2002 Utah Utes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 Utah Utes football Utah Utes primary logo.svg Mountain West Conference MW 5–6 3–4 Ron McBride 13th Craig Ver Steeg 2nd Pro-style Kyle Whittingham 8th 4–3 Rice–Eccles Stadium] The 2002 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ron McBride in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the MW. Utah played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Schedule 2002 AP Mountain August 31 7:00 pm w y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT Battle of the Brothers KJZZ 23–3 30,757 September 7 6:00 pm w y Indiana Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ 40–13 33,419 September 14 7:22 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ KJZZ 17–23 44,243 September 21 10:00 am l y y Michigan 14 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 7–10 109,734 September 28 1:00 pm l y Air Force Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN Plus 26–30 35,659 October 12 5:00 pm l y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA KJZZ 17–36 20,410 October 19 1:00 pm l Colorado State Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN Plus 20–28 34,374 October 26 1:00 pm l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ESPN Plus 35–42 OT 27,300 November 9 5:00 pm w UNLV Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ 28–17 28,528 November 16 10:00 am w y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY KJZZ 23–18 10,611 November 23 1:00 pm w BYU Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Holy War ESPN Plus 13–6 45,167 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf Ute Record Book University of Utah October 21, 2009 July 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf dead2003 Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2003-guide-1-2.pdf University of Utah June 4, 2009 July 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713182223/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2003-guide-1-2.pdf dead2002 Season Results http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/utah-m-footbl-sched-2002.html Utah Official Athletic Site June 4, 2009 December 22, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071222220607/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/utah-m-footbl-sched-2002.html dead Roster 2002 Utah Utes f 69 Sr Jordan Gross T y 89 Jr Matt Hansen TE 88 Fr Travis LaTendresse WR 11 Fr Alex Smith QB y 4 Jr Antwoine Sanders DB y 97 Sr Lauvale Sape DL y 44 Jr Josh Savage DE 63 Sr Garrett Smith DE 30 Fr Soane Taliauli DB 5 Fr Steven Thompson LB 49 So Spencer Toone LB y 13 So Zach Tune LB 3 Sr Cody Weight DB 10 Jr Anthony White DB 2 Fr Antonio Young DB https://web.archive.org/web/20021202175940/http://utahutes.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/utah-m-footbl-mtt.html *Ron McBride 2002-12-02 After the season NFL draft Three players went in the 2003 NFL draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Jordan Gross. 2 Utah Utes Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jordan Gross Offensive tackle 1 8 Carolina PanthersLauvale Sape Defensive tackle 6 187 Buffalo BillsAntwoine Sanders Defensive back 7 258 Baltimore Ravens References Utah Category:Utah Utes football seasons Utah Utes football