2002 Miami RedHawks football team

2002 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Terry Hoeppner (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jon Wauford (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Yager Stadium

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

The 2002 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner. Despite finishing 7-5, the RedHawks did not receive a bowl bid.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 27–21	38,000
September 7	12:00 pm	Iowa*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN Plus	L 24–29	25,934
September 14	8:00 pm	at No. 25 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 7–33	90,010
September 21	2:00 pm	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 27–20	15,042
September 28	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 48–31	17,298
October 5	1:00 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		W 31–26	31,478
October 12	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 41–48	15,234
October 19	1:00 pm	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 49–0	9,213
October 26	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 27–13	24,466
November 2	1:00 pm	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ONN	W 38–20	27,253
November 12	8:00 pm	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN	L 34–36	26,851
November 23	2:00 pm	Central Florida	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 31–48	7,962
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Miami RedHawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Eddie Tillitz Sr WR 5 Andre Henderson Fr WR 6 Michael Larkin So QB 7 Ben Roethlisberger So QB 8 Josh Betts Fr OL 60 Dan Kosta Jr OL 61 Dave Rehker So OL 62 Todd Londot Fr OL 63 Justin Smith Sr OL 64 Ben Hartings So OL 66 Joe Serina Jr OL 70 Ryan Meyer Fr OL 71 Ben Herrell Jr OL 74 Jacob Bell Jr OL 75 Mark Kracium Fr OL 76 Chris Fessel Fr OL 78 Kenneth Getch Fr OL 79 Nate Bunce Fr WR 80 Jason Branch Sr WR 81 Randy Stegman Sr WR 82 R. J. Corbin Fr WR 83 Calvin Blackmon So TE 84 Tyler Vogel Fr TE 87 Matt Brandt Jr WR 88 Korey Kirkpatrick Jr TE 89 Dan Tyler Fr TE 90 Geoff Robinson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 47 Jeremy Thompson So DL 48 Bill Lautar Fr DL 49 Will Stanley Jr DL 50 Matt Edwards Sr DL 65 John Glavin Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Hoeppner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-04-04