Record: 9-5, .643 W-L% (29th of 117) ▪ Rank: 22nd in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Al Groh (9-5)
PS/G: 28.7 (50th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 24.9 (50th of 117)
SRS: 8.60 (28th of 117) ▪ SOS: 5.10 (12th of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Continental Tire Bowl 48-22 versus West Virginia
| 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 | 2002-08-22 | Colorado State | L (29-35) | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 193 | 1 | 49 | 221 | 4.5 | 3 | 76 | 414 | 5.4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2002-08-31 | @ | Florida State | L (19-40) | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 251 | 3 | 33 | 62 | 1.9 | 0 | 65 | 313 | 4.8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 2002-09-07 | South Carolina | W (34-21) | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 196 | 4 | 40 | 143 | 3.6 | 0 | 72 | 339 | 4.7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2002-09-21 | Akron | W (48-29) | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 202 | 5 | 30 | 212 | 7.1 | 0 | 57 | 414 | 7.3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2002-09-28 | @ | Wake Forest | W (38-34) | 24 | 30 | 80.0 | 349 | 4 | 27 | 49 | 1.8 | 1 | 57 | 398 | 7.0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2002-10-05 | @ | Duke | W (27-22) | 27 | 43 | 62.8 | 315 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 63 | 317 | 5.0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2002-10-12 | Clemson | W (22-17) | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 208 | 1 | 40 | 80 | 2.0 | 1 | 72 | 288 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2002-10-19 | North Carolina | W (37-27) | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 194 | 2 | 47 | 229 | 4.9 | 2 | 74 | 423 | 5.7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2002-10-26 | @ | Georgia Tech | L (15-23) | 41 | 59 | 69.5 | 372 | 1 | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 1 | 79 | 425 | 5.4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2002-11-09 | @ | Penn State | L (14-35) | 30 | 38 | 78.9 | 260 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 1.4 | 1 | 60 | 290 | 4.8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2002-11-16 | North Carolina State | W (14-9) | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 149 | 2 | 42 | 197 | 4.7 | 0 | 68 | 346 | 5.1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2002-11-23 | Maryland | W (48-13) | 24 | 28 | 85.7 | 286 | 4 | 40 | 152 | 3.8 | 2 | 68 | 438 | 6.4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2002-11-30 | @ | Virginia Tech | L (9-21) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 51 | 1 | 37 | 152 | 4.1 | 0 | 61 | 203 | 3.3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2002-12-28 | N | West Virginia | W (48-22) | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 196 | 2 | 39 | 195 | 5.0 | 3 | 62 | 391 | 6.3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Games | 306 | 448 | 68.3 | 3222 | 32 | 486 | 1777 | 3.7 | 16 | 934 | 4999 | 5.4 | 146 | 105 | 23 | 274 | 64 | 484 | 14 | 8 | 22 | ||||
| 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 | 2002-08-22 | Colorado State | L (29-35) | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 229 | 1 | 41 | 187 | 4.6 | 2 | 68 | 416 | 6.1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2002-08-31 | @ | Florida State | L (19-40) | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 157 | 0 | 60 | 397 | 6.6 | 5 | 83 | 554 | 6.7 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2002-09-07 | South Carolina | W (34-21) | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 119 | 1 | 38 | 142 | 3.7 | 1 | 59 | 261 | 4.4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2002-09-21 | Akron | W (48-29) | 28 | 50 | 56.0 | 341 | 1 | 48 | 154 | 3.2 | 3 | 98 | 495 | 5.1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2002-09-28 | @ | Wake Forest | W (38-34) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 146 | 0 | 68 | 349 | 5.1 | 4 | 92 | 495 | 5.4 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2002-10-05 | @ | Duke | W (27-22) | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 256 | 2 | 47 | 158 | 3.4 | 0 | 91 | 414 | 4.5 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 2002-10-12 | Clemson | W (22-17) | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 223 | 1 | 40 | 189 | 4.7 | 1 | 73 | 412 | 5.6 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2002-10-19 | North Carolina | W (37-27) | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 353 | 4 | 38 | 98 | 2.6 | 0 | 72 | 451 | 6.3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2002-10-26 | @ | Georgia Tech | L (15-23) | 26 | 42 | 61.9 | 220 | 1 | 44 | 211 | 4.8 | 1 | 86 | 431 | 5.0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2002-11-09 | @ | Penn State | L (14-35) | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 244 | 2 | 51 | 289 | 5.7 | 2 | 83 | 533 | 6.4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2002-11-16 | North Carolina State | W (14-9) | 28 | 47 | 59.6 | 236 | 0 | 31 | 96 | 3.1 | 1 | 78 | 332 | 4.3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2002-11-23 | Maryland | W (48-13) | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 196 | 1 | 32 | 138 | 4.3 | 0 | 57 | 334 | 5.9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2002-11-30 | @ | Virginia Tech | L (9-21) | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 85 | 0 | 50 | 272 | 5.4 | 2 | 61 | 357 | 5.9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 2002-12-28 | N | West Virginia | W (48-22) | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 215 | 0 | 52 | 244 | 4.7 | 3 | 72 | 459 | 6.4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 Games | 262 | 433 | 60.5 | 3020 | 14 | 640 | 2924 | 4.6 | 25 | 1073 | 5944 | 6.1 | 142 | 158 | 14 | 314 | 93 | 836 | 22 | 15 | 37 | ||||