2002 UMass Minutemen football team

2002 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2002 record	8–4 (6–3 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Whipple (5th year)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)

2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Maine $^		7	–	2					11	–	3
Northeastern $^		7	–	2					10	–	3
Villanova ^		6	–	3					11	–	4
UMass		6	–	3					8	–	4
William & Mary		5	–	4					6	–	5
Richmond		4	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		4	–	5					6	–	6
Hofstra		4	–	5					6	–	6
James Madison		4	–	6					5	–	7
New Hampshire		2	–	7					3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	8					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2002 season saw UMass return to the top half of the conference, as they finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 6–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7, 2002	1:00 PM	Central Connecticut State*		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 52–3	8,103
September 14, 2002	1:00 PM	American International*		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 42–13	7,064
September 21, 2002	12:30 PM	at #18 Northeastern		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA		L 17–42	6,651
September 28, 2002	1:00 PM	at #17 (AP) North Carolina State*		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC		L 24–56	51,221
October 5, 2002	3:00 PM	at Richmond		UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 34–13	6,927
October 12, 2002	1:00 PM	#2 Maine		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 20-10	5,183
October 19, 2002	1:00 PM	#4 Villanova	#20	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 17-16	11,208
October 25, 2003	3:30 PM	at James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		W 14–7	11,567
November 2, 2002	12:00 PM	Delaware	#13	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 17–7	11,553
November 9, 2002	12:00 PM	at New Hampshire	#12	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry)		L 14–31	3,686
November 16, 2002	12:00 PM	Hofstra	#19	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	A10 TV	L 28–31	5,090
November 23, 2002	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 48–21	2,501
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.