2002 BYU Cougars football team

The 2002 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2002 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–7 (2–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Borich (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (12th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
(capacity: 65,000)
2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Colorado State $  6 –1   10 –4  
New Mexico  5 –2   7 –7  
Air Force  4 –3   8 –5  
San Diego State  4 –3   4 –9  
Utah  3 –4   5 –6  
UNLV  3 –4   5 –7  
BYU  2 –5   5 –7  
Wyoming  1 –6   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 295:30 pmSyracuse*
ESPNW 42–2165,612
September 65:00 pmHawaii*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 35–3263,085
September 142:05 pmat Nevada*No. 24
SWPL 28–3123,109
September 211:30 pmat Georgia Tech*
ABCL 19–2843,719
October 47:00 pmat Utah State*
SWPW 35–3430,341
October 128:00 pmat No. 19 Air Force
ESPN2L 9–5242,214
October 195:00 pmUNLV
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 3–2462,543
October 248:00 pmat Colorado State
ESPN2L 10–3729,457
November 21:00 pmSan Diego State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+W 34–1059,362
November 94:00 pmWyoming
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 35–3161,689
November 164:00 pmNew Mexico
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 16–2060,764
November 231:00 pmat Utah
ESPN+L 6–1345,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game

[1]

•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster
2002 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 85 Justin Anderson Sr
G 64 Ben Archibald Sr
QB 8 Matt Berry Fr
WR 2 David Christensen Jr
WR 80 Toby Christensen Jr
QB 13 Bret Engemann Sr
OL 64 Scott Jackson Jr
WR 20 Reno Mahe Sr
TE 89 Spencer Nead Sr
G 75 Scott Young Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt Jr
DE 92 John Denney So
SS 33 Aaron Francisco So
DL 56 Shaun Nua So
LB 49 Brady Poppinga So
DB 25 Mike Sumko Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Syracuse
1 234Total
Syracuse 7 770 21
• BYU 7 14615 42
Scoring summary
18:14BYUAndrew Ord 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7–0
13:43SUJamel Riddle 17-yard run (Colin Barber kick)TIED 7–7
214:46BYUToby Christensen 2-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14–7
24:53BYUMarcus Whalen 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21–7
21:13SUDamien Rhodes 5-yard run (Colin Barber kick)BYU 21–14
36:08SUDamien Rhodes 4-yard run (Colin Barber kick)TIED 21–21
32:43BYUBret Engemann 3-yard run (kick failed)BYU 27–21
48:23BYUDavid Christensen 50-yard pass from Bret Engemann (kick failed)BYU 33–21
46:33BYUMatt Payne 31-yard field goalBYU 36–21
41:47BYUCurtis Brown 1-yard run (kick failed)BYU 42–21

Hawaii
1 234Total
Hawaii 10 7015 32
• BYU 0 14147 35
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:00
  • Game attendance: 63,085
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Overcast, winds 0–2 mph (0.0–3.2 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Alex Flanagan
Scoring summary
18:27HAWJustin Ayat 22-yard field goalHAW 3–0
16:15HAWNeal Gossett 6-yard pass from Jason Whieldon (Justin Ayat kick)HAW 10–0
212:38BYUMarcus Whalen 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)HAW 10–7
28:07HAWThero Mitchell 4-yard run (Justin Ayat kick)HAW 17–7
20:22BYUToby Christensen 19-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick)HAW 17–14
36:51BYULance Pendleton 12-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21–17
32:52BYUMarcus Whalen 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 28–17
414:10HAWBritton Komine 1-yard pass from Jason Whieldon (Justin Ayat kick)BYU 28–24
42:36BYULance Pendleton 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35–24
40:32HAWThero Mitchell 4-yard run (Clifton Herbert pass from Timmy Chang)BYU 35–32

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Nevada
1 234Total
#RV/24 BYU 0 14140 28
• Nevada 10 2100 31
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 23,109
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny w/ high clouds, winds light
  • Referee: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
13:31UNRDamon Fine 41-yard field goalUNR 3–0
11:30UNRNate Burleson 95-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)UNR 10–0
214:54BYURod Wilkerson 31-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick)UNR 10–7
211:02UNRDan Bythwood 16-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)UNR 17–7
26:59BYUReno Mahe 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick)UNR 17–14
20:48UNREric Streelman 13-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)UNR 24–14
20:01UNRTim Fleming 9-yard pass from Zac Threadgill (Damon Fine kick)UNR 31–14
310:21BYUMarcus Whalen 30-yard run (Matt Payne kick)UNR 31–21
34:09BYUGabriel Reid 9-yard pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick)UNR 31–28

Georgia Tech
1 234Total
BYU 0 1090 19
• Georgia Tech 0 7714 28
Scoring summary
214:52GTTony Hollings 1-yard run (Luke Manget kick)GT 7–0
210:22BYUMatt Payne 48-yard field goalGT 7–3
27:05BYULance Pendleton 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 10–7
310:55GTAjenavi Eziemefe 1-yard run (Luke Manget kick)GT 14–10
36:52BYUMatt payne 39-yard field goalGT 14–13
32:55BYUReno Mahe 17-yard pass from Lance Pendleton (pass failed)BYU 19–14
413:08GTTony Hollings 2-yard run (Luke Manget kick)GT 21–19
45:03GTTony Hollings 2-yard run (Luke Manget kick)GT 28–19

Utah State
1 234Total
• BYU 0 71414 35
Utah State 3 3100 34
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Romney Stadium, Logan, UT
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 30,341
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds Calm
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
18:13USUDane Kidman 21-yard field goalUSU 3–0
214:56USURichard Watson 1-yard run (Dane Kidman kick)USU 10–0
211:11USUJames Samuel 73-yard run (Dane Kidman kick)USU 17–0
27:47BYUCurtis Brown 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)USU 17–7
24:38USUKevin Curtis 14-yard run (Dane Kidman kick)USU 24–7
20:26USUDane Kidman 39-yard field goalUSU 27–7
20:00USUJerome Dennis 76-yard interception return (Dane Kidman kick)USU 34–7
39:58BYUCurtis Brown 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)USU 34–14
35:55BYUCurtis Brown 32-yard run (Matt Payne kick)USU 34–21
49:55BYUJason Kukahiko 17-yard pass from Toby Christensen (Matt Payne kick)USU 34–28
46:46BYUGabriel Reid 18-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35–34

Air Force
1 234Total
BYU 3 006 9
• #21/19 Air Force 14 141014 52
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Game start: 8:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 42,214
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), clear, winds SE 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz
Scoring summary
111:40BYUMatt Payne 35-yard field goalBYU 3-0
15:43AFAChance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 7-3
11:06AFAChance Harridge 4-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 14-3
213:04AFADarnell Stephens 7-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 21-3
210:23AFAChance Harridge 11-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 28-3
310:42AFAChance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 35-3
34:16AFAJoey Ashcroft 44-yard field goalAFA 38-3
46:17AFAAdam Cole 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 45-3
45:36BYUGabriel Reid 13-yard pass from Matt Berry (pass intercepted)AFA 45-9
41:28AFATim Gehrsitz 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 52-9

UNLV
1 234Total
• UNLV 3 0615 24
BYU 0 300 3
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 62,543
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–3 mph (3.2–4.8 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
111:24UNLVDillon Pieffer 27-yard field goalUNLV 3-0
28:10BYUMatt Payne 24-yard field goalTIED 3-3
312:16UNLVJason Thomas 6-yard run (Michael Freund pass intercepted)UNLV 9-3
410:06UNLVJamaal Brimmer 27-yard fumble return (Earvin Johnson pass)UNLV 17-3
43:01UNLVChameio Sutton 38-yard interception return (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 24-3

Colorado State
1 234Total
BYU 0 1000 10
• Colorado State 17 7310 37
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO
  • Game start: 8:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 29,457
  • Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), cold and overcast, winds SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jeff Hullinger, Todd Christensen, Stacy Paetz
Scoring summary
111:10CSUJeff Babcock 31-yard field goalCSU 3-0
19:05CSUCecil Sapp 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 10-0
12:44CSUBrad Van Pelt 3-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 17-0
213:10BYUMatt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)CSU 17-7
23:44BYUMatt Payne 25-yard field goalCSU 17-10
20:46CSURahsaan Sanders 21-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 24-10
34:48CSUJeff Babcock 27-yard field goalCSU 27-10
47:16CSUCecil Saap 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 34-10
43:19CSUJeff Babcock 40-yard field goalCSU 37-10

San Diego State
1 234Total
San Diego State 0 037 10
• BYU 10 1068 34
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 59,362
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), clear, wind SW 5–7 mph (8.0–11.3 km/h)
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
Scoring summary
19:09BYUMatt Payne 49-yard field goalBYU 3-0
17:13BYUJason Kukahiko 37-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 10-0
23:59BYUMarcus Whalen 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 17-0
20:03BYUMatt Payne 47-yard field goalBYU 20-0
36:51BYUReno Mahe 4-yard pass from Matt Berry (Berry pass failed)BYU 26-0
34:11SDSUTommy Kirovski 40-yard field goalBYU 26-3
32:47BYUMatt Payne 42-yard field goalBYU 26-3
414:55SDSUJ.R. Tolver 8-yard pass from Adam Hall (Tommy Kirovski kick)BYU 26-10
410:52BYUGabriel Reed 27-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Berry run)BYU 34-10

Wyoming
1 234Total
Wyoming 7 798 31
• BYU 0 2177 35
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 61,689
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
113:14WYCasey Bramlet 3-yard run (Scott Parker kick)WY 7-0
210:57BYUMarcus Whalen 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
27:25BYUSpencer Nead 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-7
25:58WYDerek Armah 36-yard pass from Casey Bramlet (Scott Parker kick)TIED 14-14
23:27BYULanc Pendleton 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-14
312:09WYScott Parker 21-yard field goalBYU 21-17
37:25BYUAndrew Ord 21-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 28-17
30:00WYJacque Finn 100-yard interception run (Casey Brmalet rush failed)BYU 28-23
49:10WYDerek Armah 3-yard run (Malcolm Floyd pass)WY 31-28
43:28BYUGabriel Reid 4-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35-31

New Mexico
1 234Total
• New Mexico 0 1406 20
BYU 10 330 16
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 60,764
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), high thin clouds, no wind
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
17:05BYUJon Burbidge 80-yard interception return (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
10:15BYUMatt Payne 32-yard field goalBYU 10-0
212:00UNMDontrell Moore 1-yard run (Kenny Byrd kick)BYU 10-7
22:52UNMDwight Counter 7-yard pass from Casey Kelly (Kenny Byrd kick)UNM 14-10
20:27BYUMatt Payne 52-yard field goalUNM 14-13
36:20BYUMatt Payne 37-yard field goalBYU 16-14
47:59UNMDontrell Moore 2-yard run (Moore rush failed)UNM 20-16

Utah
1 234Total
BYU 3 300 6
• Utah 0 0103 13
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 45,167
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Partly cloudy & Hazy, winds N 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
Scoring summary
19:34BYUMatt Payne 30-yard field goalBYU 3-0
210:20BYUMatt Payne 48-yard field goalBYU 6-0
37:50UTAHBryan Borreson 31-yard field goalBYU 6-3
33:03UTAHBrand Warfield 4-yard run (Bryan Borreson kick)UTAH 10-6
47:09UTAHBryan Borreson 22-yard field goalUTAH 13-6

References
  1. "2002 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
  2. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-May-25.
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