| 2002 Mount Union Purple Raiders football | |
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NCAA Division III champion OAC champion | |
Stagg Bowl, W 48–7 vs. Trinity (TX) | |
| Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (9–0 OAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mount Union Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Union $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Northern | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muskingum | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heidelberg | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otterbein | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division III football season. In their 17th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 654 to 180. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating Trinity (TX), 48–7.[1]
The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | at Wisconsin-Whitewater* | W 44–21 | 4,030 | ||||
| September 21 | at Baldwin–Wallace |
| W 28–21 | 9,127 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | Muskingum |
| W 49–3 | 6,232 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at Otterbein | Westerville, OH | W 55–0 | 4,126 | |||
| October 12 | Heidelberg |
| W 61–0 | 3,432 | |||
| October 19 | John Carroll |
| W 35–16 | 8,072 | |||
| October 26 | at Capital | Columbus, OH | W 38–22 | 2,945 | |||
| November 2 | Marietta |
| W 56–10 | 3,872 | |||
| November 9 | at Ohio Northern | Ada, OH | W 34–24 | 3,189 | |||
| November 16 | Wilmington (OH) |
| W 62–0 | 4,772 | [4] | ||
| November 30 | Wheaton (IL)* |
| W 42–21 | 3,128 | |||
| December 7 | Wabash* |
| W 45–16 | 4,011 | [5] | ||
| December 14 | John Carroll* |
| W 57–19 | 8,387 | [6] | ||
| December 21 | vs. Trinity (TX)* | W 48–7 | 4,389 | ||||
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References
- ^ "2002 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Mount Union 28, Baldwin-Wallace 21". D3 Football. Archived from the original on December 25, 2002.
- ^ "Mount Union 49, Muskingum 3". D3 Football. Archived from the original on December 25, 2002.
- ^ "Mount Union 62, Wilmington 0". D3 Football. Archived from the original on December 25, 2002.
- ^ "Mount Union 45, Wabash 16". D3 Football. Archived from the original on February 24, 2003.
- ^ "Mount Union 57, John Carroll 19". D3 Football. Archived from the original on February 24, 2003.
- ^ "2002 Mount Union Football Statistics". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 30, 2003.
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