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2002 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2002 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Lynch. The Cardinals played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. After the season, Lynch was fired as the Cardinals' head coach. Despite finishing the season with a 6-6 record, the Cardinals did not participate in a bowl game.

2002 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
UCF   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Miami (OH)   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Kent State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Buffalo   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7 at Missouri*
L 6–41 49,282
September 14 Indiana State*
W 23–21 12,924
September 21 at Clemson*
L 7–30 70,000
September 28 at Connecticut*
W 24–21 OT 16,849
October 5 Northern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN (rivalry)
L 29–41 14,499
October 12 at Toledo
L 17–37 25,926
October 19 Eastern Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 42–17 15,975
October 26 at No. 24 Bowling Green
L 20–38 21,039
November 2 Western Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 17–7 12,892
November 16 at Central Michigan
W 38–21 8,235
November 23 Buffalo
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 41–21 7,957
November 30 at Marshall
L 14–38 23,824
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

2002 Ball State Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 86 Dante Ridgeway Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 30 Reggie Hodges Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-02

References edit

  1. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Ball State Athletic Department. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ball State Cardinals Schedule 2002". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.


 

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