2002 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2002 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Johnson.

2002 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–10
Head coach	Paul Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Bryce McDonald
Captains	Donnie Fricks Josh Brindel
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
South Florida			–						9	–	2
No. 17 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
Connecticut			–						6	–	6
Utah State			–						4	–	7
Troy State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		W 38–7	25,744
September 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 NC State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 19–65	29,613
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HDNet	L 40–49	27,012
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Duke	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HDNet	L 17–43	31,647
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 7–48	48,550
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HDNet	L 10–17	25,104
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 21–46	41,322
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA		L 30–51	27,417
November 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Notre Dame	Ravens Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	CBS	L 23–30	70,260
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 0–38	25,664
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 27–30	22,811
December 7		vs. Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 58–12
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Dominic Bailey Jr RB 46 Ryan Barry So OT 70 Tucker Bennett Fr WR 10 J.P. Blecksmith Sr QB 11 Craig Candeto Jr RB 39 Marvin Dingle Fr RB 15 Frank Divis So RB 32 Kyle Eckel So OT 66 Josh Goodin Jr RB 8 Cece Harris Jr OT 65 Derek Jaskowiak So WR 17 Amir Jenkins So RB 21 Tony Lane Jr G 76 Grant Moody Sr RB 24 Bryce McDonald Jr WR 4 Mike McIlravy So QB 19 Andy Michalowicz Jr QB 2 Lamar Owens Fr C 74 August Roitsch So QB 6 Aaron Polanco So RB 34 Eric Roberts Fr G 71 Matt Nye Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 94 Steve Adair So NT 91 Babatunde Akingbemi So DT 96 Pete Beuttenmuller  Sr CB 16 Shalimar Brazier Jr DT 54 Josh Brindel Jr CB 29 David Bush Jr LB 56 Eddie Carthan Jr DE 91 Jeremy Chase Fr LB 53 T.J. Costello So CB 37 Sina Ekundayo Fr LB 55 Dustin Elliott So S 13 Joey Fay So CB 19 Matt Furgan So CB 9 Justin Golson So DE 95 Ralph Henry Jr DE 54 Adam Horne Fr S 24 Wayne Irons Fr LB 22 Lane Jackson So CB 23 Vaughn Kelley So LB 50 Ben Mathews Jr LB 40 Ryan McCabe So LB 51 Bobby McClarin So DE 90 Sean McElhannon So S 28 Lane Montgomery Fr LB 1 Jason Monts Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Johnson Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Bohannon (wide receivers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-14