Western Michigan
MAC · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 20 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Western Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 48–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | L 12–35 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 24–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–4 | L 0–30 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H |  MAC | 1–11 | W 31–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H | MAC | 7–5 | L 27–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 9–3 | L 45–48 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | MAC | 8–4 | L 20–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 6–6 | L 7–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | W 33–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 9–5 | L 21–42 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 35–10 |
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).
- Central Michigan +4
- Eastern Michigan +3
- Buffalo +1
- Michigan -3
- Bowling Green -3
- Virginia Tech -4
- Northern Illinois -4
- UCF -5
- Toledo -5
- Purdue -6
- Ball State -6
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 % · 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.