2002 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Buddy Teevens's first season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only two games, ending the season with a 2–9 record, the school's worst since a 1–10 season in 1983.^[1]

2002 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tom Williams (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Washington State $+		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 4 USC %+		7	–	1					11	–	2
Arizona State		5	–	3					8	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	4					8	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	4					7	–	5
Washington		4	–	4					7	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		1	–	7					4	–	8
Stanford		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 27–34	41,065
September 14	7:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	KRON	W 63–26	54,500
September 28	12:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 24–65	51,443
October 5	10:30 a.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 7–31	80,795
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 11–36	30,750
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 16–6	33,800
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 18–28	54,116
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 14–41	56,436
November 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–49	44,950
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 21–31	29,850
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (105th Big Game)	KGO	L 7–30	71,224
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2002 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 67 Kirk Chambers Jr OL 70 Jeff Edwards Fr QB 12 Trent Edwards Fr QB 14 Ryan Eklund So RB 32 Justin Faust Jr OT 77 Kwame Harris Jr WR 5 Teyo Johnson So WR 83 Dan Knickerbocker Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class NT 79 Craig Albrecht Sr LB 37 Jon Alston Fr CB 25 Calvin Armstrong Fr CB 9 Chilioke Asomugha Sr CB 21 Oshiomogho Atogwe So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Buddy Teevens Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Stanford	Alma mater (year)
Buddy Teevens	Head coach	1st	Dartmouth (1979)
Mark Banker	Co-defensive coordinator Secondary	1st	Springfield (1978)
David Kelly	Associate head coach Wide receivers	1st	Furman (1979)
Peter McCarty	Defensive ends	1st	Massachusetts (1978)
Steve Morton	Offensive line	1st	Washington State (1976)
Wayne Moses	Running backs	1st	Washington (1977)
Tom Quinn	Special teams coordinator Tight ends	1st	Arizona (1990)
Mike Sanford	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks	1st	USC (1977)
Dave Tipton	Defensive line	14th	Stanford (1971)
Tom Williams	Co-defensive coordinator Linebackers	3rd	Stanford (1992)
Ron Forbes	Strength and conditioning	5th	Florida (1995)

Game summaries

At Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	14	10	0	27
Eagles	0	17	0	17	34

See also: 2002 Boston College Eagles football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	10	6	0	26
Cardinal	7	21	21	14	63

See also: 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	13	3	8	0	24
Sun Devils	28	10	21	6	65

See also: 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
#9 Fighting Irish	0	3	21	7	31

See also: 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Cougars	14	9	3	10	36
Cardinal	0	0	3	8	11

See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinal	10	0	3	3	16

See also: 2002 Arizona Wildcats football team

At UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	15	3	0	0	18
Bruins	3	10	3	12	28

See also: 2002 UCLA Bruins football team

At Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	7	7	0	14
#15 Ducks	28	10	0	3	41

See also: 2002 Oregon Ducks football team

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Trojans	14	7	14	14	49
Cardinal	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2002 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	3	3	7	18	31
Cardinal	7	14	0	0	21

See also: 2002 Oregon State Beavers football team

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
Golden Bears	10	13	7	0	30

See also: 2002 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)