AP Poll Summary Table
Pre |
8/26 |
9/2 |
9/8 |
9/15 |
9/22 |
9/29 |
10/6 |
10/13 |
10/20 |
10/27 |
11/3 |
11/10 |
11/17 |
11/24 |
12/1 |
12/8 |
Final |
24 | 24 | | | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
13 Games Table
G |
Date |
Day |
School |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
|
Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
1 | Aug 31, 2002 | Sat | (24) Penn State | | UCF | MAC | W | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
2 | Sep 14, 2002 | Sat | Penn State | | (8) Nebraska | Big 12 | W | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
3 | Sep 21, 2002 | Sat | (15) Penn State | | Louisiana Tech | WAC | W | 49 | 17 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
4 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | (12) Penn State | | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 35 | 42 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
5 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | (20) Penn State | @ | (19) Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 34 | 31 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |
6 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | (15) Penn State | @ | (13) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 24 | 27 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | |
7 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (20) Penn State | | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 49 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | |
8 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | (18) Penn State | @ | (4) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | |
9 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (20) Penn State | | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 18 | 7 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | |
10 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | (19) Penn State | | Virginia | ACC | W | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | W 2 | |
11 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | (16) Penn State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 58 | 25 | 8 | 3 | W 3 | |
12 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | (15) Penn State | | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 61 | 7 | 9 | 3 | W 4 | |
13 | Jan 1, 2003 | Wed | (10) Penn State | N | (19) Auburn | SEC | L | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | L 1 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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