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The 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Spartans were led by second-year head coach Fitz Hill and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. Although they improved from a 3–9 season in 2001, the Spartans did not participate in a bowl game.

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 WAC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorNorman Joseph (2nd season)
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2002 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorman Joseph (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Lee (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
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2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Boise State $ 8–0  12–1 
Hawaii 7–1  10–4 
Fresno State 6–2  9–5 
San Jose State 4–4  6–7 
Nevada 4–4  5–7 
Rice 3–5  4–7 
Louisiana Tech 3–5  4–8 
SMU 3–5  3–9 
UTEP 1–7  2–10 
Tulsa 1–7  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State*
W 33-1418,492
September 712:30 p.m.at No. 11 Washington*
FSNNWL 10–3470,147
September 147:00 p.m.at Stanford*
KRONL 26–6354,500
September 2111:00 a.m.at Illinois*
W 38–3550,990
September 287:00 p.m.UTEP
FSNBA, FSNSWW 58–2410,416
October 512:00 p.m.at SMU
W 34–2313,016
October 129:00 a.m.at No. 5 Ohio State*
ESPN PlusL 7–50104,892
October 191:00 p.m.at Nevada
L 24–5219,481
October 262:00 p.m.Boise Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 8–4510,497
November 28:00 p.m.at Hawaii
Oceanic PPV, KFVEL 31–4036,784
November 92:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 42–306,391
November 1612:00 p.m.at Tulsa
Cox 9W 49–3815,653
November 232:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 16–1914,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries

Vs. Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Indians 0
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See also: 2002 Arkansas State Indians football team

At No. 14 Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 10 0 0 10
No. 14 Huskies 0 0 17 17 34
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See also: 2002 Washington Huskies football team

At Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 10 10 6 0 26
Cardinal 7 21 21 14 63
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See also: 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

At Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 14 7 10 38
Fighting Illini 0 21 0 14 35
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See also: 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 3 14 0 24
Spartans 7 21 10 20 58
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See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 14 13 34
Mustangs 14 6 3 0 23
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See also: 2002 SMU Mustangs football team

At No. 5 Ohio State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 0 0 7
No. 5 Buckeyes 7 17 17 9 50
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See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 17 0 7 24
Wolf Pack 14 0 17 21 52
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See also: 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 21 7 3 14 45
Spartans 0 0 0 8 8
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See also: 2002 Boise State Broncos football team

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 10 7 0 14 31
Warriors 14 14 2 10 40
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See also: 2002 Hawaii Warriors football team

Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 9 14 0 7 30
Spartans 0 14 7 21 42
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See also: 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 28 7 0 49
Golden Hurricane 6 15 3 14 38
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See also: 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 3 6 19
Spartans 6 7 3 0 16
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See also: 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Personnel

Coaching staff

More information Name, Position ...
NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State		Alma mater
Fitz HillHead coach2Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl BuckinghamAssistant head coach, defensive line2Arkansas (1983)
Norman JosephCo-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks2Mississippi State (1977)
Ronnie LeeDefensive coordinator, defensive backs2Washington State (1989)
Charlie RocheCo-offensive coordinator, offensive line2Eastern Illinois (1996)
Charles NashRunning backs2Arizona (1976)
Kenwick ThompsonLinebackers, recruiting coordinator2Harding (1992)
Keith WilliamsWide receivers2San Diego State (1996)
Chris WilkersonDefensive ends1Eastern Illinois (1995)
Keith AllenSpecial teams, defensive assistant1Oklahoma (1997)
Source:[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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Final roster

2002 San Jose State Spartans final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • --: Steven Bradley – TB – Freshman
  • 25: Clarence Cunningham – TB – Sophomore
  • 8: Lamar Ferguson – TB – Sophomore
  • 36: Demarcus Ingram – TB – Junior
  • 31: Lance Martin – TB – Sophomore
  • 45: Brandon Miles – FB – Senior
  • --: Ahmir Rahmar – TB – Junior
  • 26: Ezekiel Staples – Freshman

Wide receivers

  • 11: Jamall Broussard – Junior
  • 85: John Broussard – Freshman
  • 86: Chester Coleman – Freshman
  • 91: Terell Johnson – Freshman
  • 82: James Jones – Freshman
  • 96: Ronald Jones – Freshman
  • 89: Casey Miranda – Junior
  • 10: Charles Pauley – Senior
  • 80: Rufus Skillern – Freshman
  • 1: Kendrick Starling – Junior
  • 84: Malcolm Thompson – Freshman
  • 81: Juan Walden – Senior
  • 3: Tuati Wooden – Junior

Tight ends

  

Offensive linemen

  • 66: Justin Arrington – OG – Junior
  • 76: Matt Cantu – OG – Freshman
  • 64: Charley Dehoney – OG – Senior
  • 70: Joseph Hayes – OG – Junior
  • 78: Jeff Gordon – OT – Junior
  • 65: Kevin Israel – OG – Junior
  • 63: Eric Olson – OT – Freshman
  • 59: Tim Provost – OT – Senior
  • 73: Osmar Staples – OT – Junior
  • 71: John Toensfeldt – OT – Freshman
  • 77: LaMons Walker – C – Senior

Defensive linemen

  • 83: Ethan Allen – DE – Senior
  • 57: Jamaal Allen – DE – Freshman
  • 92: Mike Beams – DT – Senior
  • 90: Adonis Forrest – DT – Senior
  • 74: Aaron Gilbert – DT – Freshman
  • 69: Kinji Green – DT – Freshman
  • --: Daniel Grossi – DE – Freshman
  • 93: Jason Gustus – DT – Junior
  • 95: Justin James – DE – Freshman
  • 44: Chip Kimmich – DE – Senior
  • 40: Steve Nash – DE – Junior
  • 56: Philip Perry – DE – Junior
  • 54: Larnell Ransom – DE – Freshman
  • 98: Dan Schultz – DE – Freshman
  • 75: Joshua Smith – DT – Freshman
  

Linebackers

  • --: Chris Catoe – Freshman
  • 62: Ian Cossar – Freshman
  • 49: Tony Ficklin – Sophomore
  • 17: Brian Foreman – Senior
  • 51: Erik Garcia – Freshman
  • 52: Craig Grant - Freshman
  • 20: Luke La Herran – Senior
  • 29: Mike Liranzo – Senior
  • --: Cory Lynch – Junior
  • 94: Sean McNamara – Junior
  • 87: Kollie Moore – Senior
  • 35: Onyeka Ossai – Junior
  • 67: Justin Pigg – Junior
  • 55: Michael Smith – OLB – Junior
  • 46: Tyrell Tyler – Freshman

Defensive backs

  • 41: C.J. Arnold – S – Senior
  • 24: Kevin Boyer – CB – Junior
  • 14: Jamonte Cox – S – Freshman
  • 28: Shaun Fletcher – CB – Senior
  • 38: Gerald Jones – S – Junior
  • 23: Carlos Koustas – CB – Sophomore
  • 30: Skyler McKnight – S – Junior
  • --: Raul Menjivar – CB – Junior
  • 15: Brian Nunez – S – Freshman
  • 37: Brian Guthrie – S – Junior
  • 32: Neil Parry – S – Junior
  • 33: Josh Powell – S – Sophomore
  • 7: Zack Rance – S – Junior
  • 27: Donald Richardson – S – Freshman
  • 43: Terrance Tillman – CB – Junior
  • --: Stephen Trammell – S – Freshman
  • 4: I'lario Vital – CB – Freshman
  • 6: Mario Vital – S – Junior
  • 18: Quincy Washington – CB – Junior
  • 21: Eric Wilson – CB – Sophomore

Special teams

  • 39: Michael Carr – P – Senior
  • 13: Nick Gilliam – PK – Senior
  • --: Craig Nakano – PK – Freshman
  • 12: Dale Rogers – P – Junior
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