2002 Football Team
| Overall Record: 10-3 | Conference Record: 6-2 |
| Conference Finish: 2nd place | |
| National Ranking: AP - 9; ESPN/USA Today - 9 | |
| Coach: Lloyd Carr | |
| Captain: Victor Hobson, Bennie Joppru | |
| All-Americans: Bennie Joppru, Marlin Jackson | |
| All-Conference: David Baas, Victor Hobson, Marlin Jackson, Tony Pape | |
| Most Valuable Player: B.J. Askew | |
| Meyer Morton Award: John Navarre | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Jason Avant | |
| Frederick Matthaei Award: David Baas | |
| Arthur Robinsion Scholarship Award: Joe Sgroi | |
| Hugh Rader Jr. Award: Tony Pape | |
| Robert P. Ufer Award: Charles Drake, Bennie Joppru | |
| Roger Zatkoff Award: Victor Hobson | |
| Trainer: Paul Schmidt | |
| Assistant coaches: Teryl Austin, Erick Campbell, Jim Herrman, Brady Hoke, Fred Jackson, Scot Loeffler, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bill Sheridan | |
| Manager: Craig Hisey senior manager, Chris Anderson, Tom Burpee, Jeff Clancy, Brandon Greer, Joseph Harper, Michael Henderson, Brad Hoffman, Jeff Levine, Atif Lodhi, Katie McNall, Brad Rosenwasser, Davon Wilson | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 13/11 | 8/31 | H | W | 31-29 | 111,491 |
| Western Michigan | 7/- | 9/7 | H | W | 35-12 | 107,856 |
| Notre Dame | 7/20 | 9/14 | A | L | 23-25 | 80,795 |
| Utah | 14/- | 9/21 | H | W | 10-7 | 109,734 |
| Illinois | 14/- | 9/28 | A | W | 45-28 | 69,249 |
| Penn State | 13/15 | 10/12 | H | W | 27-24 ot | 111,502 |
| Purdue | 11/- | 10/19 | A | W | 23-21 | 62,414 |
| Iowa (HC) | 8/13 | 10/26 | H | L | 9-34 | 111,496 |
| Michigan State | 15/- | 11/2 | H | W | 49-3 | 111,542 |
| Minnesota | 13/- | 11/9 | A | W | 41-24 | 53,773 |
| Wisconsin | 12/- | 11/16 | H | W | 21-14 | 110,412 |
| Ohio State | 12/2 | 11/23 | A | L | 9-14 | 105,539 |
| Florida | 12/22 | 1/01 | 1 | W | 38-30 | 6,101 |
| Total Points | 361-265 | 1,210,904 | ||||
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| 1 - Outback Bowl,Tampa, FL | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| split end | Braylon Edwards (12) Tim Massaquoi (1)* | |
| left tackle | Morgan, Courtney (6) Tony Pape (4) Stevanich, Adam (3) | |
| left guard |
David Baas (13) | |
| center | Dave
Pearson (13) | |
| right guard |
Dave Petruziello (13) | |
| right tackle | Tony Pape (9) Courtney Morgan (4) | |
| tight end | Bennie Joppru (13) | |
| flanker | Ronald Bellamy (10) Tyrece Butler (3) Andy Mignery* | |
| quarterback |
John Navarre (13) | |
| tailback |
Chris Perry (11) B.J. Askew (1) Tyrece Butler (1) # | |
| fullback |
B.J. Askew (12) Sean Sanderson (1) | |
|
* = started in two tight end formation # = started in three wide receiver formation | ||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| defensive end |
Dan Rumishek (8) Shantee Orr (4) Larry Stevens (1) | |
| defensive tackle |
Grant Bowman (8) Norman Heuer (4) | |
| defensive tackle |
Shawn Lazarus (12) Julius Curry (1)* | |
| defensive end |
Larry Stevens (8) Shantee Orr (4) Dan Rumishek (1) | |
| outside linebacker |
Victor Hobson (13) | |
| inside linebacker |
Carl Diggs (10) Zia Coombs (3)# Julius Curry (1)# | |
| inside linebacker |
Zach Kaufman (10) Scott McClintock (3) | |
| cornerback |
Marlin Jackson (13) | |
| cornerback |
Charles Drake (13) | |
| strong safety |
Cato June (11) Jon Shaw (2) | |
| free safety | Jeremy LeSeur (7) Markus Curry (3) Zia Coombs (3) | |
| * = started in dime package # = started in nickel package | ||
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- Top Row
- Andy Godek, Phil Johnson, Paul Schmidt, Steve Morrison, Mike Gittleson, Bill Sheridan, Teryl Austin, Brady Hoke, Jim Herrmann, Scott Draper, Fred Jackson, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Erik Campbell, Scot Loeffler, Jim Boccher, Max Glowacki, Phil Bromley, Jon Falk
- 8th Row
- Dr. James Carpenter, Dr. C Daniel Hendrickson, Vahan Agbabian, Kevin Tolbert, Kyle Berlein, Jason Chesney, Andre Bel Watkins, Jim Schneider, Brad Labade, Senior Manager Craig Hisey, Taylor Morgan, Brad Preston, Kevin Undeen, Rick Brandt, Bob Bland
- 7th Row
- Ross Mann, Chris Matsos, Matt Studenski, Jeff Kastl, Reuben Riley, Larry Harrison, Paul Sarantos, Mark Bihl, Kevin Murphy, Rondell Biggs, Obinna Oluigbo, Alijah Bradley, Matt Wilde, Luke Perl, Jonathan Borden, Matt Kernon, Brian Lafer
- 6th Row
- Darnell Hood, Willis Barringer, Pierre Rembert, Jason Avant, Brian Thompson, David Schoonover, Mike Mandich, Gabriel Watson, Mike Kolodziej, Tom Berishaj, Derek Bell, Jeremy Van Alstyne, Matt Guitterez, Carl Tabb, Dave Harris, Jacob Stewart, Steve Breaston
- 5th Row
- Charles Young III, Markus Curry, Jeremy Read, David Underwood, Sean Sanderson, Joey Sarantos, Earnest Shazor, Adam Stenavich, Kyle Ealey, David Spytek, Dan Simelis, Pierre Woods, Leo Henige, Tim Massaquoi, Braylon Edwards, Alex Ofili, Scott McClintock, Lawrence Reid
- 4th Row
- Brent Cummings, Zia Combs, Ross Kessler, Andy Stejskal, Kevin Dudley, Kolby Wells, Adam Finley, Matt Lentz, Pat Massey, Alain Kashama, Andy Christopfel, Jermaine Gonzalez, Zach Kaufman, Marlin Jackson, Tim Bracken, Troy Nienberg, Nick Upchurch
- 3rd Row
- Joe Sgroi, Calvin Bell, Phil Brabbs, Jeremy LeSeur, John Spytek, Dave Pearson, David Baas, Jim Fisher, Jeff Gaston, Emmanuel Casseus, Tyrece Butler, Phil Brackins, Larry Stevens, Roy Manning, Chris Perry, Jon Shaw
- 2nd Row
- Blake Nasif, Kirk Moundrous, Grant Bowman, B.J. Askew, Joe Denay, Courtney Morgan, Spencer Britton, Demetrius Solomon, John Navarre, Norman Heuer, Jon Wood, Andy Mignery, Shantee Orr, Carl Diggs, Steven Baker
- Front Row
- Brandon Williams, Ronald Bellamy, Bennie Joppru, David Petruziello, Shawn Lazurus, Tony Pape, head coach Lloyd Carr, Victor Hobson, Dan Rumishek, Julius Curry, Cato June, Deitan Dubuc, Charles Drake