# 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Buddy Teevens's first season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only two games, ending the season with a 2–9 record, the school's worst since a 1–10 season in 1983.
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 41,065 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | KRON | W 63–26 | 54,500 |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ABC | L 24–65 | 51,443 |
| October 5 | 10:30 a.m. | at No. 9 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy) | NBC | L 7–31 | 80,795 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Washington State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 11–36 | 30,750 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Arizona | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | W 16–6 | 33,800 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FSN | L 18–28 | 54,116 |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | L 14–41 | 56,436 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 USC | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | ABC | L 17–49 | 44,950 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 21–31 | 29,850 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (105th Big Game) | KGO | L 7–30 | 71,224 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Coaches

| Name | Position | Year at Stanford | Alma mater (year) |
| Buddy Teevens | Head coach | 1st | Dartmouth (1979) |
| Mark Banker | Co-defensive coordinator Secondary | 1st | Springfield (1978) |
| David Kelly | Associate head coach Wide receivers | 1st | Furman (1979) |
| Peter McCarty | Defensive ends | 1st | Massachusetts (1978) |
| Steve Morton | Offensive line | 1st | Washington State (1976) |
| Wayne Moses | Running backs | 1st | Washington (1977) |
| Tom Quinn | Special teams coordinator Tight ends | 1st | Arizona (1990) |
| Mike Sanford | Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks | 1st | USC (1977) |
| Dave Tipton | Defensive line | 14th | Stanford (1971) |
| Tom Williams | Co-defensive coordinator Linebackers | 3rd | Stanford (1992) |
| Ron Forbes | Strength and conditioning | 5th | Florida (1995) |

## Game summaries
### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Eagles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 63 |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun Devils | 28 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 65 |

### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #9 Fighting Irish | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Cougars | 14 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cardinal | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Bruins | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 28 |

### At Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #15 Ducks | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 41 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Trojans | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 31 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Golden Bears | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 30 |