2002 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

2002 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–14 vs. Maine
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
Record	8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (14th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 14 Wofford	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 10 Appalachian State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 9 Furman ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
VMI	3	–	5	6	–	6
Western Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	6
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Chattanooga	2	–	6	2	–	10
The Citadel	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SoCon. Appalachian State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Maine in the first round. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	at No. 19 (I-A) Marshall*	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN Plus	L 17–50	31,042
September 14	No. 16 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 5	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 36–28	11,211
September 21	at Liberty*	No. 5	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 29–22	8,173
September 28	The Citadel	No. 5	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 37–28	17,381
October 5	East Tennessee State	No. 4	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN		W 29–10	8,304
October 12	No. 5 Furman	No. 4	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 16–15	15,331
October 19	at No. 13 Georgia Southern	No. 3	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)		L 20–36	15,146
October 26	No. 25 Wofford	No. 8	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 19–26	17,297
November 2	at Chattanooga	No. 14	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		W 20–17	7,139
November 9	VMI	No. 14	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 54–13	11,007
November 16	at Western Carolina	No. 8	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		W 24–14	10,321
November 30	No. 7 Maine*	No. 5	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Division I-AA First Round)		L 13–14	4,311
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

"Marshall flies by ASU". The News and Observer. September 1, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern crumbles in 2nd half". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Late catch lifts Appalachian State past Liberty". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Burchette guides Mountaineers' rally". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bucs can't postpone history". Johnson City Press. October 6, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Paladins throw away sure thing". The Greenville News. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"No. 13 and growing up". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wofford finally clears Appalachian hurdle". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Win keeps ASU's playoff hopes alive". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"ASU beats WCU to keep playoff hopes alive". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Black Bears move on behind Williams TD". The Boston Globe. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	College Field (1928–1961) Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Southern Marshall Western Carolina
Culture & lore	"Hi Hi Yikas" Marching Mountaineers 2007 Michigan game Miracle on the Mountain Yosef
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Eastern Illinois Fordham Furman Georgia Southern Maine McNeese State Montana Montana State Murray State Northeastern Northwestern State Villanova Western Illinois Western Kentucky
Champion – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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