| 2002 Northeastern Huskies football | |
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| A-10 co-champion | |
| NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–29 vs. Fordham | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–2 A-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Morris (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Parsons Field |
| Seasons← 20012003 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Northeastern $^ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 67th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine. Picked to finish 10th in the conference preseason poll, the Huskies went on to set school records for single season overall wins (10) and conference wins (7). They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history. The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round. Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Lock Haven* | W 48–0 | |||||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | No. 22 | W 31–0 | 21,002 | ||
| September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | UMass | No. 18 |
| W 42–17 | 6,651 | |
| September 28 | No. 24 Hofstra | No. 14 |
| W 28–17 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 11 | L 10–27 | 21,043 | ||
| October 12 | Rhode Island | No. 20 |
| W 38–13 | |||
| October 19 | at Harvard* | No. 15 | W 17–14 | ||||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 William & Mary | No. 15 | L 13–30 | 8,741 | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 20 | W 24–21 | 5,106 | ||
| November 9 | No. 11 Villanova | No. 18 |
| W 38–13 | 6,463 | ||
| November 16 | at New Hampshire | No. 12 | W 49–17 | ||||
| November 23 | James Madison | No. 10 |
| W 41–10 | 4,825 | ||
| November 30 | No. 21 Fordham* | No. 8 |
| L 24–29 | |||
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Awards and honors
- First Team All-Conference – Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, Tim Gale, Miro Kesic, John McDonald, Art Smith
- Second Team All-Conference – Kurt Abrams, Tom Olivo, Adam Walter
- Third Team All-Conference – Adam Bourget
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Don Brown
- New England All-Stars – Kurt Abrams, Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, John McDonald, Art Smith
References
- "Annual Results: 2002". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Northeastern University Football History". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2002 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- "Awards and Honors (Football)". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- "Huskies do their share with win". The Boston Globe. November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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