2002 Florida State Seminoles football team

2002 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–26 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 21
Record9–5 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Bowden (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (19th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,000)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 1     9 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 2     9 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 2     11 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 3     11 3  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
North Carolina   1 7     3 9  
Duke   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 9–5 (7–1 ACC) to finish in 1st place in the ACC. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Georgia 26–13.

During the season, Bobby Bowden passed Bear Bryant on the all-time coaching wins list.[1]

  1. ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.