2002 Utah State Aggies football team

The 2002 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Utah State competed as an independent and played their home games in Romney Stadium.

2002 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Mick Dennehy (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Cole (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium

2002 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	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	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	Utah	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		L 3–23	30,757
September 7	at No. 9 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 13–44	78,176
September 14	Idaho State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 38–33	16,231
September 21	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 7–48	54,211
September 28	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 38–63	25,161
October 4	BYU	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)		L 34–35	30,341
October 19	New Mexico	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 45-44 (OT)	15,942
November 6	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 48–51 (2OT)	6,190
November 9	New Mexico State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 32–30	12,291
November 16	at Troy State	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		W 19–16 (OT)	12,348
November 30	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 28–45	3,418
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game