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Florida State

ACC · 2002 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
3rd
7–1 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 27Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–7W 38–31
2Week 2 · Sep 3Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC9–5W 40–19
4Week 4 · Sep 17Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–3W 37–10
5Week 5 · Sep 24Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–10W 48–17
6Week 6 · Oct 1Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA7–6L 20–26
7Week 7 · Oct 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6W 48–31
8Week 8 · Oct 15Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE12–1L 27–28
10Week 10 · Oct 29Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 24–34
11Week 11 · Nov 5Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6W 34–21
12Week 12 · Nov 12Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6W 21–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–9W 40–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC11–3L 7–17
15Week 15 · Dec 3Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–5W 31–14
19Final · Jan 7Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC13–1L 13–26

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.694
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+47
-14+61
  • Maryland +11
  • Virginia +9
  • Florida +8
  • Iowa State +7
  • Clemson +7
  • Wake Forest +7
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • North Carolina +3
  • Duke +2
  • Miami -1
  • Georgia -1
  • Notre Dame -3
  • NC State -3
  • Louisville -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.643 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18W15#14Regular Season Final#16Post-Season W2#15Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+21
+27
+31
-6
+17
-1
-10
+13
+8
+26
-10
+17
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#21997#21998#11999#22000#182001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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