Ball State
MAC · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ball State head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H |  B12 | 5–7 | L 6–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 23–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 7–6 | L 7–30 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 24–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 8–4 | L 29–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 9–5 | L 17–37 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | W 42–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 9–3 | L 20–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 17–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 38–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H | MAC | 1–11 | W 41–21 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | MAC | 11–2 | L 14–38 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- UConn +6
- Western Michigan +4
- Central Michigan +4
- Eastern Michigan +3
- Buffalo +1
- Marshall -2
- Bowling Green -3
- Northern Illinois -4
- Toledo -5
- Clemson -6
- Missouri -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.