2002 UCLA Bruins football team

2002 UCLA Bruins football
2002 UCLA Bruins football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 27–13 vs. New Mexico
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	8–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bob Toledo (7th year); Ed Kezirian (interim);
Offensive coordinator	Kelly Skipper (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl; (Capacity: 91,136)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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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
UCLA	4	–	4	8	–	5
Oregon State	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 2002 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were led by head coach Bob Toledo, who was fired at the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:15 pm	No. 19 Colorado State*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 30–19	58,078
September 14	4:00 pm	at Oklahoma State*	No. 23	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 38–24	43,020
September 21	12:30 pm	Colorado*	No. 20	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 17–31	63,880
September 28	11:00 am	at San Diego State*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	W 43–7	33,610
October 5	12:30 pm	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	W 43–35	36,529
October 12	12:30 pm	No. 7 Oregon		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 30–31	68,882
October 19	4:00 pm	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	TBS	L 12–17	46,697
October 26	3:30 pm	Stanford		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 28–18	54,116
November 2	4:00 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	TBS	W 34–24	72,017
November 9	6:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSNW2	W 37–7	43,613
November 23	12:30 pm	No. 7 USC	No. 25	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 21–52	91,084
December 7	1:30 pm	No. 7 Washington State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 27–48	56,335
December 25	1:30 pm	vs. New Mexico*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–13	30,324
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP All times are in Pacific time

2002 UCLA Bruins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`87`	Craig Bragg	So
TE	`89`	Keith Carter	Fr
TE	`19`	Marcedes Lewis	Fr
QB	`10`	Cory Paus	Sr
WR	`1`	Tab Perry	So
TE	`18`	Mike Seidman	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`43`	Dave Ball	Jr
DE	`49`	Mat Ball	Jr
DE	`75`	Ryan Boschetti	Jr
CB	`15`	Marcus Cassel	Fr
LB	`11`	Brandon Chillar	Jr
DB	`24`	Ben Emanuel	So
DT	`77`	Rodney Leisle	Jr
CB	`9`	Ricky Manning	Sr
LB	`44`	Marcus Reese	Sr
DB	`17`	Matthew Ware	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`39`	Chris Kluwe	So

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Venues	Moore Field (1919–1928) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1926–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC: Victory Bell
Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century" 1998 Miami game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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