The 2002 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's first season. The team finished with a 6–10 record under head coach Terry Karg, finishing fourth out of five in the American Conference Northeast Division; they did not go to the playoffs. Following the season, Karg resigned as head coach.[1]
Schedule
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site |
|---|
| 1 | Bye |
| 2 | April 6, 2002 | Greensboro Prowlers | L 42–28 | 0–1 | Greensboro Coliseum |
| 3 | April 12, 2002 | Richmond Speed | L 72–30 | 0–2 | First Union Arena |
| 4 | April 20, 2002 | Albany Conquest | L 34–28 | 0–3 | First Union Arena |
| 5 | April 27, 2002 | Greensboro Prowlers | L 64–31 | 0–4 | Greensboro Coliseum |
| 6 | May 4, 2002 | Roanoke Steam | L 44–26 | 0–5 | First Union Arena |
| 7 | May 10, 2002 | Rochester Brigade | L 57–52 | 0–6 | Blue Cross Arena |
| 8 | May 18, 2002 | New Haven Ninjas | W 47–43 | 1–6 | New Haven Coliseum |
| 9 | May 25, 2002 | Albany Conquest | L 37–35 | 1–7 | Times Union Center |
| 10 | June 1, 2002 | Rochester Brigade | W 52–35 | 2–7 | First Union Arena |
| 11 | June 7, 2002 | Mohegan Wolves | W 49–40 | 3–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| 12 | June 15, 2002 | Mohegan Wolves | W 51–26 | 4–7 | First Union Arena |
| 13 | June 22, 2002 | New Haven Ninjas | L 67–59 | 4–8 | New Haven Coliseum |
| 14 | June 29, 2002 | Rochester Brigade | L 55–38 | 4–9 | Blue Cross Arena |
| 15 | July 6, 2002 | New Haven Ninjas | W 45–28 | 5–9 | First Union Arena |
| 16 | July 13, 2002 | Mohegan Wolves | W 56–39 | 6–9 | First Union Arena |
| 17 | July 20, 2002 | Albany Conquest | L 58–36 | 6–10 | First Union Arena |
| 18 | Bye |
Attendance
| Week | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|
| 2 | Mahoning Valley Thunder | 8,200 |
| 3 | Manchester Wolves | 6,968 |
| 6 | Quad City Steamwheelers | 7,043 |
| 10 | Albany Conquest | 6,358 |
| 12 | Manchester Wolves | 5,739 |
| 15 | Tennessee Valley Vipers | 4,880 |
| 16 | Manchester Wolves | 5,701 |
| 17 | Peoria Pirates | 6,088 |
| Total | | 50,977 |
| Average | | 6,372 |