2002 Utah Utes football team

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Colorado State $	6	–	1	10	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	2	7	–	7
Air Force	4	–	3	8	–	5
San Diego State	4	–	3	4	–	9
Utah	3	–	4	5	–	6
UNLV	3	–	4	5	–	7
BYU	2	–	5	5	–	7
Wyoming	1	–	6	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ron McBride in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the MW. Utah played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KJZZ	W 23–3	30,757
September 7	6:00 pm	Indiana*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 40–13	33,419
September 14	7:22 pm	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	KJZZ	L 17–23	44,243
September 21	10:00 am	at No. 14 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 7–10	109,734
September 28	1:00 pm	Air Force	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	L 26–30	35,659
October 12	5:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	KJZZ	L 17–36	20,410
October 19	1:00 pm	Colorado State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	L 20–28	34,374
October 26	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN Plus	L 35–42 ^OT	27,300
November 9	5:00 pm	UNLV	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 28–17	28,528
November 16	10:00 am	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	KJZZ	W 23–18	10,611
November 23	1:00 pm	BYU	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN Plus	W 13–6	45,167
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

2002 Utah Utes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`69`	Jordan Gross	Sr
TE	`89`	Matt Hansen	Jr
WR	`88`	Travis LaTendresse	Fr
QB	`11`	Alex Smith	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`4`	Antwoine Sanders	Jr
DL	`97`	Lauvale Sape	Sr
DE	`44`	Josh Savage	Jr
DE	`63`	Garrett Smith	Sr
DB	`30`	Soane Taliauli	Fr
LB	`5`	Steven Thompson	Fr
LB	`49`	Spencer Toone	So
LB	`13`	Zach Tune	So
DB	`3`	Cody Weight	Sr
DB	`10`	Anthony White	Jr
DB	`2`	Antonio Young	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2002-12-02

Three players went in the 2003 NFL draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Jordan Gross.

^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
^ "2003 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
^ "2002 Season Results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009.

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Venues	Cummings Field (1903–1926) Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
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