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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← 20012003 →
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. 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). They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history. The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round. Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Lock Haven*W 48–0
September 77:00 p.m.at Ohio*No. 22W 31–021,002
September 2112:30 p.m.UMassNo. 18
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 42–176,651
September 28No. 24 HofstraNo. 14
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 28–17
October 51:00 p.m.at DelawareNo. 11L 10–2721,043
October 12Rhode IslandNo. 20
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 38–13
October 19at Harvard*No. 15W 17–14
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 14 William & MaryNo. 15L 13–308,741
November 21:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 20W 24–215,106
November 9No. 11 VillanovaNo. 18
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 38–136,463
November 16at New HampshireNo. 12W 49–17
November 23James MadisonNo. 10
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 41–104,825
November 30No. 21 Fordham*No. 8L 24–29

Awards and honors

  • First Team All-Conference – Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, Tim Gale, Miro Kesic, John McDonald, Art Smith
  • Second Team All-Conference – Kurt Abrams, Tom Olivo, Adam Walter
  • Third Team All-Conference – Adam Bourget
  • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Don Brown
  • New England All-Stars – Kurt Abrams, Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, John McDonald, Art Smith

References

  1. "Annual Results: 2002". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northeastern University Football History". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  5. "Huskies do their share with win". The Boston Globe. November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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