2002 Oregon Ducks football team

The 2002 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eight in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Seattle Bowl, where the Ducks lost to Wake Forest. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

2002 Oregon Ducks football
Seattle Bowl, L 17–38 vs. Wake Forest
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (6th season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Washington State $+   7 1     10 3  
No. 4 USC  %+   7 1     11 2  
Arizona State   5 3     8 6  
UCLA   4 4     8 5  
Oregon State   4 4     8 5  
California   4 4     7 5  
Washington   4 4     7 6  
Oregon   3 5     7 6  
Arizona   1 7     4 8  
Stanford   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

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Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Haloti Ngata
DT
Salt Lake City Highland HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 309 lb (140 kg) 4.8 Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Chris Solomona
DT
Torrance, California El Camino CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 4.8 Feb 7, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Kellen Taylor
WR
San Francisco CC of San Francisco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.5 Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Albert Toeaina
OL
Antioch, California Pittsburg HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 335 lb (152 kg) 5.2 Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Marques Binns
CB
Los Angeles Susan Miller Dorsey HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.4 Jan 29, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
James Finley
WR
Los Angeles Manual Arts Senior HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Mar 7, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
David Dixon
CB
San Marcos, California Palomar College 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Parris Moore
CB
Fountain Valley, California Fountain Valley HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.5 NA 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Aaron Gipson
CB
Fontana, California Fontana HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.5 Jan 27, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Enoka Lucas
OL
Honolulu, HI Kamehameha HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 5.1 Jan 5, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Tate Pittman
LB
Scottsdale, Arizona Fork Union Mil. Adc. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.7 NA 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Andy Collins
QB
Zillah, WA Zillah HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.7 Dec 17, 2001 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Robert Hamilton
LB
Inglewood, California Westchester HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Cory Larson
LB
Gresham, Oregon Gresham HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
J. D. Nelson
ATH
Mountain View, California Mountain View HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 186 lb (84 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Shawn Perkins
DT
Pendleton, Oregon Pendleton HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 4.9 Dec 28, 2001 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Jermaine Randolph
OL
Fremont, California Serra HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 4.9 Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Tarell Richards
CB
West Valley City, Utah Hunter HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.4 NA 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Junior Siavii
DT
Oroville, California Butte CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 335 lb (152 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Matt Toeaina
RB
Pago Pago, AS Samoana HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Anthony Trucks
ATH
Antioch, California Antioch HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Jan 3, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Terrence Whitehead
S
Los Angeles Crenshaw Senior HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) NA Feb 6, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31   Rivals: 49
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon Football Commitment List 2002". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  • "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2002". Scout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  • "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 pmMississippi State*No. 15FSNW 36–1356,386
September 74:00 pmFresno State*No. 13
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FSNW 28–2456,357
September 1412:30 pmIdaho*No. 13
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
OSNW 58–2155,187
September 214:00 pmPortland State*No. 9
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 41–056,066
October 57:15 pmat ArizonaNo. 8FSNW 31–1447,356
October 1212:30 pmat UCLANo. 7ABCW 31–3068,882
October 1912:30 pmArizona StateNo. 6
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 42–4556,432
October 2612:30 pmNo. 15 USCNo. 14
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABCL 33–4456,754
November 212:30 pmStanfordNo. 19
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 41–1456,436
November 912:30 pmat No. 5 Washington StateNo. 15ABCL 21–3237,600
November 1612:30 pmWashingtonNo. 23
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABCL 14–4257,112
November 2312:30 pmat Oregon StateFSNL 24–4537,154
December 302:30 pmvs. Wake Forest*ESPNL 17–3838,241
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

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2002 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Samie Parker Jr
RB 2 Onterrio Smith Sr
QB Jason Fife
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Mississippi State

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1 234Total
Mississippi St 0 706 13
• Oregon 14 1390 36

Jason Fife's first start for Oregon.[4]

at UCLA

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No. 7 Oregon at UCLA
1 234Total
No. 7 Ducks 7 1707 31
Bruins 14 790 30

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No. 15 USC

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No. 15 USC at No. 14 Oregon
1 234Total
No. 15 Trojans 14 02010 44
No. 14 Ducks 13 6014 33

References

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  1. ^ "2002 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 42. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ ESPN[dead link]
  5. ^ USA Today. Retrieved April 26, 2013.