2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Turner (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ohio State $#+   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
  4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   2 – 6     8 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under Ron Turner, the Illini compiled a 5–7 record (4–4 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 346 to 307.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jon Beutjer (2,511 passing yards), running back Anoineo Harris (1,330 rushing yards), wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (65 receptions for 1,010 yards), and kicker Peter Christofilakos (67 points scored, 40 of 40 extra points, 9 of 12 field goals).[3]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 312:30 pmvs. Missouri*
ABCL 20–3361,876
September 711:00 amat Southern Miss*
ESPN2L 20–2322,183[4]
September 1411:00 amArkansas State*
ESPN PlusW 59–746,258
September 211:00 pmSan Jose State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 35–3850,990
September 282:30 pmNo. 14 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
ABCL 28–4569,249
October 37:00 pmat Minnesota
ESPN2L 10–3132,663
October 1212:00 pmPurdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 38–31 OT55,590
October 261:00 pmIndianadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 45–1450,295
November 22:30 pmat No. 20 Penn State
ESPNL 7–18105,589
November 911:00 amat Wisconsin
ESPN PlusW 37–2078,709
November 162:30 pmNo. 2 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ABCL 16–23 OT58,810
November 2311:00 amat Northwestern
ESPN PlusW 31–2425,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5]

Roster

2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Ade Adeyemo So
QB 16 Jon Beutjer So
TE 89 Kenny Boyle Jr
TE 87 Brett Boyter Jr
QB 10 Tim Brasic Fr
FB 24 Carey Davis Jr
G 64 David Diehl Sr
WR 17 Greg Lewis Sr
WR 6 Brandon Lloyd Sr
WR 86 Aaron Moorehead Sr
C 75 Duke Preston So
QB/RB 18 Walter Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 14 Nana Agyeman Jr
S 22 Brian Brosnan Fr
LB 44 Matt Sinclair So
DB 28 Eugene Wilson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 97 Kyle Adams Fr
P 37 Steve Weatherford Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Eugene Wilson Cornerback 2 36 New England Patriots
Brandon Lloyd Wide Receiver 4 124 San Francisco 49ers
David Diehl Guard 5 160 New York Giants
Tony Pashos Tackle 5 173 Baltimore Ravens
Walter Young Wide Receiver 7 226 Carolina Panthers

References

  1. ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "2002 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "2002 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Illini defeated at Southern Mississippi". Herald and Review. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2002 Season". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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