2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MAC's West Division title with Toledo. By virtue of their head-to-head win over Northern Illinois, the Toledo Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, the Huskies were not invited to a bowl game. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football
MAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPMichael Turner, Larry Williams
CaptainEric Didesch, P. J. Fleck, Thomas Hammock, Vince Thompson, Tim Vincent, Larry Williams
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(capacity: 31,000)
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$  7 –1   11 –2  
UCF  6 –2   7 –5  
Miami (OH)  5 –3   7 –5  
Ohio  4 –4   4 –8  
Akron  3 –5   4 –8  
Kent State  1 –7   3 –9  
Buffalo  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
Toledo xy  7 –1   9 –5  
Northern Illinois x  7 –1   8 –4  
Bowling Green  6 –2   9 –3  
Ball State  4 –4   6 –6  
Western Michigan  3 –5   4 –8  
Central Michigan  2 –6   4 –8  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 296:30 pmWake Forest*
FSNW 42–41 OT19,653
September 76:00 pmat South Florida*
L 6–3723,559
September 1411:00 amat No. 22 Wisconsin*
ESPN PlusL 21–2477,460
September 216:30 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 26–2923,598[1]
September 281:00 pmKent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 13–616,302
October 51:00 pmat Ball State
W 41–2914,499
October 121:00 pmat Miami (OH)
W 48–4115,234
October 191:00 pmCentral Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–020,186
October 2612:00 pmat Western Michigan
W 24–2015,049
November 91:30 pmNo. 20 Bowling Green
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 26–1725,822
November 1612:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
W 49–215,567
November 2311:00 amToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNL 30–3320,154
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 89 Brad Cieslak Fr
WR 82 P. J. Fleck Sr
QB 6 Ryan Gilbert Jr
QB 10 Josh Haldi So
TB 28 Thomas Hammock Sr
RB 24 A. J. Harris Fr
WR 84 Sam Hurd Fr
WR Edgar Rodriquez  Fr
WR 83 Shatone Powers Fr
TB 8 Jeremy Pugh  Fr
WR 88 Turner Pugh Jr
TE 80 Pat Raleigh Fr
FB 34 Mike Scaramella Jr
G 64 Shaun Schroeder Jr
WR 5 Dan Sheldon So
G 69 Graham Sleight Jr
RB 32 Michael Turner Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 91 Leonard Cooksey Jr
DT 51 Eric Didesch Sr
FS Keafta Dokes Fr
SS 37 Justin Dole Sr
CB 18 Randee Drew Jr
LB 45 Nick Duffy Jr
CB 29 Deon Smith  Fr
SS 48 Ray Smith Fr
LB 40 Willie Smith So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2002

References
  1. Narang, Bobby (September 22, 2002). "Leathernecks put the bite on Huskies". The Daily Chronicle. p. B1. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2012.


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