fr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 49 Carter Warley Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Team players in the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Lee Suggs Running back 4 115 Cleveland Browns
    Willie Pile Safety 7 252 Kansas City Chiefs

    References