American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 24 | 8:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 3 | | FSN | W 38–31 | 55,132 |
August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 5 | | ABC | W 40–19 | 79,406 |
September 14 | 7:45 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 5 | | 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 |
| 7:45 p.m. | at Louisville* | No. 4 | | ESPN | L 20–26 OT | 38,109 |
| 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 | | ABC | L 27–28 | 81,927 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame* | No. 11 | | ABC | L 24–34 | 84,106 |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 18 | | ESPN2 | W 34–21 | 24,710 |
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 17 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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
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Roster
2002 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2002-10-28
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Games summaries
Vs. Iowa State
#3 Florida State vs. Iowa State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 Seminoles |
17 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
38 |
Cyclones |
0 |
14 | 3 | 14 |
31 |
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References
- ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.
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