2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football team information
American college football season
2002Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Division
West Division
Record
4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Mike DeBord (3rd season)
MVP
Robbie Mixon
Home stadium
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$
7
–
1
11
–
2
UCF
6
–
2
7
–
5
Miami (OH)
5
–
3
7
–
5
Ohio
4
–
4
4
–
8
Akron
3
–
5
4
–
8
Kent State
1
–
7
3
–
9
Buffalo
0
–
8
1
–
11
West Division
Toledo xy
7
–
1
9
–
5
Northern Illinois x
7
–
1
8
–
4
Bowling Green
6
–
2
9
–
3
Ball State
4
–
4
6
–
6
Western Michigan
3
–
5
4
–
8
Central Michigan
2
–
6
4
–
8
Eastern Michigan
1
–
7
3
–
9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2002 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike DeBord, the Chippewas compiled a 4–8 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 384 to 267.[1][2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,[3] with attendance of 103,865 in six home games.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Derrick Vickers with 1,828 passing yards, Robbie Mixon with 1,361 rushing yards, and Rob Turner with 506 receiving yards.[5] At the time, Mixon's 1,361 yards ranked as the seventh best season total in Central Michigan history.[6] Mixon also set a Mid-American Conference record with 377 rushing yards (on 43 carries) in a 47–21 victory over against Eastern Michigan on November 2, 2002.[7] Mixon was also selected at the end of the 2002 season as the team's most valuable player.[8]
Jovan Clark had 20 tackles for loss for 62 yards, which was at the time tied for the second best total in school history.[9] Offensive guard Kyle Croskey was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[10]
^"2002 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^"Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^"Football Facilities". Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 87.
^"2002 Central Michigan Chippewas Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 81.
^"Mixon's record run paces CMU win". Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.). November 3, 2002. p. B2.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 95.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 82.
^2015 Media Guide, p. 93.
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