2002 Toledo Rockets football team

2002 Toledo Rockets football

MAC West Division Champions
MAC Championship Game vs. Marshall, L 45–49
Motor City Bowl, L 25–51 v. Boston College
Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2002 record	9–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Amstutz
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#24 Marshall x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2		7	–	5
Miami		5	–	3		7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1		8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2		9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	Cal Poly*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 44–16	23,074
September 7	6:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 65–13	16,843
September 14	2:30 PM	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		L 21–31	36,640
September 21	7:00 PM	UNLV*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 38–21	26,050
September 28	1:30 PM	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		L 19–37	39,713
October 12	7:00 PM	Ball State	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 27–24	25,926
October 19	6:00 PM	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	TV5	W 27–24	18,815
October 26	7:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 13–27	24,466
November 9	7:00 PM	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 44–17	18,944
November 16	3:30 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	FSN	W 42–21	9,844
November 23	12:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	FSN	W 33–30	20,154
November 30	7:00 PM	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)		W 42–24	25,331
December 7	2:30 PM	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (MAC Championship)	ESPN2	L 45–49	24,582
December 26	5:00 PM	vs. Boston College*	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–51	51,872
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://www.utrockets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89645&SPID=10708&DB_OEM_ID=18000&Q_SEASON=2002

Toledo Rockets football

Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bowling Green (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Rocket Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 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

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