2002 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2002 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 214 points while the defense allowed 416 points. Though the Bulls went 1–11 on the season, they did make team history by recording their first victory over a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference, a 34–11 road victory over Big East member Rutgers on September 7, 2002.

2002 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainChad Bartoszek, Marquis Dwarte, Lamar Wilcher
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 297:30 pmLehigh*L 26–3721,103[1]
September 77:00 pmat Rutgers*W 34–1119,101
September 147:30 pmConnecticut*
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 3–2417,012
September 212:30 pmat Minnesota*L 17–4134,294
September 287:00 pmat OhioL 32–3412,512
October 41:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 17–318,112
October 124:30 pmat MarshallL 21–6628,200
October 191:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 0–499,213
October 261:00 pmKent State
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 12–165,102
November 91:00 pmUCF
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 21–456,923
November 161:00 pmat AkronL 10–214,178
November 231:00 pmat Ball StateL 21–417,957

Roster

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2002 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Chad Bartoszek Sr
WR 20 Maurice Bradford Fr
WR 84 Carnell Jones   Fr
RB 22 Dave Dawson   Fr
OL 64 Kevin Dunn So
RB 28 Marquis Dwarte Jr
RB 36 Dimitri Facaros Fr
WR 81 Andre Forde Sr
OL 69 Ted Howard Fr
WR 14 Adam Johnson So
WR 82 Dan Lindsay Sr
WR 85 Matt Knueven So
QB 7 Randall Secky So
RB 40 Tom Shaughnessy Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 56 Anthony Andriano So
DE 52 Demetrius Austrum So
LB 33 Ryan Buttles Jr
DL 96 Rashad Clark Fr
LB 55 Chris Clifton Fr
LB 1 Jason Coley Sr
DB 23 Kevin Concepcion Fr
LB 46 Bryan Cummings Fr
DB 29 J. J. Gibson So
DB 2 Mark Graham Jr
LB 30 Roman Guzman Fr
LB 93 Obadiah Harris Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 Michael Baker   Fr
K 5 Dallas Pelz Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster
Last update: 2002-07-27

References

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  1. ^ Groller, Keith (August 30, 2002). "Lehigh Wings It, Tops Buffalo". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.