Record: 11-3, .786 W-L% (13th of 117) ▪ Rank: 12th in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Chuck Amato (11-3)
PS/G: 32.9 (18th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 17.0 (10th of 117)
SRS: 12.86 (14th of 117) ▪ SOS: 0.21 (60th of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 28-6 versus Notre Dame
| 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 | 2002-08-24 | New Mexico | W (34-14) | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 276 | 3 | 46 | 134 | 2.9 | 2 | 73 | 410 | 5.6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2002-08-31 | East Tennessee State | W (34-0) | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 189 | 0 | 38 | 181 | 4.8 | 4 | 59 | 370 | 6.3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2002-09-07 | @ | Navy | W (65-19) | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 328 | 5 | 40 | 171 | 4.3 | 2 | 58 | 499 | 8.6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002-09-14 | Wake Forest | W (32-13) | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 223 | 1 | 37 | 98 | 2.6 | 2 | 64 | 321 | 5.0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2002-09-21 | @ | Texas Tech | W (51-48) | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 301 | 0 | 44 | 179 | 4.1 | 6 | 76 | 480 | 6.3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2002-09-28 | Massachusetts | W (56-24) | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 252 | 4 | 41 | 178 | 4.3 | 2 | 78 | 430 | 5.5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2002-10-12 | @ | North Carolina | W (34-17) | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 170 | 1 | 44 | 258 | 5.9 | 4 | 70 | 428 | 6.1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2002-10-19 | Duke | W (24-22) | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 364 | 2 | 21 | 63 | 3.0 | 1 | 58 | 427 | 7.4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2002-10-24 | @ | Clemson | W (38-6) | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 129 | 0 | 50 | 240 | 4.8 | 3 | 74 | 369 | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2002-11-02 | Georgia Tech | L (17-24) | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 277 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 1 | 63 | 334 | 5.3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2002-11-09 | @ | Maryland | L (21-24) | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 297 | 1 | 36 | 109 | 3.0 | 2 | 76 | 406 | 5.3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 2002-11-16 | @ | Virginia | L (9-14) | 28 | 47 | 59.6 | 236 | 0 | 31 | 96 | 3.1 | 1 | 78 | 332 | 4.3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 2002-11-23 | Florida State | W (17-7) | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 171 | 0 | 46 | 191 | 4.2 | 1 | 75 | 362 | 4.8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 2003-01-01 | N | Notre Dame | W (28-6) | 25 | 41 | 61.0 | 255 | 2 | 26 | 62 | 2.4 | 2 | 67 | 317 | 4.7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Games | 273 | 447 | 61.1 | 3468 | 20 | 522 | 2017 | 3.9 | 33 | 969 | 5485 | 5.7 | 154 | 105 | 22 | 281 | 101 | 881 | 13 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 2002-08-24 | New Mexico | W (34-14) | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 157 | 1 | 24 | 85 | 3.5 | 1 | 59 | 242 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2002-08-31 | East Tennessee State | W (34-0) | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 70 | 1.4 | 0 | 63 | 81 | 1.3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2002-09-07 | @ | Navy | W (65-19) | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 33 | 0 | 54 | 243 | 4.5 | 3 | 63 | 276 | 4.4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2002-09-14 | Wake Forest | W (32-13) | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 152 | 1 | 44 | 149 | 3.4 | 1 | 73 | 301 | 4.1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2002-09-21 | @ | Texas Tech | W (51-48) | 28 | 51 | 54.9 | 292 | 3 | 39 | 207 | 5.3 | 3 | 90 | 499 | 5.5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 2002-09-28 | Massachusetts | W (56-24) | 13 | 37 | 35.1 | 194 | 2 | 35 | 101 | 2.9 | 0 | 72 | 295 | 4.1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2002-10-12 | @ | North Carolina | W (34-17) | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 266 | 2 | 37 | 85 | 2.3 | 0 | 73 | 351 | 4.8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2002-10-19 | Duke | W (24-22) | 28 | 42 | 66.7 | 353 | 1 | 33 | 86 | 2.6 | 1 | 75 | 439 | 5.9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2002-10-24 | @ | Clemson | W (38-6) | 13 | 32 | 40.6 | 163 | 0 | 27 | 66 | 2.4 | 0 | 59 | 229 | 3.9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 2002-11-02 | Georgia Tech | L (17-24) | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 214 | 1 | 42 | 143 | 3.4 | 1 | 79 | 357 | 4.5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2002-11-09 | @ | Maryland | L (21-24) | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 130 | 0 | 40 | 202 | 5.1 | 3 | 58 | 332 | 5.7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2002-11-16 | @ | Virginia | L (9-14) | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 149 | 2 | 42 | 197 | 4.7 | 0 | 68 | 346 | 5.1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2002-11-23 | Florida State | W (17-7) | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 143 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 1.6 | 0 | 48 | 177 | 3.7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 2003-01-01 | N | Notre Dame | W (28-6) | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 200 | 0 | 38 | 86 | 2.3 | 0 | 82 | 286 | 3.5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 Games | 217 | 437 | 49.7 | 2457 | 13 | 525 | 1754 | 3.3 | 13 | 962 | 4211 | 4.1 | 109 | 117 | 26 | 252 | 104 | 907 | 15 | 16 | 31 | ||||