American college football season
The 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Spartans were led by second-year head coach Fitz Hill and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. Although they improved from a 3–9 season in 2001, the Spartans did not participate in a bowl game.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas State* | | | W 33-14 | 18,492 |
September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Washington* | | FSNNW | L 10–34 | 70,147 |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stanford* | | KRON | L 26–63 | 54,500 |
September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at Illinois* | | | W 38–35 | 50,990 |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | | FSNBA, FSNSW | W 58–24 | 10,416 |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at SMU | | | W 34–23 | 13,016 |
October 12 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | | ESPN Plus | L 7–50 | 104,892 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Nevada | | | L 24–52 | 19,481 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Boise State | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| | L 8–45 | 10,497 |
November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | | Oceanic PPV, KFVE | L 31–40 | 36,784 |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| | W 42–30 | 6,391 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | | Cox 9 | W 49–38 | 15,653 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Fresno State | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA (rivalry)
| | L 16–19 | 14,134 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
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|
|
|
|
0 |
Indians
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|
|
|
|
0 |
At No. 14 Washington
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 14 Huskies
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0
|
0
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17
|
17 |
34 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
10
|
10
|
6
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0 |
26 |
Cardinal
|
7
|
21
|
21
|
14 |
63 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
Fighting Illini
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0
|
21
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
7
|
3
|
14
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0 |
24 |
Spartans
|
7
|
21
|
10
|
20 |
58 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
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7
|
0
|
14
|
13 |
34 |
Mustangs
|
14
|
6
|
3
|
0 |
23 |
At No. 5 Ohio State
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0
|
7
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0
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0 |
7 |
No. 5 Buckeyes
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7
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17
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17
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9 |
50 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0
|
17
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0
|
7 |
24 |
Wolf Pack
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14
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0
|
17
|
21 |
52 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Broncos
|
21
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7
|
3
|
14 |
45 |
Spartans
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0
|
0
|
0
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8 |
8 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
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10
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
Warriors
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14
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14
|
2
|
10 |
40 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
9
|
14
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0
|
7 |
30 |
Spartans
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0
|
14
|
7
|
21 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
14
|
28
|
7
|
0 |
49 |
Golden Hurricane
|
6
|
15
|
3
|
14 |
38 |
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
|
10
|
3
|
6 |
19 |
Spartans
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
16 |
2002 San Jose State Spartans final roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
- --: Steven Bradley – TB – Freshman
- 25: Clarence Cunningham – TB – Sophomore
- 8: Lamar Ferguson – TB – Sophomore
- 36: Demarcus Ingram – TB – Junior
- 31: Lance Martin – TB – Sophomore
- 45: Brandon Miles – FB – Senior
- --: Ahmir Rahmar – TB – Junior
- 26: Ezekiel Staples – Freshman
Wide receivers
- 11: Jamall Broussard – Junior
- 85: John Broussard – Freshman
- 86: Chester Coleman – Freshman
- 91: Terell Johnson – Freshman
- 82: James Jones – Freshman
- 96: Ronald Jones – Freshman
- 89: Casey Miranda – Junior
- 10: Charles Pauley – Senior
- 80: Rufus Skillern – Freshman
- 1: Kendrick Starling – Junior
- 84: Malcolm Thompson – Freshman
- 81: Juan Walden – Senior
- 3: Tuati Wooden – Junior
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
- 66: Justin Arrington – OG – Junior
- 76: Matt Cantu – OG – Freshman
- 64: Charley Dehoney – OG – Senior
- 70: Joseph Hayes – OG – Junior
- 78: Jeff Gordon – OT – Junior
- 65: Kevin Israel – OG – Junior
- 63: Eric Olson – OT – Freshman
- 59: Tim Provost – OT – Senior
- 73: Osmar Staples – OT – Junior
- 71: John Toensfeldt – OT – Freshman
- 77: LaMons Walker – C – Senior
Defensive linemen
- 83: Ethan Allen – DE – Senior
- 57: Jamaal Allen – DE – Freshman
- 92: Mike Beams – DT – Senior
- 90: Adonis Forrest – DT – Senior
- 74: Aaron Gilbert – DT – Freshman
- 69: Kinji Green – DT – Freshman
- --: Daniel Grossi – DE – Freshman
- 93: Jason Gustus – DT – Junior
- 95: Justin James – DE – Freshman
- 44: Chip Kimmich – DE – Senior
- 40: Steve Nash – DE – Junior
- 56: Philip Perry – DE – Junior
- 54: Larnell Ransom – DE – Freshman
- 98: Dan Schultz – DE – Freshman
- 75: Joshua Smith – DT – Freshman
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Linebackers
- --: Chris Catoe – Freshman
- 62: Ian Cossar – Freshman
- 49: Tony Ficklin – Sophomore
- 17: Brian Foreman – Senior
- 51: Erik Garcia – Freshman
- 52: Craig Grant - Freshman
- 20: Luke La Herran – Senior
- 29: Mike Liranzo – Senior
- --: Cory Lynch – Junior
- 94: Sean McNamara – Junior
- 87: Kollie Moore – Senior
- 35: Onyeka Ossai – Junior
- 67: Justin Pigg – Junior
- 55: Michael Smith – OLB – Junior
- 46: Tyrell Tyler – Freshman
Defensive backs
- 41: C.J. Arnold – S – Senior
- 24: Kevin Boyer – CB – Junior
- 14: Jamonte Cox – S – Freshman
- 28: Shaun Fletcher – CB – Senior
- 38: Gerald Jones – S – Junior
- 23: Carlos Koustas – CB – Sophomore
- 30: Skyler McKnight – S – Junior
- --: Raul Menjivar – CB – Junior
- 15: Brian Nunez – S – Freshman
- 37: Brian Guthrie – S – Junior
- 32: Neil Parry – S – Junior
- 33: Josh Powell – S – Sophomore
- 7: Zack Rance – S – Junior
- 27: Donald Richardson – S – Freshman
- 43: Terrance Tillman – CB – Junior
- --: Stephen Trammell – S – Freshman
- 4: I'lario Vital – CB – Freshman
- 6: Mario Vital – S – Junior
- 18: Quincy Washington – CB – Junior
- 21: Eric Wilson – CB – Sophomore
Special teams
- 39: Michael Carr – P – Senior
- 13: Nick Gilliam – PK – Senior
- --: Craig Nakano – PK – Freshman
- 12: Dale Rogers – P – Junior
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Reference:[3]
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- ^ "Official Website of the San Jose State Spartans". www.sjsuspartans.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Football Statistics". San José State Spartans. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "2002/2003 Football Roster". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on December 20, 2002.
- ^ "Earl Buckingham". UAPB Athletics. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Head coach Charles Nash". Competitive Elite Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Football Staff - Keith Allen" (PDF). coachallen.com.
- ^ "Keith Williams". Tulane Athletics. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Kenwick Thompson". Vanderbilt Commodores. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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