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2002 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Spence (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Lou West (2nd season)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
←  2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
UCF   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Miami (OH)   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Kent State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Buffalo   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pm Cal Poly*
W 44–1623,074
September 76:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
W 65–1316,843
September 142:30 pmat Minnesota*
L 21–3136,640
September 217:00 pm UNLV*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 38–2126,050
September 281:30 pmat Pittsburgh*
L 19–3739,713
October 127:00 pm Ball Statedagger
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 27–2425,926
October 196:00 pmat Central Florida
 TV5W 27–2418,815
October 267:00 pm Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
L 13–2724,466
November 97:00 pm Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 44–1718,944
November 163:30 pmat Western Michigan
 FSNW 42–219,844
November 2312:00 pmat Northern Illinois
FSNW 33–3020,154
November 307:00 pm Bowling Green
W 42–2425,331
December 72:30 pmat Marshall
 ESPN2L 45–4924,582
December 265:00 pmvs. Boston College*
 ESPNL 25–5151,872

Roster

2002 Toledo Rockets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Carl Ford Sr
QB 7 Bruce Gradkowski Fr
QB 10 Brian Jones Sr
WR 14 Lance Moore So
G 68 Nick Kaczur So
OL 78 Mike Sacco So
OL 79 Noah Swartz Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 11 Patrick Body So
CB 12 Brandon Hefflin Jr
CB 25 James Stanley Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-21

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 2003 NFL Draft following the season. [1]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 256 Carl Ford Wide receiver Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.


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