2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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.

2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Holiday Bowl, L 27–34 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	8–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dirk Koetter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Guy (2nd season)
Captains	Andrew Walter Terrell Suggs
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 24	4:45 pm	at No. 10 Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (BCA Classic)	ESPN	L 10–48	77,779
August 31	7:00 pm	Eastern Washington*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 38–2	39,581
September 7	7:00 pm	UCF*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	AZTV	W 46–13	43,401
September 14	7:00 pm	at San Diego State*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	AZTV	W 39–28	29,041
September 28	12:30 pm	Stanford		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	W 65–24	51,443
October 5	7:00 pm	North Carolina*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 35–38	42,128
October 12	7:00 pm	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 13–9	47,434
October 19	12:30 pm	at No. 6 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 45–42	56,432
October 26	7:00 pm	Washington	No. 23	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 27–16	56,101
November 2	12:30 pm	at No. 8 Washington State	No. 16	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 22–44	37,444
November 9	4:30 pm	California	No. 25	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 38–55	40,769
November 16	5:00 pm	at No. 8 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	TBS	L 13–34	73,923
November 29	1:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	FSN	W 34–20	47,005
December 27	6:00 pm	vs. No. 6 Kansas State*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–34	58,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

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 Dirk Koetter Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt