2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 2002 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big East. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2002 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (14th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (4th season)
Captains	Clifton Smith Chris Davis Will Hunter Troy Nunes David Tyree
Home stadium	Carrier Dome

2002 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					12	–	1
No. 25 West Virginia		6	–	1					9	–	4
No. 19 Pittsburgh		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 18 Virginia Tech		3	–	4					10	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4					9	–	4
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	8
Syracuse		2	–	5					4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:45 pm	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 21–42	65,612
September 7	8:00 pm	North Carolina*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 22–30	39,444
September 14	3:30 pm	Rhode Island*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 63–17	43,089
September 28	9:00 pm	at No. 25 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 34–37 3OT	83,667
October 5	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 24–48	39,947
October 12	12:00 pm	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	TWCSN	L 16–17	17,220
October 18	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 7–34	45,088
October 25	1:30 pm	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 45–14	37,158
November 2	7:00 pm	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	ESPN Plus	W 38–35	24,043
November 9	3:30 pm	No. 8 Virginia Tech	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 50–42 3OT	48,239
November 16	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 20–41	36,221
November 30	1:00 pm	No. 1 Miami	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 7–49	45,679
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 R. J. Anderson Jr C 68 Chris Buda Jr RB 34 Chris Davis Sr TE 85 Joe Kowalewski Fr WR 2 Johnnie Morant Jr QB 11 Troy Nunes Sr OT 69 Quinn Ojinnaka Fr OT 74 Kevin Sampson Jr G 62 John Swanson-Flading Fr OT 78 Adam Terry So WR 81 David Tyree Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 91 Eugene Brown Fr CB 25 Steve Gregory Fr CB 30 Will Hunter Sr DE 94 Ryan LaCasse Fr LB 57 Rich Scanlon Jr LB 9 Clifton Smith Sr DE 97 Josh Thomas Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Azzinaro (defensive line / recruiting coordinator) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players in the 2003 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chris Davis	Running back	5	165	Seattle Seahawks
David Tyree	Wide Receiver	6	211	New York Giants