2002 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2002 Florida State Seminoles football Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 23 21 9–5 7–1 Bobby Bowden 27th Jeff Bowden 2nd Pro-style Mickey Andrews 19th 4–3 Brett Williams Alonzo Jackson Patrick Newton Doak Campbell Stadium ACC champion Sugar Bowl L Lost 13–26 vs. Georgia The 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the ACC title. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to Georgia. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. During the season, Bowden passed Bear Bryant on the list of college football career coaching wins leaders.ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 24 8:30 p.m. w y y 3 Iowa State Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Eddie Robinson Classic FSN 38–31 55,132 August 31 3:30 p.m. w 5 Virginia Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL Jefferson–Eppes Trophy ABC 40–19 79,406 September 14 7:45 p.m. w y 5 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN 37–10 51,758 September 21 7:00 p.m. w 5 Duke Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL SUN 48–17 82,397 September 26 Thursday 7:45 p.m. l y y 4 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 20–26 OT 38,109 October 3 Thursday 7:45 p.m. w 11 Clemson Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ESPN 48–31 78,841 October 12 12:00 p.m. l y y 9 Miami (FL) 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry ABC 27–28 81,927 October 26 12:00 p.m. l y 11 Notre Dame 6 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL College GameDay) (rivalry ABC 24–34 84,106 November 2 4:00 p.m. w y 18 Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ESPN2 34–21 24,710 November 9 3:30 p.m. w y 17 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 21–13 43,719 November 16 3:30 p.m. w y 15 North Carolina Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 40–14 81,910 November 23 3:30 p.m. l y 14 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC 7–17 51,500 November 30 8:00 p.m. w y 23 Florida 15 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 31–14 83,938 January 1 8:30 p.m. l y y 16 Georgia 4 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 13–26 74,269 2002 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/2002-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 5, 2025 2002 Football Schedule https://seminoles.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 Florida State University September 5, 2025 Games summaries Vs. Iowa State No. 3 Florida State vs. Iowa State No. 3 Seminoles Cyclones 17 14 0 7 0 14 3 14 August 24 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 7:30 PM CDT 55,132 Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Kellen Winslow, Artie Gigantino (Colors), & Eric Clemons (Sideline) FSN yes 1 9:11 FSU Nick Maddox 5-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick) FSU 7-0 1 6:29 FSU Alonzo Jackson 48-yard interception return (Beitia, kick) FSU 14-0 1 1:21 FSU Beitia 35-yard field goal FSU 17-0 2 14:54 FSU Anquan Boldin 2-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick) FSU 24-0 2 14:03 ISU Hiawatha Rutland 36-yard run (Adam Benike kick) FSU 24-7 2 1:05 FSU Greg Jones 9-yard run (Beitia kick) FSU 31-7 2 0:09 ISU Kyle Knock 29-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Benike kick) FSU 31-14 3 1:23 ISU Benike 33-yard field goal FSU 31-17 4 13:01 ISU Wallace 1-yard run (Adam Benike kick) FSU 31-24 4 8:15 FSU Boldin 31-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) FSU 38-24 4 5:26 ISU Jamaul Montgomery 39-yard pass from Wallace (Benike kick) FSU 38-31 yes 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team Eddie Robinson Classic Roster 2002 Florida State Seminoles f 70 So Alex Barron Alex Barron (American football) T y 4 Sr Anquan Boldin WR y 54 Sr Milford Brown OL y 38 So Paul Irons TE y 6 Jr Greg Jones Greg Jones (fullback) RB y 5 So Adrian McPherson QB y 81 Jr P. K. Sam WR y 72 Sr Brett Williams T 79 Sr Todd Williams T 77 So Ray Willis T 58 Jr Michael Boulware LB y 59 Jr Charles Howard DE 32 Jr James Lewis LB 48 Sr Alonzo Jackson DE y 9 Jr Kendyll Pope LB 22 Fr Pat Watkins FS y 95 Fr Kamerion Wimbley DE 91 Jr Jeff Womble NG https://web.archive.org/web/20021028083632/http://seminoles.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fsu-m-footbl-mtt.html *Bobby Bowden 2002-10-28 References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Category:Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons Florida State Seminoles football Category:Long stubs with short prose