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2002 Utah Utes football team

2002 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
2002 record 5–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach Ron McBride (13th year)
Offensive coordinator Craig Ver Steeg (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham (8th year)
Home stadium Rice–Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,634)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
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

This season was Ron McBride's last at Utah. The team won their first two games, before dropping six straight. At 2–6 with only three games remaining, the team was guaranteed a losing record and would be ineligible for bowl play. However, the team then won the final three games of the season, capped by a 13–6 home victory over their biggest rivals, the BYU Cougars, finishing the season with a 5–6 record.

Three players went in the 2003 NFL Draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Jordan Gross.


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