2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2002
Team=West Virginia Mountaineers


ImageSize=150
Conference=Big East Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Big East
CoachRank=20
APRank=25
Record=9-4
ConfRecord=6-1
HeadCoach=Rich Rodriguez
OScheme=
DScheme=
Stadium=Mountaineer Field (60,000)
Champion=
Bowl=Continental Tire Bowl
BowlResult=Lost, 22-48The 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 9-4 record and traveled to the Continental Tire Bowl, where they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 48-22. They finished with a ranking of 25/20.

WVU's 9-4 record marked the biggest one-season turnaround in Big East Conference history, after posting a 3-8 record the previous season.

2008 Schedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = 08/31/2002
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opponent = Chattanooga
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site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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score = 56-7
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/7/2002
time =
w/l = l
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neutral =
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opponent = Wisconsin
opprank = 25
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tv = ESPN+
score = 17-34
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/14/2002
time =
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neutral =
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opponent = Cincinnati
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score = 35-32
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/28/2002
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opponent = East Carolina
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site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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score = 37-17
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/5/2002
time =
w/l = l
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opponent = Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 17-48
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/12/2002
time =
w/l = w
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away =
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rank =
opponent = Rutgers
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site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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tv = ESPN+
score = 40-0
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/19/2002
time =
w/l = w
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rank =
opponent = Syracuse
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site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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score = 34-7
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/26/2002
time =
w/l = l
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away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Miami
opprank = 1
site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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tv = ESPN2
score = 23-40
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/2/2002
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opponent = Temple
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score = 46-20
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date = 11/9/2002
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opponent = Boston College
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site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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tv = ESPN
score = 24-14
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attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/20/2002
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w/l = w
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opponent = Virginia Tech
opprank = 13
site_stadium = Lane Stadium
site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
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tv = ESPN2
score = 21-18
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/30/2002
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rank = 24
opponent = Pittsburgh
opprank = 17
site_stadium = Heinz Field
site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
gamename = "Backyard Brawl"
tv = ABC
score = 24-17
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/28/2002
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rank = 15
opponent = Virginia
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site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename = Continental Tire Bowl
tv = ESPN2
score = 22-48
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2002 season

Rasheed Marshall was the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers. He led the team with 1616 passing yards and 9 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing was Avon Cobourne with 1710 net yards. Miquelle Henderson led the team in receiving with 40 receptions for 496 yards.

The home opener for the West Virginia Mountaineers was against Chattanooga, in which the Mountaineers won handidly 56-7. In the second game of the season, WVU played at Wisconsin, where they lost 34-17. They then traveled to Cincinnati, where they beat the Bearcats 35-32.

They then defeated East Carolina by a 37-17 margin at home. They got demolished at home by ACC powerhouse Maryland 17-48. They then traveled to Rutgers, where they won handily 40-0. The next game was a 34-17 home win over Syracuse.

They played host to the number 1 team in the land, the Miami Hurricanes, but lost by a 23-40 count. They played at Temple, and blew out the Owls 46-20. A home game against Boston College resulted in a 24-14 Mountaineer victory. Their next game was against Virginia Tech, where they won 21-18, in Blacksburg.

On November 30, they played at archrival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, and won 24-17. In the Continental Tire Bowl, they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 22-48 to finish the season.

References

*http://www.wvustats.com/football/schedule.php?team_id=308&season=2002
*http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigeast/west_virginia/yearly_results.php?year=2000