2002 Buffalo Bulls football team

2002 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chad Bartoszek
  • Marquis Dwarte
  • Lamar Wilcher
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
UCF   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Miami (OH)   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Kent State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Buffalo   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Hofher, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MAC's East Division. The team played home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

Though the Bulls went 1–11 on the season, they did make team history by recording their first victory over a team from a power conference, a 34–11 road victory over Big East Conference member Rutgers on September 7.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 297:30 pmLehigh*
L 26–3721,103[1]
September 77:00 pmat Rutgers*
W 34–1119,101
September 147:30 pmConnecticut*
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 3–2417,012
September 212:30 pmat Minnesota*
L 17–4134,294
September 287:00 pmat Ohio
L 32–3412,512
October 51:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 17–318,112
October 124:30 pmat Marshall
L 21–6628,200
October 191:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 0–499,213
October 261:00 pmKent State
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 12–165,102
November 91:00 pmUCF
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 21–456,923
November 161:00 pmat Akron
L 10–214,178
November 231:00 pmat Ball State
L 21–417,957

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Roster

2002 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Chad Bartoszek Sr
WR 20 Maurice Bradford Fr
WR 84 Carnell Jones  Fr
RB 22 Dave Dawson  Fr
OL 64 Kevin Dunn So
RB 28 Marquis Dwarte Jr
RB 36 Dimitri Facaros Fr
WR 81 Andre Forde Sr
OL 69 Ted Howard Fr
WR 14 Adam Johnson So
WR 82 Dan Lindsay Sr
WR 85 Matt Knueven So
QB 7 Randall Secky So
RB 40 Tom Shaughnessy Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 56 Anthony Andriano So
DE 52 Demetrius Austrum So
LB 33 Ryan Buttles Jr
DL 96 Rashad Clark Fr
LB 55 Chris Clifton Fr
LB 1 Jason Coley Sr
DB 23 Kevin Concepcion Fr
LB 46 Bryan Cummings Fr
DB 29 J. J. Gibson So
DB 2 Mark Graham Jr
LB 30 Roman Guzman Fr
LB 93 Obadiah Harris Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 Michael Baker  Fr
K 5 Dallas Pelz Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-07-27

References

  1. ^ Groller, Keith (August 30, 2002). "Lehigh Wings It, Tops Buffalo". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2002 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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