2002 Florida State Seminoles football team

2002 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–26 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 21
Record9–5 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Bowden (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (19th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 1     9 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 2     9 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 2     11 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 3     11 3  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
North Carolina   1 7     3 9  
Duke   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the ACC title. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to Georgia. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

During the season, Bowden passed Bear Bryant on the list of college football career coaching wins leaders.