The 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Buddy Teevens's first season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only two games, ending the season with a 2–9 record, the school's worst since a 1–10 season in 1983.[1]
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Boston College* |  | ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 41,065 | 
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |  | KRON | W 63–26 | 54,500 | 
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona State |  | ABC | L 24–65 | 51,443 | 
| October 5 | 10:30 a.m. | at No. 9 Notre Dame* |  | NBC | L 7–31 | 80,795 | 
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Washington State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA
 |  | L 11–36 | 30,750 | 
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Arizona  | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA
 |  | W 16–6 | 33,800 | 
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at UCLA |  | FSN | L 18–28 | 54,116 | 
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Oregon |  |  | L 14–41 | 56,436 | 
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 USC | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry)
 | ABC | L 17–49 | 44,950 | 
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA
 |  | L 21–31 | 29,850 | 
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at California |  | KGO | L 7–30 | 71,224 | 
| *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time
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Roster
| 2002 Stanford Cardinal football team roster | 
| Players | Coaches | 
| Offense | Defense 
| Pos. | # | Name | Class |  
| NT | 79 | Craig Albrecht | Sr |  
| LB | 37 | Jon Alston | Fr |  
| CB | 25 | Calvin Armstrong | Fr |  
| CB | 9 | Chilioke Asomugha | Sr |  
| CB | 21 | Oshiomogho Atogwe | So |  | Special teams | Head coach
 Coordinators/assistant coaches
 
 Legend
 (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
  Injured Redshirt
 
 Roster
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Coaches
Game summaries
At Boston College
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Cardinal | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 
| Eagles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 
San Jose State
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Spartans | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 
| Cardinal | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 63 | 
At Arizona State
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Cardinal | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 
| Sun Devils | 28 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 65 | 
At Notre Dame
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
| #9 Fighting Irish | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 
Washington State
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| #12 Cougars | 14 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 
| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 
Arizona
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| Cardinal | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 
At UCLA
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Cardinal | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 
| Bruins | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 
At Oregon
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 
| #15 Ducks | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 
USC
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| #10 Trojans | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 
| Cardinal | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 
Oregon State
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Beavers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 
| Cardinal | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 
At California
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
| Golden Bears | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 
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