2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Al Groh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the Continental Tire Bowl, where the Cavaliers defeated West Virginia. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2002 Virginia Cavaliers football
Continental Tire Bowl champion
Continental Tire Bowl, W 48–22 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 22
Record	9–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Musgrave (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (2nd season)
Captains	Angelo Crowell Billy McMullen
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Florida State $		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 12 NC State		5	–	3					11	–	3
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 22	7:30 pm	Colorado State*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jim Thorpe Classic)	FSN	L 29–35	57,120
August 31	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ABC	L 19–40	79,406
September 7	7:45 pm	No. 22 South Carolina*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 34–21	60,171
September 21	3:00 pm	Akron*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 48–29	56,216
September 28	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 38–34	25,883
October 5	12:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 27–22	17,638
October 12	12:00 pm	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 22–17	54,114
October 19	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	W 37–27	55,648
October 26	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 15–23	42,727
November 9	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–35	108,698
November 16	12:00 pm	No. 22 NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 14–9	53,371
November 23	5:30 pm	No. 18 Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–13	58,358
November 30	3:30 pm	at No. 22 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 9–21	65,097
December 28	12:00 pm	vs. No. 15 West Virginia*	Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl)	ESPN2	W 48–22	73,535
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Al Groh	Head coach
Danny Rocco	Assistant head coach / linebackers coach
Al Golden	Defensive coordinator
Bill Musgrave	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks / tight ends coach
Corwin Brown	Special teams coach
Mike Groh	Wide receivers coach
Mike London	Defensive line coach / recruiting coordinator
Bob Price	Defensive backs coach
Ron Prince	Offensive line coach
Kevin Ross	Running backs coach
Andy Heck	Graduate assistant coach – offense
Reed Case	Graduate assistant coach – defense

Roster

2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Matt Schaub Jr WR 11 Billy McMullen Sr OT 69 Brad Butler Fr C 78 Mitch Kimball Jr FB 86 Kase Luzar Jr TE 89 Heath Miller So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Angelo Crowell Sr LB 56 Darryl Blackstock Fr DT 95 Chris Canty So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Groh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster