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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] but lost to unranked Washington in triple overtime in the Apple Cup at Pullman;[ 3] WSU regrouped and beat UCLA by three touchdowns two weeks later.[ 4] The seventh-ranked Cougars were invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, but were soundly defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners ,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] and dropped to tenth in the 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 HomecomingRankings 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) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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.
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