2002 BYU Cougars football team

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings

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 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	5:30 pm	Syracuse*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 42–21	65,612
September 6	5:00 pm	Hawaii*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 35–32	63,085
September 14	2:05 pm	at Nevada*	No. 24	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	SWP	L 28–31	23,109
September 21	1:30 pm	at Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 19–28	43,719
October 4	7:00 pm	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)	SWP	W 35–34	30,341
October 12	8:00 pm	at No. 19 Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	L 9–52	42,214
October 19	5:00 pm	UNLV		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	L 3–24	62,543
October 24	8:00 pm	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 10–37	29,457
November 2	1:00 pm	San Diego State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN+	W 34–10	59,362
November 9	4:00 pm	Wyoming		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	W 35–31	61,689
November 16	4:00 pm	New Mexico		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	L 16–20	60,764
November 23	1:00 pm	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN+	L 6–13	45,167
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game

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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2002 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`85`	Justin Anderson	Sr
G	`64`	Ben Archibald	Sr
QB	`8`	Matt Berry	Fr
WR	`2`	David Christensen	Jr
WR	`80`	Toby Christensen	Jr
QB	`13`	Bret Engemann	Sr
OL	`64`	Scott Jackson	Jr
WR	`20`	Reno Mahe	Sr
TE	`89`	Spencer Nead	Sr
G	`75`	Scott Young	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`46`	Colby Bockwoldt	Jr
DE	`92`	John Denney	So
SS	`33`	Aaron Francisco	So
DL	`56`	Shaun Nua	So
LB	`49`	Brady Poppinga	So
DB	`25`	Mike Sumko	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Gary Crowton

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	7	7	7	0	21
• BYU	7	14	6	15	42

Date: August 29
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 5:45 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 65,612
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	10	7	0	15	32
• BYU	0	14	14	7	35

Date: September 6
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 5:05 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 4:00
Game attendance: 63,085
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Overcast, winds 0–2 mph (0.0–3.2 km/h)
Referee: Clair Gausman
TV announcers (ESPN): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Alex Flanagan

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Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
#RV/24 BYU	0	14	14	0	28
• Nevada	10	21	0	0	31

Date: September 14
Location: Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 23,109
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny w/ high clouds, winds light
Referee: Gene Semko
TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	10	9	0	19
• Georgia Tech	0	7	7	14	28

Date: September 21
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Game start: 3:37 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 43,719
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Cloudy, winds SSE 7 mph (11 km/h)
Referee: Ken Flaherty
TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Sam Ryan

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• BYU	0	7	14	14	35
Utah State	3	31	0	0	34

Date: October 4
Location: Romney Stadium, Logan, UT
Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 30,341
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds Calm
Referee: Ken Rivera
TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	3	0	0	6	9
• #21/19 Air Force	14	14	10	14	52

Date: October 12
Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 8:06 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 42,214
Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), clear, winds SE 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h)
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
• UNLV	3	0	6	15	24
BYU	0	3	0	0	3

Date: October 19
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 62,543
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–3 mph (3.2–4.8 km/h)
Referee: Ken Flaherty
TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	10	0	0	10
• Colorado State	17	7	3	10	37

Date: October 24
Location: Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO
Game start: 8:06 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 29,457
Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), cold and overcast, winds SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
Referee: Ken Rivera
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego State	0	0	3	7	10
• BYU	10	10	6	8	34

Date: November 2
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 59,362
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), clear, wind SW 5–7 mph (8.0–11.3 km/h)
Referee: Jack Wood
TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wyoming	7	7	9	8	31
• BYU	0	21	7	7	35

Date: November 9
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 61,689
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
• New Mexico	0	14	0	6	20
BYU	10	3	3	0	16

Date: November 16
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 60,764
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), high thin clouds, no wind
Referee: Clair Gausman
TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	3	3	0	0	6
• Utah	0	0	10	3	13

Date: November 23
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:02
Game attendance: 45,167
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Partly cloudy & Hazy, winds N 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Ken Rivera
TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins

References

^ "2002 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
^ Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-May-25.

[1] "2002 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".

[2] Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-May-25.

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