2002_Northeastern_Huskies_football_team

2002 Northeastern Huskies football team

2002 Northeastern Huskies football team

American college football season

The 2002 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 67th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine.[1][2] Picked to finish 10th in the conference preseason poll, the Huskies went on to set school records for single season overall wins (10) and conference wins (7).[2] They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history.[2] The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round.[3] Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team.[2][4] The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown.[3]

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Awards and honors

  • First Team All-Conference – Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, Tim Gale, Miro Kesic, John McDonald, Art Smith
  • Second Team All-Conference – Kurt Abrams, Tom Olivo, Adam Walter
  • Third Team All-Conference – Adam Bourget
  • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Don Brown
  • New England All-Stars – Kurt Abrams, Steve Anzalone, Liam Ezekiel, John McDonald, Art Smith

References

  1. [1]
    "Annual Results: 2002". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Northeastern University Football History". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "2002 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Awards and Honors (Football)". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Huskies do their share with win". The Boston Globe. November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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