2002 Colorado State Rams football team

2002 Colorado State Rams football
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 3–17 vs. TCU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	10–4 (6–1 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Benton (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Hammerschmidt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (10th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

The 2002 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado and were led by head coach Sonny Lubick.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 22	5:30 pm	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jim Thorpe Classic)	FSN	W 35–29	57,120
August 31	11:00 am	vs. No. 7 Colorado*		Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN2	W 19–14	75,531
September 7	8:15 pm	at UCLA*	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 19–30	58,078
September 14	7:30 pm	Louisville*	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 36–33	31,607
September 28	2:00 pm	at Nevada*	No. 25	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 32–28	19,292
October 4	6:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 25	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	L 30–32	38,336
October 12	1:00 pm	Wyoming		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	ESPN+	W 44–36	32,151
October 19	1:00 pm	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	W 28–20	34,374
October 24	8:00 pm	BYU		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 37–10	29,457
October 31	5:30 pm	at Air Force	No. 24	Falcon Stadium USAFA, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN	W 31–12	39,063
November 16	5:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 21	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 49–21	21,714
November 23	4:00 pm	New Mexico	No. 20	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 22–14	30,215
November 30	1:00 pm	UNLV	No. 16	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	L 33–36	28,877
December 31	1:30 pm	vs. TCU*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–17	55,207
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2002 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 88 Brandon Alconcel Fr WR 4 David Anderson Fr C 77 Albert Bimper Fr OL 63 Mike Brisiel Fr RB 28 Henri Childs Sr TE 81 Joel Dreessen So OL 70 Mark Dreyer Jr OL 74 Erik Pears So OL 69 Morgan Pears So RB 32 Cecil Sapp Sr QB 11 Bradlee Van Pelt Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 93 Chris Kiffin So DB 20 Rhett Nelson Sr DT 95 Bryan Save Jr DB 37 David Vickers Sr DE 96 Andre Sommersell Jr DE 36 Mike Vomhof So LB 9 Adam Wade Sr DB 18 Lenzie Williams Jr LB 50 Drew Wood Jr DB 5 Dexter Wynn Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sonny Lubick Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Schneider STC/TE Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-31

Bradlee Van Pelt was selected in the 7th round by the Denver Broncos.