2002 San Jose State Spartans football team explained

Year:	2002
Team:	San Jose State Spartans
Sport:	football
Conference:	Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	WAC
Record:	6–7
Conf Record:	4–4
Head Coach:	Fitz Hill
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Norman Joseph
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Ronnie Lee
Dc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Spartan Stadium

The 2002 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Spartans were led by second-year head coach Fitz Hill and played their home games at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. Although they improved from a 3–9 season in 2001, the Spartans did not participate in a bowl game.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Vs. Arkansas State

See also: 2002 Arkansas State Indians football team.

At No. 14 Washington

See also: 2002 Washington Huskies football team.

At Stanford

See also: 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game.

At Illinois

See also: 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

UTEP

See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team.

At SMU

See also: 2002 SMU Mustangs football team.

At No. 5 Ohio State

See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

At Nevada

See also: 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Boise State

See also: 2002 Boise State Broncos football team.

At Hawaii

See also: 2002 Hawaii Warriors football team.

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

At Tulsa

See also: 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
	Head coach	2	Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl Buckingham	Assistant head coach, defensive line	2	Arkansas (1983)
	Co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	2	Mississippi State (1977)
Ronnie Lee	Defensive coordinator, defensive backs	2	Washington State (1989)
Charlie Roche	Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line	2	Eastern Illinois (1996)
Charles Nash	Running backs	2	Arizona (1976)
Kenwick Thompson	Linebackers, recruiting coordinator	2	Harding (1992)
	Wide receivers	2	San Diego State (1996)
Chris Wilkerson	Defensive ends	1	Eastern Illinois (1995)
	Special teams, defensive assistant	1	Oklahoma (1997)
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Final roster

2002 San Jose State Spartans final roster
Quarterbacks 2: Marcus Arroyo – Senior 16: Beau Pierce – Sophomore 5: Scott Rislov – Junior Running backs --: Steven Bradley – TB – Freshman 25: Clarence Cunningham – TB – Sophomore 8: Lamar Ferguson – TB – Sophomore 36: Demarcus Ingram – TB – Junior 31: Lance Martin – TB – Sophomore 45: Brandon Miles – FB – Senior --: Ahmir Rahmar – TB – Junior 26: Ezekiel Staples – Freshman Wide receivers 11: Jamall Broussard – Junior 85: John Broussard – Freshman 86: Chester Coleman – Freshman 91: Terell Johnson – Freshman 82: James Jones – Freshman 96: Ronald Jones – Freshman 89: Casey Miranda – Junior 10: Charles Pauley – Senior 80: Rufus Skillern – Freshman 1: Kendrick Starling – Junior 84: Malcolm Thompson – Freshman 81: Juan Walden – Senior 3: Tuati Wooden – Junior Tight ends 19: Courtney Anderson – Junior 88: Marcus Helfman – Senior		Offensive linemen 66: Justin Arrington – OG – Junior 76: Matt Cantu – OG – Freshman 64: Charley Dehoney – OG – Senior 70: Joseph Hayes – OG – Junior 78: Jeff Gordon – OT – Junior 65: Kevin Israel – OG – Junior 63: Eric Olson – OT – Freshman 59: Tim Provost – OT – Senior 73: Osmar Staples – OT – Junior 71: John Toensfeldt – OT – Freshman 77: LaMons Walker – C – Senior Defensive linemen 83: Ethan Allen – DE – Senior 57: Jamaal Allen – DE – Freshman 92: Mike Beams – DT – Senior 90: Adonis Forrest – DT – Senior 74: Aaron Gilbert – DT – Freshman 69: Kinji Green – DT – Freshman --: Daniel Grossi – DE – Freshman 93: Jason Gustus – DT – Junior 95: Justin James – DE – Freshman 44: Chip Kimmich – DE – Senior 40: Steve Nash – DE – Junior 56: Philip Perry – DE – Junior 54: Larnell Ransom – DE – Freshman 98: Dan Schultz – DE – Freshman 75: Joshua Smith – DT – Freshman		Linebackers --: Chris Catoe – Freshman 62: Ian Cossar – Freshman 49: Tony Ficklin – Sophomore 17: Brian Foreman – Senior 51: Erik Garcia – Freshman 52: Craig Grant - Freshman 20: Luke La Herran – Senior 29: Mike Liranzo – Senior --: Cory Lynch – Junior 94: Sean McNamara – Junior 87: Kollie Moore – Senior 35: Onyeka Ossai – Junior 67: Justin Pigg – Junior 55: Michael Smith – OLB – Junior 46: Tyrell Tyler – Freshman Defensive backs 41: C.J. Arnold – S – Senior 24: Kevin Boyer – CB – Junior 14: Jamonte Cox – S – Freshman 28: Shaun Fletcher – CB – Senior 38: Gerald Jones – S – Junior 23: Carlos Koustas – CB – Sophomore 30: Skyler McKnight – S – Junior --: Raul Menjivar – CB – Junior 15: Brian Nunez – S – Freshman 37: Brian Guthrie – S – Junior 32: Neil Parry – S – Junior 33: Josh Powell – S – Sophomore 7: Zack Rance – S – Junior 27: Donald Richardson – S – Freshman 43: Terrance Tillman – CB – Junior --: Stephen Trammell – S – Freshman 4: I'lario Vital – CB – Freshman 6: Mario Vital – S – Junior 18: Quincy Washington – CB – Junior 21: Eric Wilson – CB – Sophomore Special teams 39: Michael Carr – P – Senior 13: Nick Gilliam – PK – Senior --: Craig Nakano – PK – Freshman 12: Dale Rogers – P – Junior
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Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Website of the San Jose State Spartans . www.sjsuspartans.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021208082552/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/schedule.asp?sportid=56 . December 8, 2002. dead.
2. Web site: 2002 Football Statistics . San José State Spartans . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081025/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamstat.htm. December 1, 2017. dead.
3. Web site: 2002/2003 Football Roster. San Jose State Spartans. https://web.archive.org/web/20021220040905/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/roster.asp?sportid=56. December 20, 2002.
4. Web site: Earl Buckingham. UAPB Athletics. https://web.archive.org/web/20130508102326/http://www.uapblionsroar.com/staff.aspx?staff=81. May 8, 2013.
5. Web site: Head coach Charles Nash. Competitive Elite Sports. June 5, 2014.
6. Web site: Football Staff - Keith Allen . coachallen.com.
7. Web site: Keith Williams. Tulane Athletics. June 5, 2014. June 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005221/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/keith_williams_792913.html. dead.
8. Web site: Kenwick Thompson. Vanderbilt Commodores. June 5, 2014. June 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221207/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kenwick_thompson_883010.html. dead.