2002 Northeastern Huskies football team

2002 Northeastern Huskies football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–29 vs. Fordham
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record10–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris (3rd season)
Captains
  • Kurt Abrams
  • Steve Anzalone
  • John McDonald
  • Art Smith
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Maine $^   7 2     11 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^   7 2     10 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^   6 3     11 4  
UMass   6 3     8 4  
William & Mary   5 4     6 5  
Richmond   4 5     4 7  
Delaware   4 5     6 6  
Hofstra   4 5     6 6  
James Madison   4 6     5 7  
New Hampshire   2 7     3 8  
Rhode Island   1 8     3 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 67th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine.[1][2] Picked to finish 10th in the conference preseason poll, the Huskies went on to set school records for single season overall wins (10) and conference wins (7).[2] They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history.[2] The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round.[3] Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team.[2][4] The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown.[3]

  1. ^ "Annual Results: 2002". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Northeastern University Football History". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "2002 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Awards and Honors (Football)". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.