2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
San Francisco Bowl champion
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 18
2002 record 10–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach Frank Beamer (16th season)
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (8th season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
(c. 65,115, grass)
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

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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 25 2:30 PM Arkansas State* No. 16 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic) ESPN+ W 63–7   54,016
September 1 2:30 PM No. 14 LSU* No. 16 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ABC W 26–8   65,049
September 12 7:45 PM No. 16 Marshall* No. 11 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN W 47–21   65,049
September 21 3:30 PM at No. 19 Texas A&M* No. 7 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 13–3   83,746
September 28 12:00 PM at Western Michigan* No. 5 Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 30–0   27,218
October 10 7:45 PM at Boston College No. 4 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 28–23   42,826
October 19 1:00 PM Rutgers No. 3 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA PPV W 35–14   64,907
October 26 1:00 PM Temple No. 3 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA PPV W 20–10   64,937
November 2 7:30 PM No. 25 Pittsburgh No. 3 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 L 21–28   64,971
November 9 3:30 PM at Syracuse No. 8 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 42–50 3OT  48,239
November 20 7:00 PM West Virginia No. 13 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy) ESPN2 L 18–21   62,723
November 30 3:30 PM Virginia* No. 22 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup) ESPN W 21–9   65,097
December 7 1:00 PM at No. 1 Miami (FL) No. 18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) ABC L 45–56   76,108
December 31 8:30 PM vs. Air Force* No. 18 Pacific Bell Park • San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl) ESPN2 W 20–13   25,966
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 44 John Candelas Fr
T 57 Anthony Davis Sr
T 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K 49 Carter Warley Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Lee SuggsRunning back4115Cleveland Browns
Willie PileSafety7252Kansas City Chiefs

References

    http://archive.techsideline.com/football/2002/roster2002.htm

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