2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

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2002 NC State Wolfpack football
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Notre Dame
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record11–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarty Galbraith (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Amato (1st season)
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Florida State $  7 –1   9 –5  
No. 22 Virginia  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 13 Maryland  6 –2   11 –3  
No. 12 NC State  5 –3   11 –3  
Clemson  4 –4   7 –6  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5   7 –6  
North Carolina  1 –7   3 –9  
Duke  0 –8   2 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2002 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 244:30 pm New Mexico *
 FSN W 34–1447,018
August 317:00 pm East Tennessee State *No. 25
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 34–042,507
September 712:00 pmat Navy *No. 21
W 65–1929,613
September 147:00 pm Wake Forest No. 19
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)
W 32–1351,094
September 2112:30 pmat Texas Tech *No. 17
FSNW 51–48 OT35,864
September 281:00 pm Massachusetts *No. 17
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 56–2451,221
October 1212:00 pmat North Carolina No. 14
 JPS W 34–1760,250
October 1912:00 pm Duke No. 13
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)
W 24–2251,500
October 247:45 pmat Clemson No. 12
 ESPN W 38–678,904
November 23:30 pm Georgia Tech No. 10
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
 ABC L 17–2451,500
November 912:00 pmat Maryland No. 14
ABCL 21–2452,915
November 1612:00 pmat Virginia No. 22
JPSL 9–1453,371
November 233:30 pmNo. 14 Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
ABCW 17–751,500
January 112:30 pmvs. No. 11 Notre Dame *No. 17
 NBC W 28–673,491
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Roster

2002 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Philip Rivers Jr
RB 44 T. A. McLendon Fr
G 54 Sean Locklear Jr
OT Scott Kooistra Sr
WR 82 Jerricho Cotchery Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 9 Terrence Holt Sr
CB 28 Lamont Reid So
DB 36 Andre Maddox So
LB 91 Manny Lawson Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 21Adam KikerJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-08-04

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP RV252119171716141312101422—21171712
Coaches 252422201615141110981320—20171711
BCS Not released11912—————Not released

Game summaries

At Texas Tech

1234OTTotal
No. 17 Wolfpack107217651
Red Raiders73728348

[2]

Florida State

[3]

Vs. Notre Dame (Gator Bowl)

Gator Bowl
1234Total
•Wolfpack0210728
Fighting Irish30306
  • Source:
Scoring summary
15:09NDNick Setta 23-yard field goalND 3-0
214:30NCSTT.A. McLendon 2-yard run (Adam Kiker kick)NCST 7-3
25:30NCSTT.A. McLendon 3-yard run (Adam Kiker kick)NCST 14-3
21:37NCSTJerricho Cotchery 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Adam Kiker kick)NCST 21-3
32:50NDNick Setta 41-yard field goalNCST 21-6
410:50NCSTSean Berton 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Adam Kiker kick)NCST 28-6

[4]

2003 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Terrence Holt Safety5137 Detroit Lions
Scott Kooistra Offensive tackle7215 Cincinnati Bengals

[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "NC State University Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Freshman scores record-tying fifth TD in overtime". ESPN . September 21, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Defense secures Wolfpacks' first-ever 10-win season". ESPN . November 23, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Wolfpack cap best season in school history". ESPN . January 1, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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