2002 Hawaii Warriors football team

The 2002 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach June Jones, the Warriors compiling an overall record of 10–4, finished second in the WAC with a mark of 7–1. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they lost to Tulane.

2002 Hawaii Warriors football
Hawaii Bowl, L 28–36 vs. Tulane
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	10–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	June Jones (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Lempa (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	No. 4 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 61–36	39,958
September 6	1:00 pm	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 32–35	63,085
September 21	3:00 pm	at UTEP		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 31–6	35,170
September 28	6:00 pm	SMU		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 42–10	36,096
October 5	2:00 pm	at Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 31–58	25,857
October 12	6:00 pm	Nevada		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPW	W 59–34	39,616
October 19	6:00 pm	Tulsa		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 37–14	34,098
October 25	3:00 pm	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 31–21	37,615
November 2	6:00 pm	San Jose State		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)		W 40–31	36,784
November 16	10:00 am	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 33–28	19,714
November 23	6:00 pm	Cincinnati*	No. 25	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 20–19	36,851
November 30	2:45 pm	No. 14 Alabama*	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN	L 16–21	50,000
December 7	6:00 pm	San Diego State*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 41–40	36,671
December 25	3:00 pm	Tulane*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–36	35,513
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Hawaii time

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Club
Pisa Tinoisamoa	Linebacker	2	43	St. Louis Rams
Vincent Manuwai	Guard	3	72	Jacksonville Jaguars
Wayne Hunter	Tackle	3	73	Seattle Seahawks