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2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Holiday Bowl, L 27–34 vs. Kansas State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBrent Guy (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Washington State $+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 4 USC %+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Arizona State   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Oregon State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Stanford   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dirk Koetter, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Pac-10. Arizona State was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Sun Devils lost to Kansas State. The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 244:45 pmat No. 10 Nebraska*
ESPNL 10–4877,779
August 317:00 pmEastern Washington*
W 38–239,581[1]
September 77:00 pmUCF*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
AZTVW 46–1343,401
September 147:00 pmat San Diego State*
AZTVW 39–2829,041
September 2812:30 pmStanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCW 65–2451,443
October 57:00 pmNorth Carolina*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 35–3842,128
October 127:00 pmOregon State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNAZW 13–947,434
October 1912:30 pmat No. 6 Oregon
W 45–4256,432
October 267:00 pmWashingtondaggerNo. 23
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–1656,101
November 212:30 pmat No. 8 Washington StateNo. 16
ABCL 22–4437,444
November 94:30 pmCaliforniaNo. 25
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNL 38–5540,769
November 165:00 pmat No. 8 USC
TBSL 13–3473,923
November 291:00 pmat Arizona
FSNW 34–2047,005
December 276:00 pmvs. No. 6 Kansas State*
ESPNL 27–3458,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 53 Drew Hodgdon So
FB 44 Mike Karney Jr
WR 81 Shaun McDonald Sr
QB 16 Andrew Walter So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Solomon Bates Sr
DT 95 Khon Nguyen Sr
DE 48 Terrell Suggs Jr
LB 52 Mason Unck Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Devils rebound from beating at Nebraska". Arizona Daily Star. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2011 Arizona State football media guide
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