2002 Arizona Wildcats football team

2002 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10
Record4–8 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (12th season)
Base defenseDouble Eagle Flex
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Washington State $+  7 1   10 3  
No. 4 USC %+  7 1   11 2  
Arizona State  5 3   8 6  
Oregon State  4 4   8 5  
UCLA  4 4   8 5  
California  4 4   7 5  
Washington  4 4   7 6  
Oregon  3 5   7 6  
Arizona  1 7   4 8  
Stanford  1 7   2 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by John Mackovic in his second season with the Wildcats. Arizona ended the season with a record of 4–8 (1–7 against Pac-10 opponents) and finished tied for last place in the Pac-10 standings.

After starting the season 3–1, the Wildcats would continue to struggle in conference play, winning only a single game at California. Late in the season, Mackovic would become embroiled in controversy as a result of mistreatment of players. The team would not recover and ended the year with another losing record.