2002 Navy Midshipmen football team

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2002 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
South Florida			–						9	–	2
No. 17 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
Connecticut			–						6	–	6
Utah State			–						4	–	7
Troy State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by first-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

August 31at SMU

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX (Rivalry)

W 38–7 25,744 September 7No. 21 NC State

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

L 19–65 29,613 September 21Northwestern

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

HDNetL 40–49 27,012 September 28Duke

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

HDNetL 17–43 31,647 October 5at Air Force

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief Trophy)

L 7–48 48,550 October 12Rice

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

HDNetL 10–17 25,104 October 19at Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

L 21–46 41,322 October 26at Tulane

• Tad Gormley Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

L 30–51 27,417 November 9No. 9 Notre Dame

• Ravens Stadium
• Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)

CBSL 23–30 70,260 November 16Connecticut

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

L 0–38 25,664 November 23at Wake Forest

• Groves Stadium
• Winston-Salem, NC

L 27–30 22,811 December 7vs. Army

• Giants Stadium
• East Rutherford, NJ (Army-Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

CBSW 58–12