# 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

The 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Wolf Pack were led by third–year head coach Chris Tormey and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Washington State* | Seahawks StadiumSeattle, WA (Cougar Gridiron Classic) | FSNNW | L 7–31 | 63,588 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | BYU* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | KRNV | W 31–28 | 23,109 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Rice | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 31–21 | 17,201 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Colorado State* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | L 28–32 | 19,292 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon) | KRNV | L 17–21 | 28,341 |
| October 12 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | KRNV | L 34–59 | 39,616 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 52–24 | 19,481 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | | L 47–50 | 15,315 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | KRNV | W 24–6 | 11,832 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | W 23–17 | 13,721 |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | KRNV | L 30–38 | 40,866 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Boise State | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (rivalry) | | L 7–44 | 20,247 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • No. 12 Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| • Wolf Pack | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Wolf Pack | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 25 Rams | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| • Rebels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 34 |
| • Warriors | 42 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 59 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| • Wolf Pack | 7 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 52 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
| • Bulldogs | 10 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 50 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| • Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| • Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 23 Broncos | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |