Notre Dame
FBSI · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 11–3 | W 22–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 7–6 | W 24–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 25–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 21–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 31–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 14–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H |  MWC | 8–5 | W 21–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–5 | W 34–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 7–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 30–23 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 1–11 | W 42–0 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  USCH2H | PAC | 11–2 | L 13–44 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–3 | L 6–28 |
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).
- Maryland +11
- Michigan +10
- Pittsburgh +9
- Florida State +9
- Air Force +8
- Purdue +7
- Michigan State +4
- Stanford +2
- Navy +2
- Rutgers +1
- USC -2
- NC State -3
- Boston College -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.769 Win % · Change -3
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.