2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2002 Virginia Cavaliers football
2002 Virginia Cavaliers football
Continental Tire Bowl champion
Continental Tire Bowl, W 48–22 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 22
Record	9–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Musgrave (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (2nd season)
Captain	Angelo Crowell, Billy McMullen
Home stadium	Scott Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Florida State $	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 12 NC State	5	–	3	11	–	3
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 22	7:30 pm	Colorado State*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jim Thorpe Classic)	FSN	L 29–35	57,120
August 31	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ABC	L 19–40	79,406
September 7	7:45 pm	No. 22 South Carolina*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 34–21	60,171
September 21	3:00 pm	Akron*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 48–29	56,216
September 28	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 38–34	25,883
October 5	12:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 27–22	17,638
October 12	12:00 pm	Clemson	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 22–17	54,114
October 19	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	W 37–27	55,648
October 26	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 15–23	42,727
November 9	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–35	108,698
November 16	12:00 pm	No. 22 NC State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 14–9	53,371
November 23	5:30 pm	No. 18 Maryland	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–13	58,358
November 30	3:30 pm	at No. 22 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 9–21	65,097
December 28	12:00 pm	vs. No. 15 West Virginia*	Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl)	ESPN2	W 48–22	73,535
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Matt Schaub	Jr
WR	`11`	Billy McMullen	Sr
OT	`69`	Brad Butler	Fr
C	`78`	Mitch Kimball	Jr
FB	`86`	Kase Luzar	Jr
TE	`89`	Heath Miller	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`55`	Angelo Crowell	Sr
LB	`56`	Darryl Blackstock	Fr
DT	`95`	Chris Canty	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Name	Position
Al Groh	Head coach
Danny Rocco	Assistant head coach / linebackers coach
Al Golden	Defensive coordinator
Bill Musgrave	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks / tight ends coach
Corwin Brown	Special teams coach
Mike Groh	Wide receivers coach
Mike London	Defensive line coach / recruiting coordinator
Bob Price	Defensive backs coach
Ron Prince	Offensive line coach
Kevin Ross	Running backs coach
Andy Heck	Graduate assistant coach – offense
Reed Case	Graduate assistant coach – defense