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2002 Oregon State Beavers football team

2002 Oregon State Beavers football
Insight Bowl, L 13–38 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lappano (4th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-back spread
Defensive coordinatorCraig Bray (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
Oregon State   4 4     8 5  
UCLA   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 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dennis Erickson in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Pac-10. Oregon State was invited to the Insight Bowl, where the Beavers lost to Pittsburgh. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

After the season, in February 20023, Erickson left for Oregon State to become head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Previous head coach Mike Riley was rehired to replace him.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 pmEastern Kentucky*FSNNWW 49–1035,546
September 54:00 pmat Temple*FSNNWW 35–320,162
September 144:00 pmUNLV*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
TBSW 47–1736,121
September 213:30 pmFresno State*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNW 59–1936,457
September 283:30 pmat No. 18 USCNo. 23FSNL 0–2256,417
October 512:30 pmUCLA
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ABCL 35–4336,529
October 127:00 pmat Arizona StateFSNNWL 9–1347,434
October 261:00 pmCalifornia
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 24–1336,603
November 21:00 pmArizona
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 38–336,644
November 912:30 pmat WashingtonL 29–4172,557
November 162:00 pmat StanfordW 31–2129,850
November 2312:30 pmOregon
ABCW 45–2437,154[5]
December 265:30 pmvs. Pittsburgh*ESPNL 13–3840,533[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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Oregon

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Team 1 234Total
Oregon 3 1407 24
Oregon State 10 14147 45

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Roster

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2002 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Deondre Alexander Jr
QB 14 Derek Anderson So
TE 84 Tim Euhus  Jr
RB 34 Steven Jackson So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Nick Barnett Sr
DT 98 Dwan Edwards  Jr
CB 8 Aric Williams  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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References

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  1. ^ Rodman, Bob (February 12, 2003). "Erickson strikes gold in San Francisco". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. C1.
  2. ^ Beacham, Greg (February 12, 2003). "49ers hire Erickson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  3. ^ Rodman, Bob (February 20, 2003). "Beavers give Riley second homecoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. E1.
  4. ^ "Riley returns to his roots, takes over at Oregon State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire service reports. February 20, 2003. p. C2.
  5. ^ a b Clark, Bob (November 24, 2002). "Beavers blast sitting Ducks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  6. ^ Rodman, Bob (December 27, 2002). "Beavers' second half is the pits". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  7. ^ "OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "Anderson Goes From Fan to Hero in 'Civil War'". ESPN. November 23, 2002. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 23, 2002. p. 4D.
  10. ^ "Oregon State roster". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 26, 2002.