2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Continental Tire Bowl vs. Virginia, 22–48 loss
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#20
AP	#25
2002 record	9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel
Co-defensive coordinator	Todd Graham
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)

2002 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0		12	–	1
#25 West Virginia		6	–	1		9	–	4
#19 Pittsburgh		5	–	2		9	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		3	–	4		10	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4		9	–	4
Syracuse		2	–	5		4	–	8
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 9–4 record and traveled to the Continental Tire Bowl, where they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 48–22. They finished with a ranking of 25/20.

WVU's 9–4 record marked the biggest one-season turnaround in Big East Conference history, after posting a 3–8 record the previous season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	Chattanooga*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 56–7	54,455
September 7	12:00 PM	at #21 Wisconsin*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN+	L 17–34	76,320
September 14	7:00 PM	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		W 35–32	28,806
September 28	12:00 PM	East Carolina*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 37–17	54,497
October 5	12:00 PM	Maryland*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 17–48	55,146
October 12	3:30 PM	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 40–0	12,973
October 19	12:00 PM	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 34–7	45,088
October 26	12:00 PM	#1 Miami		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 23–40	56,817
November 2	12:00 PM	at Temple		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 46–20	15,042
November 9	12:00 PM	Boston College		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 24–14	48,474
November 20	7:00 PM	at #12 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 21–18	62,723
November 30	1:00 PM	at #18 Pittsburgh	#21	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	W 24–17	66,731
December 28	11:00 AM	vs. Virginia*	#13	Ericsson Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl)	ESPN2	L 22–48	73,535
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

2002 season

Rasheed Marshall was the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers. He led the team with 1616 passing yards and 9 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing was Avon Cobourne with 1710 net yards. Miquelle Henderson led the team in receiving with 40 receptions for 496 yards.

The home opener for the West Virginia Mountaineers was against Chattanooga, in which the Mountaineers won handily 56–7. In the second game of the season, WVU played at Wisconsin, where they lost 34–17. They then traveled to Cincinnati, where they beat the Bearcats 35–32.

They then defeated East Carolina by a 37–17 margin at home. They got demolished at home by ACC powerhouse Maryland 17–48. They then traveled to Rutgers, where they won handily 40–0. The next game was a 34–17 home win over Syracuse.

They played host to the number 1 team in the land, the Miami Hurricanes, but lost by a 23–40 count. They played at Temple, and blew out the Owls 46–20. A home game against Boston College resulted in a 24–14 Mountaineer victory. Their next game was against Virginia Tech, where they won 21–18, in Blacksburg.

On November 30, they played at archrival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, and won 24–17. In the Continental Tire Bowl, they lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 22–48 to finish the season.

References

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 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 2016

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