Syracuse
BE · 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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  BYUH2H |  MWC | 5–7 | L 21–42 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 3–9 | L 22–30 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 63–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 9–4 | L 34–37 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 24–48 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 4–8 | L 16–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 7–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 1–11 | W 45–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H |  MAC | 7–5 | W 38–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–4 | W 50–42 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 20–41 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 12–1 | L 7–49 |
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
- UCF +7
- Rutgers +1
- Miami -1
- Auburn -4
- Pittsburgh -4
- West Virginia -4
- Boston College -4
- BYU -7
- Temple -8
- North Carolina -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.333 Win % · No change
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.