2002 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2002 Purdue Boilermakers football
2002 Purdue Boilermakers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Washington
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Landon Johnson (4th year); Gene Mruczkowski (5th year); Joe Odom (5th year); Ralph Turner (5th year);
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium; (Capacity: 66,295)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Ohio State $#+	8	–	0	14	–	0
No. 8 Iowa %+	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 16 Penn State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Purdue	4	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	5	8	–	5
Wisconsin	2	–	6	8	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Northwestern	1	–	7	3	–	9
Indiana	1	–	7	3	–	9

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played thirteen games in the 2002 season, finishing with a 7–6 record and a victory in the Sun Bowl to Washington.