2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football
San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Air Force
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 18
Record	10–4 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (8th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

2002 Big East Conference football standings
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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	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	ESPN+	W 63–7	54,016
September 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 LSU*	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 26–8	65,049
September 12	7:45 p.m.	No. 16 Marshall*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 47–21	65,049
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Texas A&M*	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 13–3	83,746
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	No. 5	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 30–0	27,218
October 10	7:45 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 4	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–23	42,826
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	PPV	W 35–14	64,907
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	PPV	W 20–10	64,937
November 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 25 Pittsburgh	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 21–28	64,971
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 42–50 ^3OT	48,239
November 20	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 13	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN2	L 18–21	62,723
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Virginia*	No. 22	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 21–9	65,097
December 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 45–56	76,108
December 31	8:30 p.m.	vs. Air Force*	No. 18	Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 20–13	25,966
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`44`	John Candelas	Fr
OT	`57`	Anthony Davis	Sr
OT	`79`	Jon Dunn	So
RB	`43`	Doug Easlick	Jr
C	`64`	Jake Grove	Jr
RB	`31/32`	Cedric Humes	Fr
RB	`25/7`	Kevin Jones	So
TE	`90`	Jeff King	Fr
C	`66`	Will Montgomery	Fr
QB	`11`	Grant Noel	Sr
RB	`22`	Lee Suggs	Sr
G	`74`	Luke Owens	So
QB	`5`	Marcus Vick	Fr
WR	`19`	Ernest Wilford	Jr
WR	`12`	Richard Johnson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`42`	James Anderson	Fr
S	`21`	Michael Crawford	Jr
DE	`28`	Lamar Cobb	Sr
DE	`99`	Cols Colas	Jr
LB	`33`	Chad Cooper	So
DE	`95`	Jim Davis	Jr
S	`8`	Vincent Fuller	So
CB	`4`	DeAngelo Hall	So
DB	`27`	Justin Hamilton	Fr
DT	`56`	Jonathan Lewis	Sr
DB	`35`	Willie Pile	Sr
DE	`55`	Darryl Tapp	Fr
CB	`2`	Ronyell Whitaker	Sr
CB	`17`	Garnell Wilds	Jr
CB	`2`	Jimmy Willams	Fr