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WAC · 2002 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI2–10L 7–38
3Week 3 · Sep 10Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB129–5L 14–24
4Week 4 · Sep 17TCUH2HUSA10–2L 6–17
5Week 5 · Sep 24Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB128–5L 16–52
6Week 6 · Oct 1Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC10–4L 10–42
7Week 7 · Oct 8San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC6–7L 23–34
8Week 8 · Oct 15Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC9–5L 7–30
9Week 9 · Oct 22Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND WAC4–8W 37–34
10Week 10 · Oct 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 15–27
11Week 11 · Nov 5Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND WAC5–7L 6–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 42–35
14Week 14 · Nov 26Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC1–11W 24–21

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
6.373
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-45
-52+7
  • Louisiana Tech +4
  • UTEP +2
  • Tulsa +1
  • TCU -2
  • Hawai'i -4
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Oklahoma State -5
  • Fresno State -5
  • San José State -7
  • Rice -7
  • Nevada -7
  • Navy -10

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 #104Better than 25%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.250 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#105W15#105Regular Season Final#105Post-Season W2#105Post-Season W3#104Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-31
-10
-11
-36
-32
-11
-23
+3
-12
-18
+7
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#541997#671998#881999#992000#882001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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