The 2002 Buffalo Destroyers season was the 4th season for the franchise and the 4th in Buffalo, New York. They finished with a 6–8 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Destroyers lost to the Orlando Predators, 32–27 in the first round.
Coaching Ray Bentley started his third season as head coach of the Destroyers.
Preseason schedule Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result 1 March 30 Detroit Fury Away L 27–32 2 April 11 Grand Rapids Rampage Home W 51–48
Regular season schedule Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result 1 April 19 New Jersey Gladiators Home W 53–51 2 April 28 New York Dragons Away L 54–69 3 May 4 Detroit Fury Away L 48–50 4 May 11 Detroit Fury Home W 49–21 5 May 18 Toronto Phantoms Home W 49–46 6 May 25 Grand Rapids Rampage Away L 45–47 7 June 1 San Jose SaberCats Home L 35–63 8 June 8 New York Dragons Home W 40–35 9 June 13 Toronto Phantoms Away W 55–27 10 June 23 New Jersey Gladiators Away W 52–45 11 June 28 Arizona Rattlers Home L 42–69 12 July 6 Georgia Force Away L 33–54 13 July 12 Carolina Cobras Home L 31–52 14 July 20 Los Angeles Avengers Away L 41–46
Playoff schedule Round Date Opponent Home/Away Result 1st July 26 (7) Orlando Predators Away L 27–32
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