2002 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 Washington State Cougars football 2000 WSU Football Helmet.png 200 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 10 10 10–3 7–1 Mike Price 14th Mike Levenseller 2nd Spread Bill Doba 9th 4–3 Jason Gesser Curtis Nettles Marcus Trufant Martin Stadium Pac-10 co-champion Rose Bowl L 14–34 vs. Oklahoma The 2002 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Mike Price in his 14th and final season as head coach, and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. Washington State finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–2 and mark of 7–1 in the conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with USC. They defeated the Trojans in overtime in early October,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GspeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5051%2C1324215 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale Cougars finish with classic flair October 6, 2002 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KMcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4163%2C3610589 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Richardson Vince Cougar celebration October 7, 2002 1B but lost to unranked Washington in triple overtime in the Apple Cup at Pullman;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bFBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6632%2C6441916 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Korte Tim Anderson comes up big as Huskies clip Cougars November 24, 2002 9D WSU regrouped and beat UCLA by three touchdowns two weeks later.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q05WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0usDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641%2C1967273 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Nadel John Gesser's heroic afternoon puts WSU in Rose Bowl December 8, 2002 8D The seventh-ranked Cougars were invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but were soundly defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u2VWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ofIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5934%2C1229621 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Trimmer Dave Handful of thorns January 2, 2003 A1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMVeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3390%2C329081 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale A thorny sendoff January 2, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VU9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5531%2C291820 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Canfield Owen Sooners clobber the Cougs January 2, 2003 1D and dropped to tenth in the final rankings. The Rose Bowl was the final game for Price at Washington State. He left to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama, but never coached a game for the Crimson Tide.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g79eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5067%2C630162 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale Mike Price goes out with Tide December 18, 2002 1Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ucUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5180%2C1678257 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Richardson Vince Southern comfort December 18, 2002 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=98UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JdEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5051%2C548952 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press Zenor John Down and out May 5, 2003 1Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/2003/05/12/342806/how-he-met-his-destiny-at-a-strip-club-mike-price-fired Sports Illustrated Yaeger Don Bad Behavior - How he met his Destiny at a strip club - Mike Price: Fired May 12, 2003 38 August 9, 2019 August 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190809191651/https://www.si.com/vault/2003/05/12/342806/how-he-met-his-destiny-at-a-strip-club-mike-price-fired dead Bill Doba, longtime defensive coordinator for the cougars, was promoted to head coach for the 2003 season, and he led the Cougar program through 2007.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2799%2C1011567 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale Crimson ties December 19, 2002 1B Schedule 2002 AP Pacific August 31 12:00 pm w y y 12 Nevada Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA Cougar Gridiron Classic 31–7 63,588 September 7 3:00 pm w y 11 Idaho Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Battle of the Palouse 49–14 30,110 September 14 12:30 pm l y y 10 Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH College GameDay ABC 7–25 104,553 September 21 2:00 pm w y 16 Montana State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 45–28 23,713 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kitsap-sun-trufant-too-much-as-cougs-lev/178009494/ Kitsap Sun Trufant too much as Cougs level Montana State September 22, 2002 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com September 28 2:00 pm w y 16 California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 48–38 29,297 October 5 4:00 pm w y 17 USC 18 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA TBS 30–27 OT 36,861 October 12 2:00 pm w y 12 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 36–11 30,750 October 26 7:00 pm w y 9 Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FSN 21–13 46,462 November 2 12:30 pm w 8 Arizona State 16 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC 44–22 37,444 November 9 12:30 pm w 5 Oregon 15 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC 32–21 37,600 November 23 3:30 pm l 3 Washington Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Apple Cup FSN 26–29 3OT 37,600 December 7 1:30 pm w y 7 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 48–27 56,335 January 1, 2003, 2003 2:00 pm l y y 7 Oklahoma 8 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl ABC 14–34 86,848 Game summaries USC #20 USC at #17 Washington State USC 7 0 7 13 0 Washington St 10 0 7 10 3 October 5 Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington TBS yes 1 USC Sultan McCullough 6 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 7-0 1 WSU Drew Dunning 48 yard field goal USC 7-3 1 WSU Mike Bush 3 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 10-7 3 USC Malaefou MacKenzie 15 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 14-10 3 WSU Jermaine Green 75 yard run (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 17-14 4 10:03 WSU Devard Darling 2 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 24-14 4 USC Carson Palmer 3 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) Wash St 24-21 4 4:10 USC Mike Williams 55 yard pass from Carson Palmer (kick failed) USC 27-24 4 1:50 WSU Drew Dunning 35 yard field goal Tie 27-27 OT WSU Drew Dunning 35 yard field goal Wash St 30-27 yes Washington State's first win over USC in Pullman in sixteen years.USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2013. Personnel Coaching staff Head coach: Mike Price Assistants: Robb Akey, Chris Ball, Bob Connelly, Bill Doba, Kasey Dunn, Mike Levenseller, Robin Pflugrad, Aaron Price, Mike Walker }2012 Washington State Cougars football information guide. Roster 2002 Washington State Cougars y 67 So Calvin Armstrong T y 81 Fr Troy Bienemann TE 5 Sr Mike Bush WR 1 So Devard Darling WR y 17 Sr Jason Gesser QB y C 30 Jr Jermaine Green RB 52 Sr Tyler Hunt C 4 Jr Matt Kegel QB 71 Jr Billy Knotts G 50 Jr Josh Parrish T 84 Sr Jerome Riley WR 77 Sr Derrick Roche G 9 Fr Josh Swogger QB y 25 Sr John Tippins RB 28 So Hamza Abdullah DB y 46 So Pat Bennett LB 9 Jr Isaac Brown DE 27 Jr Erik Coleman FS y 29 Jr Jason David CB y 58 Sr Mawull Davis LB 51 Fr Will Derting LB 48 Jr Al Genatone LB 88 Jr Rien Long DT y 15 So Karl Paymah CB y 6 Sr Fred Shavles DE 45 Sr Marcus Trufant CB y C 95 Jr Jeremey Williams DT 24 Jr Virgil Williams SS 8 Fr Kyle Basler P 10 Jr Drew Dunning K http://www.netitor.com/photos/schools/pac10/wast/sport/m-footbl/auto_pdf/RoseBowlRoster.pdf *Mike Price (14th year) Mike Levenseller – (OC) Bill Doba – (DC) Chris Ball – (DB) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XVBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5352%2C2329732 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Today's lineups November 9, 2002 4Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W2VWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6901%2C1350891 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Apple Cup preview: WSU November 23, 2002 C15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wcUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3340%2C27271 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Rose Bowl by the numbers December 31, 2002 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r8VeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3851%2C118764 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Rose Bowl matchups January 1, 2003 4B 2002 Cougars in professional football Hamza Abdullah Calvin Armstrong Erik Coleman Devard Darling Jason David Rien Long Karl Paymah Marcus Trufant References Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons Washington State Cougars football