2002 Toledo Rockets football team

2002 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2002 record 9–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Tom Amstutz (2nd season)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$  7 –1     11 –2  
UCF  6 –2     7 –5  
Miami  5 –3     7 –5  
Ohio  4 –4     4 –8  
Akron  3 –5     4 –8  
Kent State  1 –7     3 –9  
Buffalo  0 –8     1 –11  
West Division
Toledo xy  7 –1     9 –5  
Northern Illinois x  7 –1     8 –4  
Bowling Green  6 –2     9 –3  
Ball State  4 –4     6 –6  
Western Michigan  3 –5     4 –8  
Central Michigan  2 –6     4 –8  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 7:00 PM Cal Poly* Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio W 44–16   23,074
September 7 6:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 65–13   16,843
September 14 2:30 PM at Minnesota* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis L 21–31   36,640
September 21 7:00 PM UNLV* Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio W 38–21   26,050
September 28 1:30 PM at Pittsburgh* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh L 19–37   39,713
October 12 7:00 PM Ball Statedagger Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio W 27–24   25,926
October 19 6:00 PM at Central Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida TV5 W 27–24   18,815
October 26 7:00 PM Miami (OH) Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio L 13–27   24,466
November 9 7:00 PM Central Michigan Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio W 44–17   18,944
November 16 3:30 PM at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan FSN W 42–21   9,844
November 23 12:00 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois FSN W 33–30   20,154
November 30 7:00 PM Bowling Green Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio (Battle of I-75) W 42–24   25,331
December 7 2:30 PM at Marshall Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia (MAC Championship) ESPN2 L 45–49   24,582
December 26 5:00 PM vs. Boston College* Ford Field • Detroit (Motor City Bowl) ESPN L 25–51   51,872
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

2002 Toledo Rockets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Carl Ford Sr
QB 7 Bruce Gradkowski Fr
QB 10 Brian Jones Sr
WR 14 Lance Moore So
G 68 Nick Kaczur So
OL 78 Mike Sacco So
OL 79 Noah Swartz Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 11 Patrick Body So
CB 12 Brandon Hefflin Jr
CB 25 James Stanley Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-21

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Carl FordWide receiver7256Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.utrockets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89645&SPID=10708&DB_OEM_ID=18000&Q_SEASON=2002
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