2002 Colorado State Rams football team

2002 Colorado State Rams football
2002 Colorado State Rams football
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 3–17 vs. TCU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	10–4 (6–1 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (10th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	John Benton (2nd season); Dan Hammerschmidt (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (10th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado and were led by head coach Sonny Lubick.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 22	5:30 pm	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jim Thorpe Classic)	FSN	W 35–29	57,120
August 31	11:00 am	vs. No. 7 Colorado*		Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN2	W 19–14	75,531
September 7	8:15 pm	at UCLA*	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 19–30	58,078
September 14	7:30 pm	Louisville*	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 36–33	31,607
September 28	2:00 pm	at Nevada*	No. 25	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 32–28	19,292
October 4	6:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 25	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	L 30–32	38,336
October 12	1:00 pm	Wyoming		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	ESPN Plus	W 44–36	32,151
October 19	1:00 pm	Utah		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	W 28–20	34,374
October 24	8:00 pm	BYU		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 37–10	29,457
October 31	5:30 pm	at Air Force	No. 24	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN	W 31–12	39,063
November 16	5:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 21	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 49–21	21,714
November 23	4:00 pm	New Mexico	No. 20	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 22–14	30,215
November 30	1:00 pm	UNLV	No. 16	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	L 33–36	28,877
December 31	1:30 pm	vs. TCU*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–17	55,207
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Colorado State $	6	–	1	10	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	2	7	–	7
Air Force	4	–	3	8	–	5
San Diego State	4	–	3	4	–	9
Utah	3	–	4	5	–	6
UNLV	3	–	4	5	–	7
BYU	2	–	5	5	–	7
Wyoming	1	–	6	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll