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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