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Temple

BE · 2002 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
7th
2–5 in BE

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
79
1930–2026
All-Time Record
349–462–26
0.432 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1934
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 6 seasons

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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3FCSUnranked—W 34–7
3Week 3 · Sep 10Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 3–35
4Week 4 · Sep 17Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE12–1L 21–44
5Week 5 · Sep 24South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–7L 21–42
6Week 6 · Oct 1Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA7–7L 22–35
8Week 8 · Oct 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE4–8W 17–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 38–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE10–4L 10–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE9–4L 20–46
12Week 12 · Nov 12Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE9–4L 22–29
13Week 13 · Nov 19Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE1–11W 20–17
14Week 14 · Nov 26Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE9–4L 14–36

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
4.780
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-36+11
  • UConn +6
  • Syracuse +4
  • Rutgers +1
  • Miami -1
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • West Virginia -4
  • Pittsburgh -4
  • Boston College -4
  • Oregon State -5
  • South Carolina -7
  • Cincinnati -7

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 #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 82ndBetter than 41%

0.333 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83W15#82Regular Season Final#82Post-Season W2#81Post-Season W3#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
-32
-23
-21
-13
+1
+14
-10
-26
-7
+3
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#901997#1071998#1021999#802000#812001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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