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The 2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by seventh-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall won its fifth MAC title in six years and its fifth consecutive bowl game.

ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 24
Quick facts Marshall Thundering Herd football, MAC championMAC East Division championGMAC Bowl champion ...
2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 38–15 vs. Louisville
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 24
Record11–2 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark McHale (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Wilt (1st season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmNo. 2 (I-AA) Appalachian State*No. 19
ESPN PlusW 50–1731,042[1]
September 127:45 pmat No. 11 Virginia Tech*No. 16
ESPNL 21–4765,049
September 207:00 pmUCF
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2W 26–2132,900
October 52:00 pmat Kent State
W 42–2115,337
October 124:30 pmBuffalo
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 66–2128,200
October 194:30 pmTroy State*dagger
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN PlusW 24–727,121
October 261:00 pmat Central Michigan
W 23–1814,564
November 23:30 pmat Akron
L 20–3413,762
November 128:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNW 36–3426,851
November 233:30 pmat Ohio
W 24–2121,110
November 304:30 pmBall State
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2W 38–1423,824
December 72:30 pmToledo
ESPN2W 49–4524,582
December 188:00 pmvs. Louisville*
ESPN2W 38–1540,646
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries

Appalachian State

See also: 2002 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 3 7 0 17
No. 19 Thundering Herd 3 20 14 13 50
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Virginia Tech

See also: 2002 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Thundering Herd 0 0 0 21 21
No. 11 Hokies 10 10 6 21 47
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UCF

See also: 2002 UCF Golden Knights football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Knights 7 7 0 7 21
Thundering Herd 3 17 6 0 26
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Kent State

See also: 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 14 7 42
Golden Flashes 14 0 7 0 21
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Buffalo

See also: 2002 Buffalo Bulls football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 0 7 14 21
Thundering Herd 21 31 7 7 66
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Troy State

See also: 2002 Troy State Trojans football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 0 0 7 7
Thundering Herd 10 7 0 7 24
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Central Michigan

See also: 2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 13 7 3 0 23
Chippewas 0 9 3 6 18
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Akron

See also: 2002 Akron Zips football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 3 7 3 20
Zips 7 17 10 0 34
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Miami (OH)

See also: 2002 Miami RedHawks football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 14 10 7 34
Thundering Herd 10 7 12 7 36
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Ohio

See also: 2002 Ohio Bobcats football team and Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 3 14 7 24
Bobcats 7 0 6 8 21
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Ball State

See also: 2002 Ball State Cardinals football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 0 7 14
Thundering Herd 10 14 14 0 38
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Toledo

See also: 2002 Toledo Rockets football team and 2002 MAC Championship Game
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 17 15 13 45
Thundering Herd 14 14 7 14 49
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Louisville

See also: 2002 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2002 GMAC Bowl
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 0 8 15
Thundering Herd 7 10 7 14 38
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Roster

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2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 87 Oscar Alcantara Sr
WR 83 Brad Bates So
OL 77 Josh Blakey So
OL 56 Toby Bullock Fr
RB 8 Bradon Carey Jr
WR 82 Josh Davis So
QB 4 Stan Hill So
WR 80 Curtis Jones Sr
QB 7 Byron Leftwich Sr
TE 90 Jason Rader Jr
G 75 Steve Sciullo Sr
WR 40 Darius Watts Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Moriah Anderson So
LB 5 Kevin Atkins So
LB 1 Gladstone Coke Jr
FS 19 Chris Crocker Sr
DE 50 Johnathan Goddard So
DE 99 Jamus Martin So
DE 55 Maurice McKinney Jr
LB 53 Ashley McNeely Fr
LB 42 Ryan Kobbe Sr
LB 47 Henry Moore Sr
LB 44 Carlos Morgan So
DB 15 Yancey Satterwhite Sr
LB 12 Scott Wilks Fr
DB 28 Renaldo Williams So
LB 33 Dionte' Wilson So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Jesse Cortez Fr
P/K 36 Curtis Head Sr
K 16 Nick Kelly So
LS 68 Cory Dennison Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-22

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Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Byron LeftwichQuarterback17Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris CrockerDefensive Back384Cleveland Browns
Steve SciulloGuard4122Indianapolis Colts

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Rankings

See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP19191616RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24
Coaches21221817RVRVRVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRVRV2419
BCSNot released————————Not released
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