2002 Toledo Rockets football team

2002 Toledo Rockets football
2002 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division co-champion
MAC Championship Game vs. Marshall, L 45–49
Motor City Bowl, L 25–51 vs. Boston College
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	9–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Amstutz (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lou West (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	Cal Poly*	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 44–16	23,074
September 7	6:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan		W 65–13	16,843
September 14	2:30 pm	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis		L 21–31	36,640
September 21	7:00 pm	UNLV*	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 38–21	26,050
September 28	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh		L 19–37	39,713
October 12	7:00 pm	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 27–24	25,926
October 19	6:00 pm	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida	TV5	W 27–24	18,815
October 26	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		L 13–27	24,466
November 9	7:00 pm	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 44–17	18,944
November 16	3:30 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan	FSN	W 42–21	9,844
November 23	12:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	W 33–30	20,154
November 30	7:00 pm	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio (Battle of I-75)		W 42–24	25,331
December 7	2:30 pm	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia (MAC Championship)	ESPN2	L 45–49	24,582
December 26	5:00 pm	vs. Boston College*	Ford Field Detroit (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–51	51,872
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
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