2002 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2002 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	3–9 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Woodruff (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Pete Alamar (3rd season)
MVP	Troy Edwards (offense), David Lusky (defense)
Captain	Jari Brown, David Lusky, Kevin Walter, Kevin Zureki
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

The 2002 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jeff Woodruff, the Eagles compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 566 to 286. The team's statistical leaders included Troy Edwards with 2,762 passing yards, Ime Akpan with 1,221 rushing yards, and Kevin Walter with 1,368 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30	at No. 18 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	L 7-56	73,927
September 7	6:00	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 13-65	16,843
September 14	6:00	Southeast Missouri State*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 35-32	9,581
September 21	6:08	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 3-45	46,098
September 28	6:05	Southern Illinois*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 48-45 2OT	15,221
October 5	6:05	Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 42-34	10,075
October 12	2:03	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 27-55	19,155
October 19	1:30	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 17-42	15,975
November 2	1:00	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)		L 21-47	7,370
November 9	1:00	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 31-33	11,381
November 16	1:00	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 21-49	5,569
November 23	6:00	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 21-63	12,974
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Kevin Walter Sr WR 5 Chris Talley So WR 6 Chris Roberson So WR 7 LaGarian Houston Fr QB 8 Jeff Crooks Jr TE 82 Kevin Zureki Jr WR 83 Erik Ibom Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 14 Jereme Perry So DB 39 Corey Edwards So DB 41 Marcus Crosby LB 42 Chris Whittington Sr LB 43 Mark Zambrano Fr LB 44 Martez Ivery Fr LB, FB 45 Steven Bednarik Fr LB 46 Jeff Wolf Fr LB 37 Mike Salvatori Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 87 Carson Dach So	Head coach Jeff Woodruff Coordinators/assistant coaches Pete Alamar Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

After the season

The following Eagle was selected in the 2003 NFL draft after the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	255	Kevin Walter	Wide receiver	New York Giants