2002 Northeastern Huskies football team
American college football season
| 2002 Northeastern Huskies football | |
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A-10 co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–29 vs. Fordham | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–2 A-10) |
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| Home stadium | Parsons Field |
Seasons ← 2001 2003 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Northeastern $^ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 67th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine.[1][2] Picked to finish 10th in the conference preseason poll, the Huskies went on to set school records for single season overall wins (10) and conference wins (7).[2] They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history.[2] The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round.[3] Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team.[2][4] The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Lock Haven* | W 48–0 | |||||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | No. 22 | W 31–0 | 21,002 | ||
| September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | UMass | No. 18 |
| W 42–17 | 6,651 | |
| September 28 | No. 24 Hofstra | No. 14 |
| W 28–17 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 11 | L 10–27 | 21,043 | ||
| October 12 | Rhode Island | No. 20 |
| W 38–13 | |||
| October 19 | at Harvard* | No. 15 | W 17–14 | ||||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 William & Mary | No. 15 | L 13–30 | 8,741 | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 20 |
| W 24–21 | 5,106 | |
| November 9 | No. 11 Villanova | No. 18 |
| W 38–13 | 6,463 | ||
| November 16 | at New Hampshire | No. 12 |
| W 49–17 | |||
| November 23 | James Madison | No. 10 |
| W 41–10 | 4,825 | [5] | |
| November 30 | No. 21 Fordham* | No. 8 |
| L 24–29 | |||
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Awards and honors
- First Team All-Conference – Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, Tim Gale, Miro Kesic, John McDonald, Art Smith
- Second Team All-Conference – Kurt Abrams, Tom Olivo, Adam Walter
- Third Team All-Conference – Adam Bourget
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Don Brown
- New England All-Stars – Kurt Abrams, Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, John McDonald, Art Smith
References
- ^ "Annual Results: 2002". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Northeastern University Football History". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "2002 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Awards and Honors (Football)". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Huskies do their share with win". The Boston Globe. November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
