(SUNRISE, FL) – Fox Sports Net Florida's 2002 college football telecast schedule, released today, reinforces the network's commitment to hometown sports with exclusive coverage of local teams and a full menu of action from around the country to satisfy even the heartiest gridiron appetites. The comprehensive schedule includes 12 University of Miami Hurricanes games, three University of South Florida Bulls match ups and 28 live or tape-delayed Big Ten, PAC-10, Big 12 and Notre Dame contests (complete schedule follows).
Fox Sports Net Florida is the only place to find live coverage of The Eddie Robinson Football Classic, which kicks off the network's extensive national college football schedule on Saturday, August 24 at 8:30pm. The fifth-annual Eddie Robinson Classic pits Iowa State against local contender Florida State University, ranked among the top five teams in most pre-season polls. The game marks only the second time these two teams have met.
The University of Miami looks to defend its national championship and returns to Fox Sports Net Florida for the eighth consecutive season. All 12 regular season Hurricane games, produced by Fox Sports Net, will air on tape delay Sundays at 5:00pm. Important match ups include the season opener against Florida A&M (on FSN 9/1), and meetings with the University of Florida (on FSN 9/8), Florida State (on FSN 10/13), Tennessee (on FSN 11/10) and Syracuse (on FSN 12/1). Frank Forte provides play-by-play for all Hurricanes games on Fox Sports Net. John Congemi will not return as color analyst this season, as he has accepted an opportunity to announce nationally televised games. Fox Sports Net will name a new color analyst for University of Miami games shortly.
After a successful 8 – 3 Division I debut last season, Coach Jim Leavitt and the University of South Florida return with an aggressive schedule in 2002. Fox Sports Net will televise three USF Bulls games, including tough conference match ups with Southern Mississippi (on FSN 10/14 at 7:00pm), East Carolina (Live 10/19 at 2:00pm) and Houston (Live 11/23 at 3:00pm). Al Keck and Doug Graber team up to call the action this year, providing play-by-play and analysis, respectively.
Fox Sports Net will once again showcase the very best college football match ups from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-10 conferences with its 2002 national schedule. With premier teams like Washington, Oklahoma, and Oregon in the lineup, viewers will have an ample assortment of game options each Saturday throughout the college football season.
Additionally, beginning Monday, September 9, Fighting Irish fans in Florida can catch delayed presentations of Notre Dame football match ups. Select games will air Mondays at 12:00pm throughout the season.
Fox Sports Net Florida reaches more than 3.9 million households in Florida. Fox Sports Net Florida is managed by Rainbow Sports Networks, a division of Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. Fox Sports Net Florida's programming includes Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Devil Rays; the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers; the University of Miami, and the University of South Florida, along with select NASCAR and PGA Tour coverage.
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CHRONOLOGICAL
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME
| Sat. 8/24
| Eddie Robinson Classic: | Iowa State vs. Florida State 8:30PM
| Sat. 8/31
| Big 12: Kansas @ Iowa State
| 12:30PM
| Sun. 9/1
| Florida A&M @ University of Miami
| 5:00PM
| (D-8/31)
| Sat. 9/7
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sat. 9/7
| Pac-10: Fresno State @ Oregon
| 3:30PM
| Sat. 9/7
| Pac-10: Colorado State @ UCLA
| 10:15PM
| Sun. 9/8
| University of Miami @ Florida
| 5:00PM
| (D-9/7)
| Mon. 9/9
| Purdue @ Notre Dame
| 12:00PM
| (D-9/7)
| Sat. 9/14
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sun. 9/15
| University of Miami @ Temple
| 5:00PM
| (D-9/14)
| Mon. 9/16
| Michigan @ Notre Dame
| 12:00PM
| (D-9/14)
| Sat. 9/21
| Big 12: North Carolina State @ Texas Tech
| 12:30PM
| Sat. 9/21
| Pac-10: Wyoming @ Washington
| 10:00PM
| Sun. 9/22
| Boston College @ University of Miami
| 5:00PM
| (D-9/21)
| Sat. 9/28
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sat. 10/5
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sat. 10/5
| Big 12 or Pac-10: TBD
| 6:30 or 7:00PM
| Sat. 10/5
| Pac-10 TBD
| 10:15PM
| Sun. 10/6
| Connecticut @ University of Miami
| 5:00PM
| (D-10/5)
| Mon. 10/7
| Stanford @ Notre Dame
| 12:00PM
| (D-10/5)
| Sat. 10/12
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sun. 10/13
| Florida State @ University of Miami
| 5:00PM
| (D-10/12)
| Mon. 10/14
| Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame
| 12:00PM
| (D-10/12)
| Mon. 10/14
| Southern Mississippi @ Univ. South Florida
| 7:00PM
| (D-10/12)
| Sat. 10/19
| Univ. South Florida @ East Carolina
| 2:00PM
| Sat. 10/26
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sat. 10/26
| Pac-10: TBD
| 10:30PM
| (JIP)
| Sun. 10/27
| University of Miami @ West Virginia
| 5:00PM
| (D-10/26)
| Sat. 11/2
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sun. 11/3
| University of Miami @ Rutgers
| 5:00PM
| (D-11/2)
| Mon. 11/4
| Boston College @ Notre Dame
| 12:00PM
| (D-11/2)
| Sat. 11/9
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sun. 11/10
| University of Miami @ Tennessee
| 5:00PM
| (D-11/9)
| Sat. 11/16
| Big Ten Game of the Week: TBD
| 12:00PM
| Sat. 11/23
| Univ. South Florida @ Houston
| 3:00PM
| Sat. 11/23
| Big 12 or Pac-10: TBD
| 6:30 or 7:00PM
| Sun. 11/24
| Pittsburgh @ University of Miami
| 5:00PM
| (D-11/21)
| Mon. 11/25
| Rutgers @ Notre Dame
| 12:00PM
| (D-11/23)
| Fri. 11/29
| Pac-10: Arizona State @ Arizona
| 3:00PM
| Sat. 11/30
| Big 12: Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State
| 2:30PM
| Sun. 12/1
| University of Miami @ Syracuse
| 5:00PM
| (D-11/30)
| Sun. 12/8
| Virginia Tech @ University of Miami
| 5:00PM
| (D-12/7)
| Tue. 12/31
| Silicon Valley Football Classic
| 3:00PM
| Teams TBD | |
All Times are Eastern
All telecasts are subject to change
TBD Selections will be announced six days prior to game-day
D = Tape Delayed Game
JIP = Joined In Progress