2002 Arkansas State Indians football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2002

| team = Arkansas State Indians

| sport = football

| image = Arkansas State Red Wolves wordmark.svg

| image_size =

| conference = Sun Belt Conference

| short_conf = Sun Belt

| record = 6–7

| conf_record = 3–3

| head_coach = Steve Roberts

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Doug Ruse

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| codef_coach1 = Kevin Corless

| codc1_year = 1st

| codef_coach2 = Jack Curtis

| codc2_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Indian Stadium

}}

{{2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings}}

The 2002 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Indians compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing third in the Sun Belt.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2002

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 25

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Lane Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename = Hispanic College Fund Football Classic

| tv = ESPN Plus

| score = 7–63

| attend = 54,016

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| tv =

| score = 14–33

| attend = 18,492

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 21–19

| attend = 15,363

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| tv = ESPN Plus

| score = 7–59

| attend = 46,258

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe

| site_stadium = Malone Stadium

| site_cityst = Monroe, LA

| tv =

| score = 33–21

| attend = 9,375

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks|title=Tennessee–Martin}}

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 30–10

| attend = 14,826

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 13–7

| attend = 16,191

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Ole Miss

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| tv =

| score = 17–52

| attend = 55,204

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 10–13

| attend = 12,671

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 21–26

| attend = 11,036

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 38–16

| attend = 9,107

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette

| site_stadium = Cajun Field

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv =

| score = 10–13

| attend = 14,117

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| tv =

| score = 38–29

| attend = 7,825

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=2002 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas-state/2002-schedule.html |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=October 14, 2022 }}

References

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