2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

2002 Big East football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse Orangemen football
2002 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Big East Conference
2002 record	4–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (12th season)
Captain	Clifton Smith ; Chris Davis ; Will Hunter ; Troy Nunes ; David Tyree[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome; (Capacity: 49,550)

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	83,667
October 5	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	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	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	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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. 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
T	`69`	Quinn Ojinnaka	Fr
T	`74`	Kevin Sampson	Jr
T	`78`	Adam Terry	Sr
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

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National championship seasons in bold

2002 Big East 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
Syracuse		2	–	5		4	–	8
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll