2002 Washington Redskins season

2002 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Owner	Daniel Snyder
Home field	FedExField
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2002 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001.

Personnel

Staff

2002 Washington Redskins staff
Front Office Owner – Daniel Snyder Vice President of Football Operations – Joe Mendes Vice President of Football Operations – Pepper Rodgers Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Director of Player Personnel – Vinny Cerrato Head Coaches Head Coach – Steve Spurrier Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Marvin Lewis Offensive Coaches Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Kim Helton Assistant Quarterbacks – Noah Brindise Running Backs – Hue Jackson Wide Receivers – Steve Spurrier, Jr. Tight Ends – Lawson Holland Assistant Offensive Line – John Hunt Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Paul Guenther			Defensive Coaches Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – George Edwards Defensive Line – Ricky Hunley Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – DeChon Burns Defensive Backs – George Catavolos Assistant Defensive Backs – Kirk Olivadotti Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Linebackers – Jim Collins Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton Assistant Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	Arizona Cardinals	W 31–23	FedEx Field	1–0	85,140
2	September 16, 2002	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7-37	FedEx Field	1–1	84,982
3	September 22, 2002	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10-20	3Com Park	1–2	67,541
4	Bye
5	October 6, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–14	Adelphia Coliseum	2–2	68,804
6	October 13, 2002	New Orleans Saints	L 27-43	FedEx Field	2–3	80,768
7	October 20, 2002	at Green Bay Packers	L 9-30	Lambeau Field	2–4	63,363
8	October 27, 2002	Indianapolis Colts	W 26–21	FedEx Field	3–4	80,169
9	November 3, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	W 14-3	Seahawks Stadium	4–4	64,325
10	November 10, 2002	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7-26	ALLTEL Stadium	4–5	66,665
11	November 17, 2002	at New York Giants	L 17-19	Giants Stadium	4–6	78,727
12	November 24, 2002	St. Louis Rams	W 20–17	FedEx Field	5–6	79,823
13	November 28, 2002	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20-27	Texas Stadium	5–7	63,606
14	December 8, 2002	New York Giants	L 21-27	FedEx Field	5–8	78,635
15	December 15, 2002	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21-34	Veterans Stadium	5–9	65,615
16	December 22, 2002	Houston Texans	W 26-20	FedEx Field	6–9	70,291
17	December 29, 2002	Dallas Cowboys	W 20-14	FedEx Field	7–9	84,142

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	5–1	11–1	415	241	L1
^(5) New York Giants	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	320	279	W4
Washington Redskins	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	307	365	W2
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	217	329	L4

References

1. 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Retrieved 2010-03-12.