2002 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2002 Purdue Boilermakers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played thirteen games in the 2002 season, finishing with a 7–6 record and a victory in the Sun Bowl to Washington.