2002 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

2002 Florida State Seminoles football

ACC champion

Sugar Bowl, L 13–26 vs. Georgia

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 23
AP| No. 21
Record| 9–5 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach|

* Bobby Bowden (27th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Bowden (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Mickey Andrews (19th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,000)

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 21 Florida State $  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 22 Virginia |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 13 Maryland |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 12 NC State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Clemson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Georgia Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Wake Forest |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
North Carolina |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Duke |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 9–5 (7–1 ACC) to finish in 1st place in the ACC. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Georgia 26–13.

During the season, Bobby Bowden passed Bear Bryant on the all-time coaching wins list.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 24| 8:30 p.m.| at Iowa State*| No. 3|

* Arrowhead Stadium
* Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic)

| FSN| W 38–31| 55,132
August 31| 3:30 p.m.| Virginia| No. 5|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)

| ABC| W 40–19| 79,406
September 14| 7:45 p.m.| at Maryland| No. 5|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| ESPN| W 37–10| 51,758
September 21| 7:00 p.m.| Duke| No. 5|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| SUN| W 48–17| 82,397
September 26| 7:45 p.m.| at Louisville*| No. 4|

* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| ESPN| L 20–26 OT| 38,109
October 3| 7:45 p.m.| Clemson| No. 11|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 48–31| 78,841
October 12| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 1 Miami (FL)*| No. 9|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| ABC| L 27–28| 81,927
October 26| 12:00 p.m.| No. 6 Notre Dame*| No. 11|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (College GameDay) (rivalry)

| ABC| L 24–34| 84,106
November 2| 4:00 p.m.| at Wake Forest| No. 18|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| ESPN2| W 34–21| 24,710
November 9| 3:30 p.m.| at Georgia Tech| No. 17|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta, GA

| ABC| W 21–13| 43,719
November 16| 3:30 p.m.| North Carolina| No. 15|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ABC| W 40–14| 81,910
November 23| 3:30 p.m.| at NC State| No. 14|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| ABC| L 7–17| 51,500
November 30| 8:00 p.m.| No. 15 Florida*| No. 23|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)

| ABC| W 31–14| 83,938
January 1| 8:30 p.m.| vs. No. 4 Georgia*| No. 16|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)

| ABC| L 13–26| 74,269

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Roster

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2002 Florida State Seminoles football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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OT | `70` | Alex Barron | So
WR | `4` | Anquan Boldin | Sr
OL | `54` | Milford Brown | Sr
TE | `38` | Paul Irons | So
RB | `6` | Greg Jones | Jr
QB | `5` | Adrian McPherson | So
WR | `81` | P. K. Sam | Jr
OT | `72` | Brett Williams | Sr
OT | `79` | Todd Williams | Sr
OT | `77` | Ray Willis | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `58` | Michael Boulware | Jr
DE | `59` | Charles Howard | Jr
LB | `32` | James Lewis | Jr
DE | `48` | Alonzo Jackson | Sr
LB | `9` | Kendyll Pope | Jr
FS | `22` | Pat Watkins | Fr
DE | `95` | Kamerion Wimbley | Fr
NG | `91` | Jeff Womble | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Bobby Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2002-10-28

## Games summaries

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### Vs. Iowa State

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#3 Florida State vs. Iowa State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #3 Seminoles | 17 | 14| 0| 7 | 38
Cyclones | 0 | 14| 3| 14 | 31

* Date: August 24
* Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Game start: 7:30 PM CDT
* Game attendance: 55,132
* TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Kellen Winslow, Artie Gigantino (Colors), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

| Scoring summary

1| 9:11| FSU| Nick Maddox 5-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick)| FSU 7-0
1| 6:29| FSU| Alonzo Jackson 48-yard interception return (Beitia, kick)| FSU 14-0
1| 1:21| FSU| Beitia 35-yard field goal| FSU 17-0
2| 14:54| FSU| Anquan Boldin 2-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)| FSU 24-0
2| 14:03| ISU| Hiawatha Rutland 36-yard run (Adam Benike kick)| FSU 24-7
2| 1:05| FSU| Greg Jones 9-yard run (Beitia kick)| FSU 31-7
2| 0:09| ISU| Kyle Knock 29-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Benike kick)| FSU 31-14
3| 1:23| ISU| Benike 33-yard field goal| FSU 31-17
4| 13:01| ISU| Wallace 1-yard run (Adam Benike kick)| FSU 31-24
4| 8:15| FSU| Boldin 31-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)| FSU 38-24
4| 5:26| ISU| Jamaul Montgomery 39-yard pass from Wallace (Benike kick)| FSU 38-31

See also: 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Eddie Robinson Classic

## References

[edit]

1. ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.

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Florida State Seminoles football

Venues|

* Centennial Field (1947–1949)
* Doak Campbell Stadium (1950–present)

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Culture & lore|

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* 1993 'Game of the Century'
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Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

* Duke & Maryland (1953)
* Duke (1954)
* Duke & Maryland (1955)
* Clemson (1956)
* NC State (1957)
* Clemson (1958)
* Clemson (1959)
* Duke (1960)
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* Virginia Tech (2004)
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