2002 Colorado State Rams football team

2002 Colorado State Rams football
2002 Colorado State Rams football
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 3–17 vs. TCU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	10–4 (6–1 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (10th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	John Benton (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Hammerschmidt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (10th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado and were led by head coach Sonny Lubick.

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 22	5:30 pm	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jim Thorpe Classic)	FSN	W 35–29	57,120
August 31	11:00 am	vs. No. 7 Colorado*		Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN2	W 19–14	75,531
September 7	8:15 pm	at UCLA*	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 19–30	58,078
September 14	7:30 pm	Louisville*	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 36–33	31,607
September 28	2:00 pm	at Nevada*	No. 25	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 32–28	19,292
October 4	6:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 25	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	L 30–32	38,336
October 12	1:00 pm	Wyoming		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	ESPN+	W 44–36	32,151
October 19	1:00 pm	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	W 28–20	34,374
October 24	8:00 pm	BYU		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 37–10	29,457
October 31	5:30 pm	at Air Force	No. 24	Falcon Stadium USAFA, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN	W 31–12	39,063
November 16	5:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 21	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 49–21	21,714
November 23	4:00 pm	New Mexico	No. 20	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 22–14	30,215
November 30	1:00 pm	UNLV	No. 16	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	L 33–36	28,877
December 31	1:30 pm	vs. TCU*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–17	55,207
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

2002 Colorado State Rams football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`88`	Brandon Alconcel	Fr
WR	`4`	David Anderson	Fr
C	`77`	Albert Bimper	Fr
OL	`63`	Mike Brisiel	Fr
RB	`28`	Henri Childs	Sr
TE	`81`	Joel Dreessen	So
OL	`70`	Mark Dreyer	Jr
OL	`74`	Erik Pears	So
OL	`69`	Morgan Pears	So
RB	`32`	Cecil Sapp	Sr
QB	`11`	Bradlee Van Pelt	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`93`	Chris Kiffin	So
DB	`20`	Rhett Nelson	Sr
DT	`95`	Bryan Save	Jr
DB	`37`	David Vickers	Sr
DE	`96`	Andre Sommersell	Jr
DE	`36`	Mike Vomhof	So
LB	`9`	Adam Wade	Sr
DB	`18`	Lenzie Williams	Jr
LB	`50`	Drew Wood	Jr
DB	`5`	Dexter Wynn	Jr