2002 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

2002 Stanford Cardinal football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tom Williams (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons← 2001 2003 →

2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Washington State $+	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 4 USC %+	7	–	1	11	–	2
Arizona State	5	–	3	8	–	6
UCLA	4	–	4	8	–	5
Oregon State	4	–	4	8	–	5
California	4	–	4	7	–	5
Washington	4	–	4	7	–	6
Oregon	3	–	5	7	–	6
Arizona	1	–	7	4	–	8
Stanford	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Buddy Teevens's first season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only two games, ending the season with a 2–9 record, the school's worst since a 1–10 season in 1983.

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 27–34	41,065
September 14	7:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	KRON	W 63–26	54,500
September 28	12:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 24–65	51,443
October 5	10:30 a.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 7–31	80,795
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 11–36	30,750
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 16–6	33,800
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 18–28	54,116
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 14–41	56,436
November 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–49	44,950
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 21–31	29,850
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (105th Big Game)	KGO	L 7–30	71,224
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2002 Stanford Cardinal football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`67`	Kirk Chambers	Jr
OL	`70`	Jeff Edwards	Fr
QB	`12`	Trent Edwards	Fr
QB	`14`	Ryan Eklund	So
RB	`32`	Justin Faust	Jr
OT	`77`	Kwame Harris	Jr
WR	`5`	Teyo Johnson	So
WR	`83`	Dan Knickerbocker	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
NT	`79`	Craig Albrecht	Sr
LB	`37`	Jon Alston	Fr
CB	`25`	Calvin Armstrong	Fr
CB	`9`	Chilioke Asomugha	Sr
CB	`21`	Oshiomogho Atogwe	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Buddy Teevens

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Stanford	Alma mater (year)
Buddy Teevens	Head coach	1st	Dartmouth (1979)
Mark Banker	Co-defensive coordinator Secondary	1st	Springfield (1978)
David Kelly	Associate head coach Wide receivers	1st	Furman (1979)
Peter McCarty	Defensive ends	1st	Massachusetts (1978)
Steve Morton	Offensive line	1st	Washington State (1976)
Wayne Moses	Running backs	1st	Washington (1977)
Tom Quinn	Special teams coordinator Tight ends	1st	Arizona (1990)
Mike Sanford	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks	1st	USC (1977)
Dave Tipton	Defensive line	14th	Stanford (1971)
Tom Williams	Co-defensive coordinator Linebackers	3rd	Stanford (1992)
Ron Forbes	Strength and conditioning	5th	Florida (1995)

Game summaries

At Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	14	10	0	27
Eagles	0	17	0	17	34

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	10	6	0	26
Cardinal	7	21	21	14	63

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	13	3	8	0	24
Sun Devils	28	10	21	6	65

At Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
#9 Fighting Irish	0	3	21	7	31

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Cougars	14	9	3	10	36
Cardinal	0	0	3	8	11

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinal	10	0	3	3	16

At UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	15	3	0	0	18
Bruins	3	10	3	12	28

At Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	7	7	0	14
#15 Ducks	28	10	0	3	41

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Trojans	14	7	14	14	49
Cardinal	7	3	0	7	17

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	3	3	7	18	31
Cardinal	7	14	0	0	21

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
Golden Bears	10	13	7	0	30

References

"NCAA Football Recap - California 30, Stanford 7". Sports Illustrated. November 23, 2002. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002.

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