NC State
ACC · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 27 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H |  MWC | 7–7 | W 34–14 |
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 34–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 65–19 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 7–6 | W 32–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H |  B12 | 9–5 | W 51–48 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 56–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 3–9 | W 34–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 2–10 | W 24–22 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–6 | W 38–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 7–6 | L 17–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 11–3 | L 21–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 9–5 | L 9–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–5 | W 17–7 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–3 | W 28–6 |
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).
- Notre Dame +10
- Texas Tech +9
- Florida State +9
- New Mexico +7
- Wake Forest +7
- Clemson +7
- North Carolina +3
- Navy +2
- Duke +2
- Maryland -3
- Virginia -5
- Georgia Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.786 Win % · Change 5
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.