2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Holiday Bowl, L 27–34 vs. Kansas State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBrent Guy (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
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  
  5 – 3     8 – 6  
Oregon State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UCLA   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

The 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dirk Koetter, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Pac-10. Arizona State was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Sun Devils lost to Kansas State. The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 244:45 pmat No. 10 Nebraska*
ESPNL 10–4877,779
August 317:00 pmEastern Washington*
W 38–239,581[1]
September 77:00 pmUCF*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
AZTVW 46–1343,401
September 147:00 pmat San Diego State*
AZTVW 39–2829,041
September 2812:30 pmStanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCW 65–2451,443
October 57:00 pmNorth Carolina*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 35–3842,128
October 127:00 pmOregon State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNAZW 13–947,434
October 1912:30 pmat No. 6 Oregon
W 45–4256,432
October 267:00 pmWashingtondaggerNo. 23
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–1656,101
November 212:30 pmat No. 8 Washington StateNo. 16
ABCL 22–4437,444
November 94:30 pmCaliforniaNo. 25
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNL 38–5540,769
November 165:00 pmat No. 8 USC
TBSL 13–3473,923
November 291:00 pmat Arizona
FSNW 34–2047,005
December 276:00 pmvs. No. 6 Kansas State*
ESPNL 27–3458,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 53 Drew Hodgdon So
FB 44 Mike Karney Jr
WR 81 Shaun McDonald Sr
QB 16 Andrew Walter So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Solomon Bates Sr
DT 95 Khon Nguyen Sr
DE 48 Terrell Suggs Jr
LB 52 Mason Unck Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Sun Devils rebound from beating at Nebraska". Arizona Daily Star. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2011 Arizona State football media guide
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