2002 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2002 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^   6 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 5 Western Illinois +^   6 – 1     11 – 2  
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  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tim McGuire and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–7 record overall and a 3–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 296:30 pmat Western Michigan*
L 17–48
September 76:30 pmCumberland*
W 14–10
September 141:00 pmat Ball State*
L 21–2312,924
September 216:00 pmat No. 13 Eastern Illinois*
L 19–268,340
September 281:00 pmMurray State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 34–31 OT3,762
October 57:00 pmat Youngstown State
L 16–3118,879
October 126:00 pmSouthwest Missouri State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 23–20 OT[1]
October 1912:40 pmat No. 10 Western Illinois
L 21–528,562[2]
October 265:30 pmat No. 22 Western Kentucky
L 7–2411,200
November 21:40 pmNorthern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 21–19
November 92:30 pmat Southern Illinois
W 21–143,217[3]
November 165:30 pmIllinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 12–202,652[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "ISU wins on Dede's 10-yard run in OT". The Indianapolis Star. October 13, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No. 10 W. Illinois overpowers Indiana St. with 2nd-quarter run". The Indianapolis Star. October 20, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 10, 2002). "Salukis can't escape dismal first quarter". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Redbirds shut down Sycamores in 2nd half to prevail". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Indiana State Game by Game Results". CFB Datawarehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics.


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