2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
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2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA National champion
Gateway Football Conference co-champion |
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National Championship Game, W 34–14 vs. McNeese State
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
2002 record | 12–3 (7–1 Gateway) |
Head coach | Jack Harbaugh (14th year) |
Home stadium | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by head coach Jack Harbaugh in his 14th, and final, season as head coach. They won the NCAA Division I-AA Championship, beating McNeese State, 34–14, in the championship game in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 31 | 6:10 PM | at Kansas State* | #18 | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 48-3 | 45,844[1] | |||
September 7 | 5:30 PM | Kentucky State* | #22 | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 49-0 | 9,500[2] | |||
September 14 | 1:30 PM | Western Illinois | #21 | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | Gateway TV | L 14-0 | 6,000 | ||
September 21 | 5:30 PM | #11 Youngstown State | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 13-7 | 10,100[3] | ||||
September 28 | 7:00 PM | at #3 McNeese State* | #23 | Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA | L 38-13 | 16,840[4] | |||
October 5 | 4:05 PM | at #6 Northern Iowa | #25 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | W 31-12 | 14,684[5] | |||
October 12 | 5:30 PM | FIU* | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 56-7 | 6,000[6] | ||||
October 19 | at Southwest Missouri State | #25 | Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO | W 31-7 | 13,002[7] | ||||
October 26 | 4:30 PM | Indiana State | #23 | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 24-7 | 11,200[8] | |||
November 2 | 4:30 PM | #25 Illinois State | #21 | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 9-0 | 5,600[9] | |||
November 16 | 1:30 PM | at Southern Illinois | #13 | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | W 48-16 | 3,203[10] | |||
November 30 | 1:00 PM | #23 Murray State | #15 | L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (I-AA First Round) | W 59-20 | 3,300[11] | |||
December 7 | 1:00 PM | #2 Western Illinois | #15 | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL (I-AA Quarterfinals) | W 31-28 | 3,300[11] | |||
December 14 | 1:05 PM | #3 Georgia Southern | #15 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (I-AA Semifinals) | W 31-28 | 6,573[12] | |||
December 20 | 5:30 PM | #1 McNeese State | #15 | Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (National Championship) | W 34-14 | 12,360[13] | |||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Game summaries
Kansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Wildcats | 3 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0-1 | 1993 | KSU, 38-13 |
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