Ohio State
B10 · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 27 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H |  B12 | 9–5 | W 45–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 3–9 | W 51–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 10–3 | W 25–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H |  USA | 7–7 | W 23–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 3–9 | W 45–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 27–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 6–7 | W 50–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–6 | W 19–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 13–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 34–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 10–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 23–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 14–9 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 12–1 | W 31–24 |
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).
- Miami +12
- Washington State +10
- Michigan +10
- Texas Tech +9
- Penn State +9
- Wisconsin +8
- Minnesota +8
- Cincinnati +7
- Purdue +7
- San José State +6
- Illinois +5
- Kent State +3
- Indiana +3
- Northwestern +3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 Win % · Change 1
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.