2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
NCAA Division I-AA National champion
Gateway Football Conference co-champion
National Championship Game, W 34–14 vs. McNeese State
Conference Gateway Football Conference
2002 record 12–3 (7–1 Gateway)
Head coach Jack Harbaugh (14th year)
Home stadium Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Western Illinois $^   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Western Kentucky $^   6 – 2         12 – 3  
Youngstown State   4 – 3         7 – 4  
Illinois State   4 – 3         6 – 5  
Indiana State   3 – 4         5 – 7  
Northern Iowa   2 – 5         5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 5         4 – 8  
SW Missouri State   1 – 6         4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by head coach Jack Harbaugh in his 14th, and final, season as head coach. They won the NCAA Division I-AA Championship, beating McNeese State, 34–14, in the championship game in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:10 PM at Kansas State* #18 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 48-3   45,844[1]
September 7 5:30 PM Kentucky State* #22 L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 49-0   9,500[2]
September 14 1:30 PM Western Illinois #21 L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY Gateway TV L 14-0   6,000
September 21 5:30 PM #11 Youngstown State L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 13-7   10,100[3]
September 28 7:00 PM at #3 McNeese State* #23 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA L 38-13   16,840[4]
October 5 4:05 PM at #6 Northern Iowa #25 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA W 31-12   14,684[5]
October 12 5:30 PM FIU* L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 56-7   6,000[6]
October 19 at Southwest Missouri State #25 Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO W 31-7   13,002[7]
October 26 4:30 PM Indiana Statedagger #23 L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 24-7   11,200[8]
November 2 4:30 PM #25 Illinois State #21 L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 9-0   5,600[9]
November 16 1:30 PM at Southern Illinois #13 Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL W 48-16   3,203[10]
November 30 1:00 PM #23 Murray State #15 L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (I-AA First Round) W 59-20   3,300[11]
December 7 1:00 PM #2 Western Illinois #15 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL (I-AA Quarterfinals) W 31-28   3,300[11]
December 14 1:05 PM #3 Georgia Southern #15 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (I-AA Semifinals) W 31-28   6,573[12]
December 20 5:30 PM #1 McNeese State #15 Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (National Championship) W 34-14   12,360[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 0 3 3
Wildcats 3 31 7 7 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-1 1993 KSU, 38-13

References

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