2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football
2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Mike DeBord (3rd season);
MVP	Robbie Mixon
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike DeBord, the Chippewas compiled a 4–8 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 384 to 267.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,^[3] with attendance of 103,865 in six home games.^[4]

ConferenceMid-American Conference

West Division

Record4–8 (2–6 MAC)

Headcoach

Mike DeBord (3rd season)

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2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	6	–	2	7	–	5
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	4	–	8
Akron	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Buffalo	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Northern Illinois x	7	–	1	8	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	9	–	3
Ball State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Western Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	2	–	6	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
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The team's statistical leaders included Derrick Vickers with 1,828 passing yards, Robbie Mixon with 1,361 rushing yards, and Rob Turner with 506 receiving yards.^[5] At the time, Mixon's 1,361 yards ranked as the seventh best season total in Central Michigan history.^[6] Mixon also set a Mid-American Conference record with 377 rushing yards (on 43 carries) in a 47–21 victory over against Eastern Michigan on November 2, 2002.^[7] Mixon was also selected at the end of the 2002 season as the team's most valuable player.^[8]

Jovan Clark had 20 tackles for loss for 62 yards, which was at the time tied for the second best total in school history.^[9] Offensive guard Kyle Croskey was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.^[10]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	Sam Houston State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 34–10	18,826	^[11]^[12]
September 7	Wyoming*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 32–20	18,251	^[13]
September 14	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–17	15,629	^[14]
September 21	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 29–39	32,740	^[15]
September 28	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–43	41,826	^[16]
October 12	Bowling Green	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 35–45	24,127	^[17]
October 19	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 0–49	20,186	^[18]
October 26	Marshall	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 18–23	14,564	^[19]
November 2	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	W 47–21		^[20]
November 9	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 17–44	18,944	^[21]
November 16	Ball State	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 21–38	8,235	^[22]
November 23	Western Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 10–35	19,862	^[23]^[24]
*Non-conference game

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2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Mike DeBord (3rd season)
MVP	Robbie Mixon
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →