2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1–11 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

2002 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					12	–	1
No. 25 West Virginia		6	–	1					9	–	4
No. 19 Pittsburgh		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 18 Virginia Tech		3	–	4					10	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4					9	–	4
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	8
Syracuse		2	–	5					4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by second-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–7 in Big East play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 19–37	20,911
September 7	7:00 pm	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 11–34	19,101
September 14	7:00 pm	Army*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 44–0	28,514
September 21	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh	ESPN+	L 3–23	32,519
September 28	7:00 pm	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	L 14–35	103,925
October 12	3:30 pm	West Virginia	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 0–40	12,937
October 19	1:00 pm	at No. 3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	PPV	L 14–35	64,907
October 26	1:30 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 14–45	37,158
November 2	12:00 pm	No. 1 Miami	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–42	27,222
November 16	3:30 pm	Temple	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 17–20	10,225
November 23	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC	L 0–42	80,795
November 30	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	L 14–44	33,786
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 71 Dan Biernacki So OL 69 Howard Blackwood Sr TE 86 Bryan Boehrer Sr QB 17 Brian Boland Fr OL 74 Randy Boxill Fr TE 88 Keith Landi Jr FB 15 Brian Leonard Fr TE 87 Chris Loomis So OL 75 Mark Segaloff So TE 85 L. J. Smith Sr FB 36 Joe Stellke Jr WR 84 Jeff Ternyila So FB 47 Ray Pilch Jr RB 2 Clarence Pittman So QB 16 Ted Trump Sr WR 89 Shawn Tucker Fr WR 46 Antonio Valverde Fr FB 48 Nafi Williams Fr OL 62 Mike Williamson Jr WR 10 Bryan Wilson So RB 37 Brandon Wood Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Brian Bender Sr LB 57 Steve Berson Sr LB 41 Gary Brackett Sr DE 1 Raheem Orr Sr DL 99 J'Vonne Parker Jr DE 92 Alfred Peterson So DL 60 Justin Peyton Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Mike Barr Sr	Head coach Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Marwan Maalouf (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-12-01

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
L. J. Smith	Tight end	2	61	Philadelphia Eagles