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
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
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf     Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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
August 31 6:10 PM at Kansas State* #18 KSU StadiumManhattan, KS L 48-3   45,844[1]
September 7 5:30 PM Kentucky State* #22 L.T. Smith StadiumBowling 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 StadiumLake Charles, LA L 38-13   16,840[4]
October 5 4:05 PM at #6 Northern Iowa #25 UNI-DomeCedar 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 ComplexSpringfield, MO W 31-7   13,002[7]
October 26 4:30 PM Indiana Statedagger #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 StadiumCarbondale, 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 FieldMacomb, IL (I-AA Quarterfinals) W 31-28   3,300[11]
December 14 1:05 PM #3 Georgia Southern #15 Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA (I-AA Semifinals) W 31-28   6,573[12]
December 20 5:30 PM #1 McNeese State #15 Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (National Championship) W 34-14   12,360[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 0 3 3
Wildcats 3 31 7 7 48

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Overall record Last meeting Result
0-1 1993 KSU, 38-13

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