2002 Michigan Wolverines football team

2002 Michigan Wolverines football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 38–30 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Malone (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Herrmann (6th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPB. J. Askew
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Ohio State $#+  8 0   14 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+  8 0   11 2  
No. 9 Michigan  6 2   10 3  
No. 16 Penn State  5 3   9 4  
Purdue  4 4   7 6  
Illinois  4 4   5 7  
Minnesota  3 5   8 5  
Wisconsin  2 6   8 6  
Michigan State  2 6   4 8  
Northwestern  1 7   3 9  
Indiana  1 7   3 9  
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led bye eighth-year head coach Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines compiled an overall record of 10–3 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Michigan was invited to the Outback Bowl, where Wolverines beat Florida. The team played home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.