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2002 Utah Utes football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Ver Steeg (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium]
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat Utah State*
KJZZW 23–330,757
September 76:00 pmIndiana*
KJZZW 40–1333,419
September 147:22 pmat Arizona*
KJZZL 17–2344,243
September 2110:00 amat No. 14 Michigan*
ESPNL 7–10109,734
September 281:00 pmAir Forcedagger
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN PlusL 26–3035,659
October 125:00 pmat San Diego State
KJZZL 17–3620,410
October 191:00 pmColorado State
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN PlusL 20–2834,374
October 261:00 pmat New Mexico
ESPN PlusL 35–42 OT27,300
November 95:00 pmUNLV
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 28–1728,528
November 1610:00 amat Wyoming
KJZZW 23–1810,611
November 231:00 pmBYU
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
ESPN PlusW 13–645,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-12-02

After the season

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NFL draft

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

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jordan Gross Offensive tackle 1 8 Carolina Panthers
Lauvale Sape Defensive tackle 6 187 Buffalo Bills
Antwoine Sanders Defensive back 7 258 Baltimore Ravens

References

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  1. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  2. ^ "2003 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "2002 Season Results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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