Record: 56-69, .448 W-L% (11th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -7.21 (11th of 12) ▪ SOS: -4.60 (10th of 12)
Conference Champion: Boise State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Boise State)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 45.6 | 18.5 | 12.28 | -6.87 | |
| Hawaii | 10 | 4 | .714 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 35.9 | 27.8 | 2.56 | -5.51 | |
| Fresno State | 9 | 5 | .643 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 27.0 | 27.1 | 0.67 | -2.12 | |
| San Jose State | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 28.9 | 35.9 | -7.13 | -3.13 | |
| Nevada | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.6 | 30.9 | -6.33 | -3.41 | |
| Rice | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 23.0 | 26.9 | -10.21 | -7.03 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 26.7 | 35.5 | -11.13 | -2.80 | |
| Southern Methodist | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 17.3 | 31.5 | -16.34 | -5.00 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 18.3 | 42.6 | -18.11 | -4.69 | |
| Tulsa | 1 | 11 | .083 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 19.4 | 34.8 | -18.40 | -5.40 | |
| School | Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-31 | Humanitarian Bowl | Boise State | 34 | Iowa State | 16 | Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID) |
| 2002-12-31 | Silicon Valley Bowl | Fresno State | 30 | Georgia Tech | 21 | Silicon Valley Bowl (San Jose, CA) |
| 2002-12-25 | Hawaii Bowl | Tulane | 36 | Hawaii | 28 | Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| WAC Defensive Player of the Year: | Quintin Mikell (Boise State) |
| WAC Offensive Player of the Year: | Brock Forsey (Boise State) |
| WAC Coach of the Year: | Dan Hawkins (Boise State) |