2002 Washington State Cougars football team

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2002 Washington State Cougars football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–34 vs. Oklahoma
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record10–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Levenseller (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBill Doba (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Washington State $+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 4 USC  %+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Arizona State   5 – 3     8 – 6  
UCLA   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Oregon State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Stanford   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Mike Price in his 14th and final season as head coach, and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

Washington State finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–2 and mark of 7–1 in the conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with USC. They defeated the Trojans in overtime in early October,[1][2] but lost to unranked Washington in triple overtime in the Apple Cup at Pullman;[3] WSU regrouped and beat UCLA by three touchdowns two weeks later.[4] The seventh-ranked Cougars were invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but were soundly defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners,[5][6][7] and dropped to tenth in the final rankings.

The Rose Bowl was the final game for Price at Washington State. He left to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama, but never coached a game for the Crimson Tide.[7][8][9][10][11] Bill Doba, longtime defensive coordinator for the cougars, was promoted to head coach for the 2003 season, and he led the Cougar program through 2007.[9][12]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 pmvs.
Seahawks Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
    • (Cougar Gridiron Classic)    		W 31–763,588
    September 73:00 pmIdaho*No. 11
    		W 49–1430,110
    September 1412:30 pmat No. 6
    ABC
    		L 7–25104,553
    September 212:00 pmMontana State*No. 16
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		W 45–2823,713
    September 282:00 pmat CaliforniaNo. 16
    		W 48–3829,297
    October 54:00 pmNo. 18 USCdaggerNo. 17
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		TBSW 30–27 OT36,861
    October 122:00 pmat StanfordNo. 12
    		W 36–1130,750
    October 267:00 pmat ArizonaNo. 9
    		FSNW 21–1346,462
    November 212:30 pmNo. 16 Arizona StateNo. 8
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		ABCW 44–2237,444
    November 912:30 pmNo. 15 OregonNo. 5
    • Martin Stadium
    • Pullman, WA
    		ABCW 32–2137,600
    November 233:30 pmWashingtonNo. 3
    		FSNL 26–29 3OT37,600
    December 71:30 pmat UCLANo. 7
    		ABCW 48–2756,335
    January 1, 20032:00 pmvs. No. 8 Oklahoma*No. 7
    		ABCL 14–3486,848
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    Conference opponent not played this season: Oregon State

    Roster

    2002 Washington State Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 67 Calvin Armstrong So
    TE 81 Troy Bienemann Fr
    WR 5 Mike Bush Sr
    WR 1 Devard Darling So
    QB 17 Jason Gesser (C) Sr
    RB 30 Jermaine Green Jr
    C 52 Tyler Hunt Sr
    QB 4 Matt Kegel Jr
    G 71 Billy Knotts Jr
    OT 50 Josh Parrish Jr
    WR 84 Jerome Riley Sr
    G 77 Derrick Roche Sr
    QB 9 Josh Swogger Fr
    RB 25 John Tippins Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 28 Hamza Abdullah So
    LB 46 Pat Bennett So
    DE 9 Isaac Brown Jr
    FS 27 Erik Coleman Jr
    CB 29 Jason David Jr
    LB 58 Mawull Davis Sr
    LB 51 Will Derting Fr
    LB 48 Al Genatone Jr
    DT 88 Rien Long Jr
    CB 15 Karl Paymah So
    DE 6 Fred Shavles Sr
    CB 45 Marcus Trufant (C) Sr
    DT 95 Jeremey Williams Jr
    SS 24 Virgil Williams Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 8 Kyle Basler Fr
    K 10 Drew Dunning Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Source:[13][14][15][16]

    Coaching staff

    Source:[17]

    Game summaries

    USC

    #20 USC at #17 Washington State
    1 234OTTotal
    USC 7 07130 27
    • Washington St 10 07103 30
    • Date: October 5
    • Location: Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington
    • Television network: TBS
    Scoring summary
    1USCSultan McCullough 6 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 7-0
    1WSUDrew Dunning 48 yard field goalUSC 7-3
    1WSUMike Bush 3 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick)Wash St 10-7
    3USCMalaefou MacKenzie 15 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 14-10
    3WSUJermaine Green 75 yard run (Drew Dunning kick)Wash St 17-14
    410:03WSUDevard Darling 2 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick)Wash St 24-14
    4USCCarson Palmer 3 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)Wash St 24-21
    44:10USCMike Williams 55 yard pass from Carson Palmer (kick failed)USC 27-24
    41:50WSUDrew Dunning 35 yard field goalTie 27-27
    OTWSUDrew Dunning 35 yard field goalWash St 30-27

    Washington State's first win over USC in Pullman in sixteen years.[18]

    2002 Cougars in professional football

    References

    1. ^ Grummert, Dale (October 6, 2002). "Cougars finish with classic flair". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    2. ^ Richardson, Vince (October 7, 2002). "Cougar celebration". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
    3. ^ Korte, Tim (November 24, 2002). "Anderson comes up big as Huskies clip Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 9D.
    4. ^ Nadel, John (December 8, 2002). "Gesser's heroic afternoon puts WSU in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8D.
    5. ^ Trimmer, Dave (January 2, 2003). "Handful of thorns". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
    6. ^ Grummert, Dale (January 2, 2003). "A thorny sendoff". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    7. ^ a b Canfield, Owen (January 2, 2003). "Sooners clobber the Cougs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
    8. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 18, 2002). "Mike Price goes out with Tide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1A.
    9. ^ a b Richardson, Vince (December 18, 2002). "Southern comfort". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
    10. ^ Zenor, John (May 5, 2003). "Down and out". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
    11. ^ Yaeger, Don (May 12, 2003). "Bad Behavior - How he met his Destiny at a strip club - Mike Price: Fired". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
    12. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 19, 2002). "Crimson ties". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
    13. ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 9, 2002. p. 4D.
    14. ^ "Apple Cup preview: WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 2002. p. C15.
    15. ^ "Rose Bowl by the numbers". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). December 31, 2002. p. 4B.
    16. ^ "Rose Bowl matchups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 1, 2003. p. 4B.
    17. ^ 2012 Washington State Cougars football information guide.
    18. ^ USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
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