2002 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season November 2022 February 2026 2002 BYU Cougars football BYU Cougars logo.svg Mountain West Conference MW 5–7 2–5 Gary Crowton 2nd Mike Borich 2nd Spread Ken Schmidt 12th 4–3 LaVell Edwards Stadium The 2002 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule 2002 Coaches August 29 5:30 pm w y Syracuse LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 42–21 65,612 September 6 5:00 pm w y Hawaii LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 35–32 63,085 September 14 2:05 pm l y y 24 Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV SWP 28–31 23,109 September 21 1:30 pm l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 19–28 43,719 October 4 7:00 pm w y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT Old Wagon Wheel SWP 35–34 30,341 October 12 8:00 pm l y Air Force 19 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO ESPN2 9–52 42,214 October 19 5:00 pm l UNLV LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT SWP 3–24 62,543 October 24 8:00 pm l y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO ESPN2 10–37 29,457 November 2 1:00 pm w San Diego State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN Plus 34–10 59,362 November 9 4:00 pm w Wyoming LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT SWP 35–31 61,689 November 16 4:00 pm l New Mexico LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT SWP 16–20 60,764 November 23 1:00 pm l y Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Holy War ESPN Plus 6–13 45,167 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/2002-schedule.html 2002 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results •SportWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5. Game summaries Syracuse Syracuse 7 7 7 0 BYU 7 14 6 15 August 29 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 5:45 p.m. MDT 3:40 65,612 88 F, Partly Cloudy, winds SW 5 mph on Gene Steratore Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch ESPN yes 1 8:14 BYU Andrew Ord 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7–0 1 3:43 SU Jamel Riddle 17-yard run (Colin Barber kick) TIED 7–7 2 14:46 BYU Toby Christensen 2-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick) BYU 14–7 2 4:53 BYU Marcus Whalen 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21–7 2 1:13 SU Damien Rhodes 5-yard run (Colin Barber kick) BYU 21–14 3 6:08 SU Damien Rhodes 4-yard run (Colin Barber kick) TIED 21–21 3 2:43 BYU Bret Engemann 3-yard run (kick failed) BYU 27–21 4 8:23 BYU David Christensen 50-yard pass from Bret Engemann (kick failed) BYU 33–21 4 6:33 BYU Matt Payne 31-yard field goal BYU 36–21 4 1:47 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (kick failed) BYU 42–21 yes Hawaii Hawaii 10 7 0 15 BYU 0 14 14 7 September 6 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 5:05 p.m. MDT 4:00 63,085 72 F, Overcast, winds 0 - 2 mph on Clair Gausman Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Alex Flanagan ESPN yes 1 8:27 HAW Justin Ayat 22-yard field goal HAW 3–0 1 6:15 HAW Neal Gossett 6-yard pass from Jason Whieldon (Justin Ayat kick) HAW 10–0 2 12:38 BYU Marcus Whalen 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) HAW 10–7 2 8:07 HAW Thero Mitchell 4-yard run (Justin Ayat kick) HAW 17–7 2 0:22 BYU Toby Christensen 19-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick) HAW 17–14 3 6:51 BYU Lance Pendleton 12-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21–17 3 2:52 BYU Marcus Whalen 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 28–17 4 14:10 HAW Britton Komine 1-yard pass from Jason Whieldon (Justin Ayat kick) BYU 28–24 4 2:36 BYU Lance Pendleton 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35–24 4 0:32 HAW Thero Mitchell 4-yard run (Clifton Herbert pass from Timmy Chang) BYU 35–32 yes Sports Illustrated. 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Nevada #RV/24 BYU 0 14 14 0 Nevada 10 21 0 0 September 14 Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV 1:07 p.m. PDT 3:24 23,109 85 F, Sunny w/ high clouds, winds light Gene Semko Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler SportsWest yes 1 3:31 UNR Damon Fine 41-yard field goal UNR 3–0 1 1:30 UNR Nate Burleson 95-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) UNR 10–0 2 14:54 BYU Rod Wilkerson 31-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick) UNR 10–7 2 11:02 UNR Dan Bythwood 16-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) UNR 17–7 2 6:59 BYU Reno Mahe 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick) UNR 17–14 2 0:48 UNR Eric Streelman 13-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) UNR 24–14 2 0:01 UNR Tim Fleming 9-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick) UNR 31–14 3 10:21 BYU Marcus Whalen 30-yard run (Matt Payne kick) UNR 31–21 3 4:09 BYU Gabriel Reid 9-yard pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick) UNR 31–28 yes Georgia Tech BYU 0 10 9 0 Georgia Tech 0 7 7 14 September 21 Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA 3:37 p.m. EDT 3:33 43,719 81 F, Cloudy, winds SSE 7 mph on Ken Flaherty Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Sam Ryan ABC yes 2 14:52 GT Tony Hollings 1-yard run (Luke Manget kick) GT 7–0 2 10:22 BYU Matt Payne 48-yard field goal GT 7–3 2 7:05 BYU Lance Pendleton 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 10–7 3 10:55 GT Ajenavi Eziemefe 1-yard run (Luke Manget kick) GT 14–10 3 6:52 BYU Matt payne 39-yard field goal GT 14–13 3 2:55 BYU Reno Mahe 17-yard pass from Lance Pendleton (pass failed) BYU 19–14 4 13:08 GT Tony Hollings 2-yard run (Luke Manget kick) GT 21–19 4 5:03 GT Tony Hollings 2-yard run (Luke Manget kick) GT 28–19 yes Utah State BYU 0 7 14 14 Utah State 3 31 0 0 October 4 Romney Stadium, Logan, UT 7:05 p.m. MDT 3:40 30,341 52 F, Partly Cloudy, winds Calm Ken Rivera Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler SportsWest yes 1 8:13 USU Dane Kidman 21-yard field goal USU 3–0 2 14:56 USU Richard Watson 1-yard run (Dane Kidman kick) USU 10–0 2 11:11 USU James Samuel 73-yard run (Dane Kidman kick) USU 17–0 2 7:47 BYU Curtis Brown 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) USU 17–7 2 4:38 USU Kevin Curtis 14-yard run (Dane Kidman kick) USU 24–7 2 0:26 USU Dane Kidman 39-yard field goal USU 27–7 2 0:00 USU Jerome Dennis 76-yard interception return (Dane Kidman kick) USU 34–7 3 9:58 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) USU 34–14 3 5:55 BYU Curtis Brown 32-yard run (Matt Payne kick) USU 34–21 4 9:55 BYU Jason Kukahiko 17-yard pass from Toby Christensen (Matt Payne kick) USU 34–28 4 6:46 BYU Gabriel Reid 18-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35–34 yes Air Force BYU 3 0 0 6 #21/19 Air Force 14 14 10 14 October 12 Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO 8:06 p.m. MDT 3:07 42,214 35 F, clear, winds SE 10 - 12 mph on Gerald Wright Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz ESPN2 yes 1 11:40 BYU Matt Payne 35-yard field goal BYU 3-0 1 5:43 AFA Chance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 7-3 1 1:06 AFA Chance Harridge 4-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 14-3 2 13:04 AFA Darnell Stephens 7-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 21-3 2 10:23 AFA Chance Harridge 11-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 28-3 3 10:42 AFA Chance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 35-3 3 4:16 AFA Joey Ashcroft 44-yard field goal AFA 38-3 4 6:17 AFA Adam Cole 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 45-3 4 5:36 BYU Gabriel Reid 13-yard pass from Matt Berry (pass intercepted) AFA 45-9 4 1:28 AFA Tim Gehrsitz 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick) AFA 52-9 yes UNLV UNLV 3 0 6 15 BYU 0 3 0 0 October 19 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 5:06 p.m. MDT 3:01 62,543 68 F, clear, winds N 2 - 3 mph on Ken Flaherty Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler SportsWest yes 1 11:24 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 27-yard field goal UNLV 3-0 2 8:10 BYU Matt Payne 24-yard field goal TIED 3-3 3 12:16 UNLV Jason Thomas 6-yard run (Michael Freund pass intercepted) UNLV 9-3 4 10:06 UNLV Jamaal Brimmer 27-yard fumble return (Earvin Johnson pass) UNLV 17-3 4 3:01 UNLV Chameio Sutton 38-yard interception return (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 24-3 yes Colorado State BYU 0 10 0 0 Colorado State 17 7 3 10 October 24 Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO 8:06 p.m. MDT 2:57 29,457 31 F, cold and overcast, winds SE 2 mph on Ken Rivera Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz ESPN2 yes 1 11:10 CSU Jeff Babcock 31-yard field goal CSU 3-0 1 9:05 CSU Cecil Sapp 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 10-0 1 2:44 CSU Brad Van Pelt 3-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 17-0 2 13:10 BYU Matt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) CSU 17-7 2 3:44 BYU Matt Payne 25-yard field goal CSU 17-10 2 0:46 CSU Rahsaan Sanders 21-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 24-10 3 4:48 CSU Jeff Babcock 27-yard field goal CSU 27-10 4 7:16 CSU Cecil Saap 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 34-10 4 3:19 CSU Jeff Babcock 40-yard field goal CSU 37-10 yes San Diego State San Diego State 0 0 3 7 BYU 10 10 6 8 November 2 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 1:05 p.m. MST 3:15 59,362 40 F, clear, wind SW 5 - 7 mph on Jack Wood Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins ESPN+ yes 1 9:09 BYU Matt Payne 49-yard field goal BYU 3-0 1 7:13 BYU Jason Kukahiko 37-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick) BYU 10-0 2 3:59 BYU Marcus Whalen 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-0 2 0:03 BYU Matt Payne 47-yard field goal BYU 20-0 3 6:51 BYU Reno Mahe 4-yard pass from Matt Berry (Berry pass failed) BYU 26-0 3 4:11 SDSU Tommy Kirovski 40-yard field goal BYU 26-3 3 2:47 BYU Matt Payne 42-yard field goal BYU 26-3 4 14:55 SDSU J.R. Tolver 8-yard pass from Adam Hall (Tommy Kirovski kick) BYU 26-10 4 10:52 BYU Gabriel Reed 27-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Berry run) BYU 34-10 yes Wyoming Wyoming 7 7 9 8 BYU 0 21 7 7 November 9 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 4:07 p.m. MST 3:18 61,689 46 F, cloudy, wind N 2 - 5 mph on Gerald Wright Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler SportsWest yes 1 13:14 WY Casey Bramlet 3-yard run (Scott Parker kick) WY 7-0 2 10:57 BYU Marcus Whalen 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick) TIED 7-7 2 7:25 BYU Spencer Nead 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick) BYU 14-7 2 5:58 WY Derek Armah 36-yard pass from Casey Bramlet (Scott Parker kick) TIED 14-14 2 3:27 BYU Lanc Pendleton 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21-14 3 12:09 WY Scott Parker 21-yard field goal BYU 21-17 3 7:25 BYU Andrew Ord 21-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick) BYU 28-17 3 0:00 WY Jacque Finn 100-yard interception run (Casey Brmalet rush failed) BYU 28-23 4 9:10 WY Derek Armah 3-yard run (Malcolm Floyd pass) WY 31-28 4 3:28 BYU Gabriel Reid 4-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35-31 yes New Mexico New Mexico 0 14 0 6 BYU 10 3 3 0 November 16 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 4:07 p.m. MST 3:16 60,764 52 F, high thin clouds, no wind Clair Gausman Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler SportsWest yes 1 7:05 BYU Jon Burbidge 80-yard interception return (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 0:15 BYU Matt Payne 32-yard field goal BYU 10-0 2 12:00 UNM Dontrell Moore 1-yard run (Kenny Byrd kick) BYU 10-7 2 2:52 UNM Dwight Counter 7-yard pass from Casey Kelly (Kenny Byrd kick) UNM 14-10 2 0:27 BYU Matt Payne 52-yard field goal UNM 14-13 3 6:20 BYU Matt Payne 37-yard field goal BYU 16-14 4 7:59 UNM Dontrell Moore 2-yard run (Moore rush failed) UNM 20-16 yes Utah BYU 3 3 0 0 Utah 0 0 10 3 November 23 Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT 1:06 p.m. MST 3:02 45,167 47 F, Partly cloudy & Hazy, winds N 5 mph on Ken Rivera Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins ESPN+ yes 1 9:34 BYU Matt Payne 30-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 10:20 BYU Matt Payne 48-yard field goal BYU 6-0 3 7:50 UTAH Bryan Borreson 31-yard field goal BYU 6-3 3 3:03 UTAH Brand Warfield 4-yard run (Bryan Borreson kick) UTAH 10-6 4 7:09 UTAH Bryan Borreson 22-yard field goal UTAH 13-6 yes Roster 2002 BYU Cougars f 85 Sr Justin Anderson WR 64 Sr Ben Archibald G y 8 Fr Matt Berry QB 2 Jr David Christensen WR 80 Jr Toby Christensen WR 13 Sr Bret Engemann QB y 64 Jr Scott Jackson Scott Jackson (American football) OL y 20 Sr Reno Mahe WR y 89 Sr Spencer Nead TE y 75 Jr Scott Young Scott Young (American football) G y 46 Jr Colby Bockwoldt LB y 92 So John Denney DE y 33 So Aaron Francisco SS y 56 So Shaun Nua DL y 49 So Brady Poppinga LB y 25 Sr Mike Sumko DB https://byucougars.com/roster/football/2002 *Gary Crowton References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football