2002 NC State Wolfpack football team
American college football team season
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The 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2002 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.
| 2002 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Notre Dame | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 11–3 (5–3 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Marty Galbraith (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chuck Amato (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Carter–Finley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Florida State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Virginia | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maryland | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 NC State | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 24 | 4:30 pm | New Mexico* | FSN | W 34–14 | 47,018 | |||
| August 31 | 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State* | No. 25 |
| W 34–0 | 42,507 | [1] | |
| September 7 | 12:00 pm | at Navy* | No. 21 | W 65–19 | 29,613 | |||
| September 14 | 7:00 pm | Wake Forest | No. 19 |
| W 32–13 | 51,094 | ||
| September 21 | 12:30 pm | at Texas Tech* | No. 17 | FSN | W 51–48 OT | 35,864 | ||
| September 28 | 1:00 pm | Massachusetts* | No. 17 |
| W 56–24 | 51,221 | ||
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina | No. 14 | JPS | W 34–17 | 60,250 | ||
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | Duke | No. 13 |
| W 24–22 | 51,500 | ||
| October 24 | 7:45 pm | at Clemson | No. 12 | ESPN | W 38–6 | 78,904 | ||
| November 2 | 3:30 pm | Georgia Tech | No. 10 |
| ABC | L 17–24 | 51,500 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland | No. 14 | ABC | L 21–24 | 52,915 | ||
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | No. 22 | JPS | L 9–14 | 53,371 | ||
| November 23 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Florida State |
| ABC | W 17–7 | 51,500 | ||
| January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 11 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | NBC | W 28–6 | 73,491 | ||
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Roster
| 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
Game summaries
At Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 17 Wolfpack | 10 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 48 |
Florida State
Vs. Notre Dame (Gator Bowl)
Gator Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Wolfpack | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Fighting Irish | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
- Date: January 1, 2003
- Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game start: 12:30 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 3:46
- Game attendance: 73,491
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Breen (play-by-play), Pat Haden (analyst), Dave Burns, & Marty Snider (sideline reporters)
- Source:
| 1 | 5:09 | ND | Nick Setta 23-yard field goal | ND 3-0 |
| 2 | 14:30 | NCST | T.A. McLendon 2-yard run (Adam Kiker kick) | NCST 7-3 |
| 2 | 5:30 | NCST | T.A. McLendon 3-yard run (Adam Kiker kick) | NCST 14-3 |
| 2 | 1:37 | NCST | Jerricho Cotchery 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Adam Kiker kick) | NCST 21-3 |
| 3 | 2:50 | ND | Nick Setta 41-yard field goal | NCST 21-6 |
| 4 | 10:50 | NCST | Sean Berton 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Adam Kiker kick) | NCST 28-6 |
2003 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Terrence Holt | Safety | 5 | 137 | Detroit Lions |
| Scott Kooistra | Offensive tackle | 7 | 215 | Cincinnati Bengals |