2002 Northeastern Huskies football team

2002 Northeastern Huskies football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–29 vs. Fordham
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record10–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Captains
  • Kurt Abrams
  • Steve Anzalone
  • John McDonald
  • Art Smith
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Lock Haven*
W 48–0
September 77:00 p.m.at Ohio*No. 22
W 31–021,002
September 2112:30 p.m.UMassNo. 18
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 42–176,651
September 28No. 24 HofstraNo. 14
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 28–17
October 51:00 p.m.at DelawareNo. 11
L 10–2721,043
October 12Rhode IslandNo. 20
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 38–13
October 19at Harvard*No. 15
W 17–14
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 14 William & MaryNo. 15
L 13–308,741
November 21:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 20
W 24–215,106
November 9No. 11 VillanovadaggerNo. 18
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 38–136,463
November 16at New HampshireNo. 12
W 49–17
November 23James MadisonNo. 10
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 41–104,825[5]
November 30No. 21 Fordham*No. 8
L 24–29

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

  1. ^ "Annual Results: 2002". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Northeastern University Football History". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Awards and Honors (Football)". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Huskies do their share with win". The Boston Globe. November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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