2002 Northeastern Huskies football team

2002 Northeastern Huskies football
A-10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record10–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris (3rd season)
Captains
  • Kurt Abrams
  • Steve Anzalone
  • John McDonald
  • Art Smith
Home stadiumParsons Field
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Maine $^  7 2   11 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^  7 2   10 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^  6 3   11 4  
UMass  6 3   8 4  
William & Mary  5 4   6 5  
Richmond  4 5   4 7  
Delaware  4 5   6 6  
Hofstra  4 5   6 6  
James Madison  4 6   5 7  
New Hampshire  2 7   3 8  
Rhode Island  1 8   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. 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). They also upset favored Division I-A opponent Ohio 31–0, a marquee win in Northeastern's football program's history. The Huskies were seeded fourth in the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs bracket but lost to Fordham, 24–29, in the first round. Ten players earned spots on the All-Atlantic 10 team. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Don Brown.