2002 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2002 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner. Despite finishing 7-5, the RedHawks did not receive a bowl bid.

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	6	–	2	7	–	5
Miami (OH)	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 27–21	38,000
September 7	12:00 pm	Iowa*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN Plus	L 24–29	25,934
September 14	8:00 pm	at No. 25 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 7–33	90,010
September 21	2:00 pm	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 27–20	15,042
September 28	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 48–31	17,298
October 5	1:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		W 31–26	31,478
October 12	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 41–48	15,234
October 19	1:00 pm	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 49–0	9,213
October 26	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 27–13	24,466
November 2	1:00 pm	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ONN	W 38–20	27,253
November 12	8:00 pm	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN	L 34–36	26,851
November 23	2:00 pm	Central Florida	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 31–48	7,962
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Miami RedHawks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`4`	Eddie Tillitz	Sr
WR	`5`	Andre Henderson	Fr
WR	`6`	Michael Larkin	So
QB	`7`	Ben Roethlisberger	So
QB	`8`	Josh Betts	Fr
OL	`60`	Dan Kosta	Jr
OL	`61`	Dave Rehker	So
OL	`62`	Todd Londot	Fr
OL	`63`	Justin Smith	Sr
OL	`64`	Ben Hartings	So
OL	`66`	Joe Serina	Jr
OL	`70`	Ryan Meyer	Fr
OL	`71`	Ben Herrell	Jr
OL	`74`	Jacob Bell	Jr
OL	`75`	Mark Kracium	Fr
OL	`76`	Chris Fessel	Fr
OL	`78`	Kenneth Getch	Fr
OL	`79`	Nate Bunce	Fr
WR	`80`	Jason Branch	Sr
WR	`81`	Randy Stegman	Sr
WR	`82`	R. J. Corbin	Fr
WR	`83`	Calvin Blackmon	So
TE	`84`	Tyler Vogel	Fr
TE	`87`	Matt Brandt	Jr
WR	`88`	Korey Kirkpatrick	Jr
TE	`89`	Dan Tyler	Fr
TE	`90`	Geoff Robinson	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`47`	Jeremy Thompson	So
DL	`48`	Bill Lautar	Fr
DL	`49`	Will Stanley	Jr
DL	`50`	Matt Edwards	Sr
DL	`65`	John Glavin	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2003-04-04

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