The 2002 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tim McGuire and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–7 record overall and a 3–4 record in conference play.
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Record | 5–7 (3–4 Gateway) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Western Illinois +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | 6:30 pm | at Western Michigan* | L 17–48 | |||
September 7 | 6:30 pm | Cumberland* | W 14–10 | |||
September 14 | 1:00 pm | at Ball State* | L 21–23 | 12,924 | ||
September 21 | 6:00 pm | at No. 13 Eastern Illinois* | L 19–26 | 8,340 | ||
September 28 | 1:00 pm | Murray State |
| W 34–31 OT | 3,762 | |
October 5 | 7:00 pm | at Youngstown State | L 16–31 | 18,879 | ||
October 12 | 6:00 pm | Southwest Missouri State* |
| W 23–20 OT | [1] | |
October 19 | 12:40 pm | at No. 10 Western Illinois | L 21–52 | 8,562 | [2] | |
October 26 | 5:30 pm | at No. 22 Western Kentucky | L 7–24 | 11,200 | ||
November 2 | 1:40 pm | Northern Iowa |
| W 21–19 | ||
November 9 | 2:30 pm | at Southern Illinois | W 21–14 | 3,217 | [3] | |
November 16 | 5:30 pm | Illinois State |
| L 12–20 | 2,652 | [4] |
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References
edit- ^ "ISU wins on Dede's 10-yard run in OT". The Indianapolis Star. October 13, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 10 W. Illinois overpowers Indiana St. with 2nd-quarter run". The Indianapolis Star. October 20, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 10, 2002). "Salukis can't escape dismal first quarter". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redbirds shut down Sycamores in 2nd half to prevail". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State Game by Game Results". CFB Datawarehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
- ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics.