Miami
BE · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Miami head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 63–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 8–5 | W 41–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 4–8 | W 44–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 38–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 48–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 9–5 | W 28–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 40–23 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 1–11 | W 42–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 8–5 | W 26–3 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 28–21 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 4–8 | W 49–7 |
| 16 | Regular Season Final · Dec 10 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–4 | W 56–45 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 14–0 | L 24–31 |
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).
- Virginia Tech +10
- Boston College +9
- Florida State +9
- West Virginia +9
- Pittsburgh +9
- Florida +8
- Tennessee +8
- UConn +6
- Temple +4
- Syracuse +4
- Rutgers +1
- Ohio State 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.923 Win % · Change -2
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.