2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under Ron Turner, the Illini compiled a 5–7 record (4–4 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 346 to 307.

2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ron Turner (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Ohio State $#+		8	–	0					14	–	0
No. 8 Iowa %+		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 16 Penn State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					8	–	5
Wisconsin		2	–	6					8	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northwestern		1	–	7					3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	9
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jon Beutjer (2,511 passing yards), running back Anoineo Harris (1,330 rushing yards), wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (65 receptions for 1,010 yards), and kicker Peter Christofilakos (67 points scored, 40 of 40 extra points, 9 of 12 field goals).

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:30 pm	vs. Missouri*	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO	ABC	L 20–33	61,876
September 7	11:00 am	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN2	L 20–23	22,183
September 14	11:00 am	Arkansas State*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN Plus	W 59–7	46,258
September 21	1:00 pm	San Jose State*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 35–38	50,990
September 28	2:30 pm	No. 14 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–45	69,249
October 3	7:00 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 10–31	32,663
October 12	12:00 pm	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 38–31 ^OT	55,590
October 26	1:00 pm	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		W 45–14	50,295
November 2	2:30 pm	at No. 20 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	L 7–18	105,589
November 9	11:00 am	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN Plus	W 37–20	78,709
November 16	2:30 pm	No. 2 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	L 16–23 ^OT	58,810
November 23	11:00 am	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivaly)	ESPN Plus	W 31–24	25,134
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Ade Adeyemo So QB 16 Jon Beutjer So TE 89 Kenny Boyle Jr TE 87 Brett Boyter Jr QB 10 Tim Brasic Fr FB 24 Carey Davis Jr G 64 David Diehl Sr WR 17 Greg Lewis Sr WR 6 Brandon Lloyd Sr WR 86 Aaron Moorehead Sr C 75 Duke Preston So QB/RB 18 Walter Young Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 14 Nana Agyeman Jr S 22 Brian Brosnan Fr LB 44 Matt Sinclair So DB 28 Eugene Wilson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 97 Kyle Adams Fr WR 11 Dean Ordzowialy Fr P 37 Steve Weatherford Fr	Head coach Ron Turner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Eugene Wilson	Cornerback	2	36	New England Patriots
Brandon Lloyd	Wide Receiver	4	124	San Francisco 49ers
David Diehl	Guard	5	160	New York Giants
Tony Pashos	Tackle	5	173	Baltimore Ravens
Walter Young	Wide Receiver	7	226	Carolina Panthers