2002 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2002 San Jose State Spartans football San Jose State Athletics wordmark.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 6–7 4–4 Fitz Hill 2nd Norman Joseph 2nd Ronnie Lee 2nd Spartan Stadium The 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Spartans were led by second-year head coach Fitz Hill and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. Although they improved from a 3–9 season in 2001, the Spartans did not participate in a bowl game. Schedule 2002 AP Pacific August 31 4:00 p.m. w y y Arkansas State War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 33-14 18,492 September 7 12:30 p.m. l y y Washington 11 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSNNW 10–34 70,147 September 14 7:00 p.m. l y y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry KRON 26–63 54,500 September 21 11:00 a.m. w y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 38–35 50,990 September 28 7:00 p.m. w UTEP Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA FSNBA, FSNSW 58–24 10,416 October 5 12:00 p.m. w y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX 34–23 13,016 October 12 9:00 a.m. l y y Ohio State 5 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 7–50 104,892 October 19 1:00 p.m. l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 24–52 19,481 October 26 2:00 p.m. l y Boise State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 8–45 10,497 November 2 8:00 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Dick Tomey Legacy Game Oceanic PPV, KFVE 31–40 36,784 November 9 2:00 p.m. w Louisiana Tech Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 42–30 6,391 November 16 12:00 p.m. w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK Cox 9 49–38 15,653 November 23 2:00 p.m. l Fresno State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry 16–19 14,134 http://www.sjsuspartans.com/schedule.asp?sportid=56 Official Website of the San Jose State Spartans www.sjsuspartans.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208082552/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/schedule.asp?sportid=56 December 8, 2002 dead2002 Football Statistics http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamstat.htm San José State Spartans https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081025/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamstat.htm December 1, 2017 dead Game summaries Vs. Arkansas State Spartans Indians 2002 Arkansas State Indians football team At No. 14 Washington Spartans 0 10 0 0 No. 14 Huskies 0 0 17 17 2002 Washington Huskies football team At Stanford Spartans 10 10 6 0 Cardinal 7 21 21 14 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team Bill Walsh Legacy Game At Illinois Spartans 7 14 7 10 Fighting Illini 0 21 0 14 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team UTEP Miners 7 3 14 0 Spartans 7 21 10 20 2002 UTEP Miners football team At SMU Spartans 7 0 14 13 Mustangs 14 6 3 0 2002 SMU Mustangs football team At No. 5 Ohio State Spartans 0 7 0 0 No. 5 Buckeyes 7 17 17 9 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team At Nevada Spartans 0 17 0 7 Wolf Pack 14 0 17 21 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Boise State Broncos 21 7 3 14 Spartans 0 0 0 8 2002 Boise State Broncos football team At Hawaii Spartans 10 7 0 14 Warriors 14 14 2 10 2002 Hawaii Warriors football team Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 9 14 0 7 Spartans 0 14 7 21 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team At Tulsa Spartans 14 28 7 0 Golden Hurricane 6 15 3 14 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Fresno State Bulldogs 0 10 3 6 Spartans 6 7 3 0 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atSan Jose State Alma mater Fitz Hill Head coach 2 Ouachita Baptist (1987) Earl Buckingham Assistant head coach, defensive line 2 Arkansas (1983) Norman Joseph Co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 2 Mississippi State (1977) Ronnie Lee Defensive coordinator, defensive backs 2 Washington State (1989) Charlie Roche Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line 2 Eastern Illinois (1996) Charles Nash Running backs 2 Arizona (1976) Kenwick Thompson Linebackers, recruiting coordinator 2 Harding (1992) Keith Williams Wide receivers 2 San Diego State (1996) Chris Wilkerson Defensive ends 1 Eastern Illinois (1995) Keith Allen Special teams, defensive assistant 1 Oklahoma (1997)Source:2002/2003 Football Roster http://www.sjsuspartans.com/roster.asp?sportid=56 San Jose State Spartans https://web.archive.org/web/20021220040905/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/roster.asp?sportid=56 December 20, 2002Earl Buckingham http://www.uapblionsroar.com/staff.aspx?staff=81 UAPB Athletics https://web.archive.org/web/20130508102326/http://www.uapblionsroar.com/staff.aspx?staff=81 May 8, 2013http://competitiveelitesports.com/coaches-bios.html Head coach Charles Nash Competitive Elite Sports June 5, 2014Football Staff - Keith Allen https://www.coachallen.com/PDFs/Allen.pdf coachallen.comhttp://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/keith_williams_792913.html Keith Williams Tulane Athletics June 5, 2014 June 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005221/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/keith_williams_792913.html deadhttp://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kenwick_thompson_883010.html Kenwick Thompson Vanderbilt Commodores June 5, 2014 June 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221207/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kenwick_thompson_883010.html dead Final roster 2002 San Jose State Spartans final rosterQuarterbacks 2: Marcus Arroyo – Senior 16: Beau Pierce – Sophomore 5: Scott Rislov – Junior Running backs --: Steven Bradley – TB – Freshman 25: Clarence Cunningham – TB – Sophomore 8: Lamar Ferguson – TB – Sophomore 36: Demarcus Ingram – TB – Junior 31: Lance Martin – TB – Sophomore 45: Brandon Miles – FB – Senior --: Ahmir Rahmar – TB – Junior 26: Ezekiel Staples – Freshman Wide receivers 11: Jamall Broussard – Junior 85: John Broussard – Freshman 86: Chester Coleman – Freshman 91: Terell Johnson – Freshman 82: James Jones – Freshman 96: Ronald Jones – Freshman 89: Casey Miranda – Junior 10: Charles Pauley – Senior 80: Rufus Skillern – Freshman 1: Kendrick Starling – Junior 84: Malcolm Thompson – Freshman 81: Juan Walden – Senior 3: Tuati Wooden – Junior Tight ends 19: Courtney Anderson – Junior 88: Marcus Helfman – Senior Offensive linemen 66: Justin Arrington – OG – Junior 76: Matt Cantu – OG – Freshman 64: Charley Dehoney – OG – Senior 70: Joseph Hayes – OG – Junior 78: Jeff Gordon – OT – Junior 65: Kevin Israel – OG – Junior 63: Eric Olson – OT – Freshman 59: Tim Provost – OT – Senior 73: Osmar Staples – OT – Junior 71: John Toensfeldt – OT – Freshman 77: LaMons Walker – C – Senior Defensive linemen 83: Ethan Allen – DE – Senior 57: Jamaal Allen – DE – Freshman 92: Mike Beams – DT – Senior 90: Adonis Forrest – DT – Senior 74: Aaron Gilbert – DT – Freshman 69: Kinji Green – DT – Freshman --: Daniel Grossi – DE – Freshman 93: Jason Gustus – DT – Junior 95: Justin James – DE – Freshman 44: Chip Kimmich – DE – Senior 40: Steve Nash – DE – Junior 56: Philip Perry – DE – Junior 54: Larnell Ransom – DE – Freshman 98: Dan Schultz – DE – Freshman 75: Joshua Smith – DT – Freshman Linebackers --: Chris Catoe – Freshman 62: Ian Cossar – Freshman 49: Tony Ficklin – Sophomore 17: Brian Foreman – Senior 51: Erik Garcia – Freshman 52: Craig Grant - Freshman 20: Luke La Herran – Senior 29: Mike Liranzo – Senior --: Cory Lynch – Junior 94: Sean McNamara – Junior 87: Kollie Moore – Senior 35: Onyeka Ossai – Junior 67: Justin Pigg – Junior 55: Michael Smith – OLB – Junior 46: Tyrell Tyler – Freshman Defensive backs 41: C.J. Arnold – S – Senior 24: Kevin Boyer – CB – Junior 14: Jamonte Cox – S – Freshman 28: Shaun Fletcher – CB – Senior 38: Gerald Jones – S – Junior 23: Carlos Koustas – CB – Sophomore 30: Skyler McKnight – S – Junior --: Raul Menjivar – CB – Junior 15: Brian Nunez – S – Freshman 37: Brian Guthrie – S – Junior 32: Neil Parry – S – Junior 33: Josh Powell – S – Sophomore 7: Zack Rance – S – Junior 27: Donald Richardson – S – Freshman 43: Terrance Tillman – CB – Junior --: Stephen Trammell – S – Freshman 4: I'lario Vital – CB – Freshman 6: Mario Vital – S – Junior 18: Quincy Washington – CB – Junior 21: Eric Wilson – CB – Sophomore Special teams 39: Michael Carr – P – Senior 13: Nick Gilliam – PK – Senior --: Craig Nakano – PK – Freshman 12: Dale Rogers – P – JuniorReference: References San Jose State Category:San Jose State Spartans football seasons San Jose State Spartans football Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:2000s in San Jose, California