The 2002 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was led by Mike Price in his 14th and final season as head coach, and played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington .
Washington State finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–2 and mark of 7–1 in the conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with USC . They defeated the Trojans in overtime in early October,[1] [2] Washington in triple overtime in the Apple Cup at Pullman;[3] UCLA by three touchdowns two weeks later.[4] Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but were soundly defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners ,[5] [6] [7] final rankings .
The Rose Bowl was the final game for Price at Washington State. He left to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama , but never coached a game for the Crimson Tide .[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Bill Doba , longtime defensive coordinator for the cougars, was promoted to head coach for the 2003 season , and he led the Cougar program through 2007 .[9] [12]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 pm vs. Nevada * No. 12 W 31–763,588 September 7 3:00 pm Idaho * No. 11 W 49–1430,110 September 14 12:30 pm at No. 6 Ohio State * No. 10 ABC L 7–25104,553 September 21 2:00 pm Montana State * No. 16 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 45–2823,713 September 28 2:00 pm at California No. 16 W 48–3829,297 October 5 4:00 pm No. 18 USC No. 17 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA TBS W 30–27 OT 36,861 October 12 2:00 pm at Stanford No. 12 W 36–1130,750 October 26 7:00 pm at Arizona No. 9 FSN W 21–1346,462 November 2 12:30 pm No. 16 Arizona State No. 8 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC W 44–2237,444 November 9 12:30 pm No. 15 Oregon No. 5 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC W 32–2137,600 November 23 3:30 pm Washington No. 3 FSN L 26–29 3OT 37,600 December 7 1:30 pm at UCLA No. 7 ABC W 48–2756,335 , 2003 2:00 pm vs. No. 8 Oklahoma * No. 7 ABC L 14–3486,848 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Conference opponent not played this season: Oregon State
2002 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 8 Kyle Basler Fr K 10 Drew Dunning Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Source: [13] [14] [15] [16] Source: [17]
#20 USC at #17 Washington State 1 2 3 4 OT Total USC 7 0 7 13 0 27 • Washington St 10 0 7 10 3 30
Date: October 5Location: Martin Stadium • Pullman, WashingtonTelevision network: TBS Scoring summary 1 USC Sultan McCullough 6 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 7-0 1 WSU Drew Dunning 48 yard field goal USC 7-3 1 WSU Mike Bush 3 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 10-7 3 USC Malaefou MacKenzie 15 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 14-10 3 WSU Jermaine Green 75 yard run (Drew Dunning kick) Wash St 17-14 4 10:03 WSU Devard Darling 2 yard pass from Jason Gesser (Drew Dunning kick)Wash St 24-14 4 USC Carson Palmer 3 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) Wash St 24-21 4 4:10 USC Mike Williams 55 yard pass from Carson Palmer (kick failed)USC 27-24 4 1:50 WSU Drew Dunning 35 yard field goal Tie 27-27 OT WSU Drew Dunning 35 yard field goal Wash St 30-27
Washington State's first win over USC in Pullman in sixteen years .[18]
^ Grummert, Dale (October 6, 2002). "Cougars finish with classic flair" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ Richardson, Vince (October 7, 2002). "Cougar celebration" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B. ^ Korte, Tim (November 24, 2002). "Anderson comes up big as Huskies clip Cougars" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 9D. ^ Nadel, John (December 8, 2002). "Gesser's heroic afternoon puts WSU in Rose Bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8D. ^ Trimmer, Dave (January 2, 2003). "Handful of thorns" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. A1. ^ Grummert, Dale (January 2, 2003). "A thorny sendoff" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ a b Canfield, Owen (January 2, 2003). "Sooners clobber the Cougs" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 18, 2002). "Mike Price goes out with Tide" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1A. ^ a b Richardson, Vince (December 18, 2002). "Southern comfort" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B. ^ Zenor, John (May 5, 2003). "Down and out" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B. ^ Yaeger, Don (May 12, 2003). "Bad Behavior - How he met his Destiny at a strip club - Mike Price: Fired" . Sports Illustrated . p. 38. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 19, 2002). "Crimson ties" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B. ^ "Today's lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 9, 2002. p. 4D.^ "Apple Cup preview: WSU" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 23, 2002. p. C15.^ "Rose Bowl by the numbers" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). December 31, 2002. p. 4B.^ "Rose Bowl matchups" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). January 1, 2003. p. 4B.^ 2012 Washington State Cougars football information guide. ^ USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
