2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2002 at Carter–Finley StadiuminRaleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

2002 NC State Wolfpack football

Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	11–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Chuck Amato (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Marty Galbraith (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Amato (1st season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
No.21Florida State $	7	–	1	9	–	5
No.22Virginia	6	–	2	9	–	5
No.13Maryland	6	–	2	11	–	3
No.12NC State	5	–	3	11	–	3
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	4:30 pm	New Mexico*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (BCA Classic)	FSN	W 34–14	47,018
August 31	7:00 pm	East Tennessee State*	No. 25	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 34–0	42,507
September 7	12:00 pm	atNavy*	No. 21	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland		W 65–19	29,613
September 14	7:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 19	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)		W 32–13	51,094
September 21	12:30 pm	atTexas Tech*	No. 17	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	FSN	W 51–48 ^OT	35,864
September 28	1:00 pm	Massachusetts*	No. 17	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 56–24	51,221
October 12	12:00 pm	atNorth Carolina	No. 14	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina (rivalry)	JPS	W 34–17	60,250
October 19	12:00 pm	Duke	No. 13	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)		W 24–22	51,500
October 24	7:45 pm	atClemson	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–6	78,904
November 2	3:30 pm	Georgia Tech	No. 10	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	L 17–24	51,500
November 9	12:00 pm	atMaryland	No. 14	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	ABC	L 21–24	52,915
November 16	12:00 pm	atVirginia	No. 22	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	JPS	L 9–14	53,371
November 23	3:30 pm	No. 14 Florida State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	W 17–7	51,500
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 11 Notre Dame*	No. 17	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 28–6	73,491
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2002 NC State Wolfpack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Philip Rivers	Jr
RB	`44`	T. A. McLendon	Fr
G	`54`	Sean Locklear	Jr
OT		Scott Kooistra	Sr
WR	`82`	Jerricho Cotchery	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`9`	Terrence Holt	Sr
CB	`28`	Lamont Reid	So
DB	`36`	Andre Maddox	So
LB	`91`	Manny Lawson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`21`	Adam Kiker	Jr

Head coach

Chuck Amato

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Doc Holliday – Asst. Head coach/Wide receivers
Manny Diaz – Linebackers
Todd Stroud – Strength and conditioning

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-08-04

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	RV	25	21	19	17	17	16	14	13	12	10	14	22	—	21	17	17	12
Coaches	25	24	22	20	16	15	14	11	10	9	8	13	20	—	20	17	17	11
BCS	Not released									11	9	12	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

At Texas Tech

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	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 17 Wolfpack	10	7	21	7	6	51
Red Raiders	7	3	7	28	3	48

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Florida State

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Vs. Notre Dame (Gator Bowl)

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Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolfpack	0	21	0	7	28
Fighting Irish	3	0	3	0	6

Date: January 1, 2003
Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Game start: 12:30 PM EST
Elapsed time: 3:46
Game attendance: 73,491
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Breen (Play-by-play), Pat Hayden

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Scoring summary

1	5:09	ND	Nick Setta 23-yard field goal	ND 3-0

2	14:30	NCST	T.A. McLendon 2-yard run (Adam Kiker kick)	NCST 7-3

2	5:30	NCST	T.A. McLendon 3-yard run (Adam Kiker kick)	NCST 14-3

2	1:37	NCST	Jerricho Cotchery 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Adam Kiker kick)	NCST 21-3

3	2:50	ND	Nick Setta 41-yard field goal	NCST 21-6

4	10:50	NCST	Sean Berton 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Adam Kiker kick)	NCST 28-6

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Terrence Holt	Safety	5	137	Detroit Lions
Scott Kooistra	Offensive tackle	7	215	Cincinnati Bengals

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^ "NC State University Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

^ "Freshman scores record-tying fifth TD in overtime". ESPN. September 21, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

^ "Defense secures Wolfpacks' first-ever 10-win season". ESPN. November 23, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

^ "Wolfpack cap best season in school history". ESPN. January 1, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

^ "2003 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

Contents

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

At Texas Tech

Florida State

Vs. Notre Dame (Gator Bowl)

2003 NFL Draft

References

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