2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1–11 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by second-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

2002 Big East Conference football standings
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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
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	8
Syracuse	2	–	5	4	–	8
Rutgers	0	–	7	1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 19–37	20,911
September 7	7:00 pm	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 11–34	19,101
September 14	7:00 pm	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 44–0	28,514
September 21	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh	ESPN+	L 3–23	32,519
September 28	7:00 pm	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	L 14–35	103,925
October 12	3:30 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 0–40	12,937
October 19	1:00 pm	at No. 3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	PPV	L 14–35	64,907
October 26	1:30 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 14–45	37,158
November 2	12:00 pm	No. 1 Miami	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–42	27,222
November 16	3:30 pm	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–20	10,225
November 23	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC	L 0–42	80,795
November 30	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	L 14–44	33,786
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`71`	Dan Biernacki	So
OL	`69`	Howard Blackwood	Sr
TE	`86`	Bryan Boehrer	Sr
QB	`17`	Brian Boland	Fr
OL	`74`	Randy Boxill	Fr
TE	`88`	Keith Landi	Jr
FB	`15`	Brian Leonard	Fr
TE	`87`	Chris Loomis	So
OL	`75`	Mark Segaloff	So
TE	`85`	L. J. Smith	Sr
FB	`36`	Joe Stellke	Jr
WR	`84`	Jeff Ternyila	So
FB	`47`	Ray Pilch	Jr
RB	`2`	Clarence Pittman	So
QB	`16`	Ted Trump	Sr
WR	`89`	Shawn Tucker	Fr
WR	`46`	Antonio Valverde	Fr
FB	`48`	Nafi Williams	Fr
OL	`62`	Mike Williamson	Jr
WR	`10`	Bryan Wilson	So
RB	`37`	Brandon Wood	Fr