Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (23rd of 117)
Conference: Big East
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom O'Brien (9-4)
PS/G: 30.2 (34th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 19.5 (23rd of 117)
SRS: 9.22 (26th of 117) ▪ SOS: 0.53 (58th of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Motor City Bowl 51-25 versus Toledo
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2002-08-31 | Connecticut | W (24-16) | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 239 | 3 | 34 | 114 | 3.4 | 0 | 67 | 353 | 5.3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2002-09-07 | Stanford | W (34-27) | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 260 | 1 | 39 | 139 | 3.6 | 3 | 75 | 399 | 5.3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2002-09-21 | @ | Miami (FL) | L (6-38) | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 138 | 0 | 48 | 147 | 3.1 | 0 | 72 | 285 | 4.0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2002-09-28 | Central Michigan | W (43-0) | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 330 | 3 | 34 | 195 | 5.7 | 2 | 73 | 525 | 7.2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2002-10-10 | Virginia Tech | L (23-28) | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 232 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 2 | 56 | 315 | 5.6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2002-10-19 | Navy | W (46-21) | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 280 | 3 | 41 | 189 | 4.6 | 3 | 68 | 469 | 6.9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2002-10-26 | @ | Pittsburgh | L (16-19) | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 179 | 1 | 40 | 177 | 4.4 | 0 | 74 | 356 | 4.8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2002-11-02 | @ | Notre Dame | W (14-7) | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 77 | 0 | 33 | 107 | 3.2 | 1 | 53 | 184 | 3.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2002-11-09 | @ | West Virginia | L (14-24) | 28 | 50 | 56.0 | 284 | 1 | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 1 | 80 | 364 | 4.6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 2002-11-16 | Syracuse | W (41-20) | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 284 | 1 | 33 | 227 | 6.9 | 4 | 67 | 511 | 7.6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2002-11-23 | @ | Temple | W (36-14) | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 203 | 0 | 45 | 148 | 3.3 | 4 | 73 | 351 | 4.8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2002-11-30 | Rutgers | W (44-14) | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 163 | 2 | 49 | 313 | 6.4 | 2 | 73 | 476 | 6.5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2002-12-26 | N | Toledo | W (51-25) | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 342 | 3 | 40 | 149 | 3.7 | 3 | 75 | 491 | 6.5 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 243 | 414 | 58.7 | 3011 | 18 | 492 | 2068 | 4.2 | 25 | 906 | 5079 | 5.6 | 142 | 101 | 24 | 267 | 80 | 709 | 7 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2002-08-31 | Connecticut | W (24-16) | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 203 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 1.2 | 1 | 72 | 243 | 3.4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2002-09-07 | Stanford | W (34-27) | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 244 | 1 | 37 | 65 | 1.8 | 1 | 64 | 309 | 4.8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2002-09-21 | @ | Miami (FL) | L (6-38) | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 211 | 2 | 31 | 182 | 5.9 | 2 | 58 | 393 | 6.8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002-09-28 | Central Michigan | W (43-0) | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 88 | 0 | 42 | 154 | 3.7 | 0 | 69 | 242 | 3.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2002-10-10 | Virginia Tech | L (23-28) | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 86 | 1 | 61 | 334 | 5.5 | 3 | 68 | 420 | 6.2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2002-10-19 | Navy | W (46-21) | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 66 | 0 | 65 | 380 | 5.8 | 3 | 75 | 446 | 5.9 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 2002-10-26 | @ | Pittsburgh | L (16-19) | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 201 | 1 | 32 | 143 | 4.5 | 0 | 70 | 344 | 4.9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2002-11-02 | @ | Notre Dame | W (14-7) | 20 | 40 | 50.0 | 235 | 1 | 44 | 122 | 2.8 | 0 | 84 | 357 | 4.3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 2002-11-09 | @ | West Virginia | L (14-24) | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 124 | 1 | 53 | 273 | 5.2 | 2 | 71 | 397 | 5.6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2002-11-16 | Syracuse | W (41-20) | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 131 | 1 | 48 | 245 | 5.1 | 1 | 82 | 376 | 4.6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2002-11-23 | @ | Temple | W (36-14) | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 166 | 0 | 31 | 56 | 1.8 | 2 | 66 | 222 | 3.4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 2002-11-30 | Rutgers | W (44-14) | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 151 | 1 | 44 | 80 | 1.8 | 1 | 75 | 231 | 3.1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 13 | 2002-12-26 | N | Toledo | W (51-25) | 27 | 41 | 65.9 | 331 | 2 | 28 | 102 | 3.6 | 1 | 69 | 433 | 6.3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 Games | 201 | 373 | 53.9 | 2237 | 12 | 550 | 2176 | 4.0 | 17 | 923 | 4413 | 3.4 | 97 | 120 | 21 | 238 | 102 | 824 | 17 | 15 | 32 | ||||