2002 Indianapolis Colts season

2002 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach Tony Dungy
General manager Bill Polian
Owner Jim Irsay
Home field RCA Dome
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 2nd AFC South
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 41–0
Pro Bowlers QB Peyton Manning
WR Marvin Harrison
Uniform

The 2002 Indianapolis Colts season was the 50th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and 19th in Indianapolis. The Colts made it to the playoffs after a one-year absence in 2001 when they finished with a 6–10 record and would not miss the playoffs again until 2011. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the newly-formed AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable when the team hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to Super Bowl XLI after a successful 2006 season.

In the Wildcard round, the Colts were soundly embarrassed by the New York Jets, as they ended up losing the game 41-0. The Jets would go on to lose to the eventual AFC Champion Oakland Raiders the following week.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
CB Walt Harris (Bears)TE Ken Dilger (Buccaneers)
WR Troy Walters (Vikings)SS Chad Cota (Rams)
QB Brock Huard (Seahawks)WR Tony Simmons (Texans)
WR Qadry Ismail (Ravens)WR Terrence Wilkins (Rams)
FB Detron Smith (Broncos)CB Jeff Burris (Bengals)
WR Jerome Pathon (Saints)
DT Ellis Johnson (Falcons)
G Steve McKinney (Texans)
G Larry Moore (Redskins)

NFL draft

2002 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Dwight Freeney *  Defensive end Syracuse
2 42 Larry Tripplett  Defensive tackle Washington
3 74 Joseph Jefferson  Defensive back Western Kentucky
4 106 David Thornton  Linebacker North Carolina
6 182 David Pugh  Defensive tackle Virginia Tech
6 183 James Lewis  Defensive back Miami (FL)
6 204 Brian Allen  Running back Stanford
7 220 Josh Mallard  Defensive end Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Ricky Williams Running Back Texas Tech
Kurt Vollers Tackle Notre Dame

Personnel

Staff

2002 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office
  • Owner and Chief Executive Officer – Jim Irsay
  • President – Bill Polian
  • Senior Executive Vice President – Pete Ward
  • Executive Vice President – Bob Terpening
  • Director of Football Operations – Dom Anile
  • Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations – Chris Polian
  • Director of Player Development – Steve Champlin
  • Coordinator of Player Personnel – John Becker
  • Director of College Scouting – Mike Butler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jon Torine
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell

[2]

Roster

2002 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 58 Curt McGill C (IR)


Practice squad

  • -- Hans Olsen DT


Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

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Preseason schedule

DateOpponentResultHost StadiumNFL Recap
August 10, 2002at Seattle SeahawksW 28–10Qwest Field

Recap

August 20, 2002Cincinnati BengalsL 10–22RCA Dome

Recap

August 24, 2002Buffalo BillsW 19–7RCA DomeRecap
August 30, 2002at New Orleans SaintsL 21–25Louisiana SuperdomeRecap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame SiteNFL RecapTV TimeAttendance
1September 8, 2002at Jacksonville JaguarsW 28–251–0Alltel StadiumRecapCBS 1:00 pm
56,595
2September 15, 2002Miami DolphinsL 13–211–1RCA DomeRecapCBS 1:00 pm
56,650
3September 22, 2002at Houston TexansW 23–32–1Reliant StadiumRecapCBS 1:00 pm
69,204
4Bye
5October 6, 2002Cincinnati BengalsW 28–213–1RCA DomeRecapCBS 1:00 pm
56,570
6October 13, 2002Baltimore RavensW 22–204–1RCA DomeRecapCBS 1:00 pm
56,174
7October 21, 2002at Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–284–2Heinz FieldRecapABC 9:00 pm
62,800
8October 27, 2002at Washington RedskinsL 21–264–3FedExFieldRecapESPN 8:30 pm
80,169
9November 3, 2002Tennessee TitansL 15–234–4RCA DomeRecapCBS 1:00 pm
56,752
10November 10, 2002at Philadelphia EaglesW 35–135–4Veterans StadiumRecapCBS 1:00 pm
65,660
11November 17, 2002Dallas CowboysW 20–36–4RCA DomeRecapFOX 4:15 pm
57,057
12November 24, 2002at Denver BroncosW 23–207–4Invesco Field at Mile HighRecapESPN 8:30 pm
75,075
13December 1, 2002Houston TexansW 19–38–4RCA DomeRecapCBS 1:00 pm
56,820
14December 8, 2002at Tennessee TitansL 17–278–5Adelphia ColiseumRecapCBS 1:00 pm
68,804
15December 15, 2002at Cleveland BrownsW 28–239–5Cleveland Browns StadiumRecapCBS 1:00 pm
73,098
16December 22, 2002New York GiantsL 27–449–6RCA DomeRecapFOX 1:00 pm
56,579
17December 29, 2002Jacksonville JaguarsW 20–1310–6RCA DomeRecapCBS 4:15 pm
56,755

Standings

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Tennessee Titans 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 367 324 W5
(5) Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 349 313 W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 328 315 L2
Houston Texans 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 213 356 L3

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 7728
Jaguars 0 7 10825

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
  • Game weather: °F,
  • Game attendance: 56,595
  • TV: CBS

Scoring summary

Q1 – IND – 2:38 – 6-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)

Q2 – JAC – 7:34 – 8-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Pete Mitchell (Hayden Epstein kick) (7–7)

Q2 – IND – 0:33- Marcus Washington 40-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick) (14–7 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 7:39 – Hayden Epstein 27-yard FG (14–10 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 5:20 – 18-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Patrick Johnson (Hayden Epstein kick) (14–17 JAC)

Q3 – IND – 2:57 – 12-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (21–17 IND)

Q4 – IND – 11:26 – 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (28–17 IND)

Q4 – JAC – 4:11 – Fred Taylor 6-yard run (Mark Brunell pass to Jimmy Smith for 2-point conversion) (28–25 IND)

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

1 2 34Total
Dolphins 14 7 0021
Colts 0 3 01013

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
  • Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
  • TV: CBS

The Colts were defeated by the Dolphins in their only game of the season against a team from their former division, the AFC East. The game was also the first following the passing of Colts Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas. In tribute to Unitas, Peyton Manning wore black cleats, this against league rules; he was fined but the league was criticized for the fine later.

Postseason schedule

Playoff RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordGame SiteNFL Recap
Wild CardJanuary 4, 2003at New York Jets (4)L 0–410–1Giants StadiumRecap

Postseason results

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets

1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Jets 7 17 10741

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

In his playoff debut, quarterback Chad Pennington completed 19 of 25 passes for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns as he led the Jets to a shutout victory over the Colts. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was limited to 14 out of 31 (45.2 percent) completions for 137 yards, with 2 interceptions.

Scoring summary

    • NYJ – FG Hall 41
    • NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick)
    • NYJ – Moss 4 pass from Pennington (Hall kick)
    • NYJ – FG Hall 39
    • NYJ – Baker 3 pass from Pennington (Hall kick)
    • NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick)

References

  1. ↑ "2002 Indianapolis Colts draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Administration, coaching staff and football operations". 2002 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide. pp. 2–24.
  3. ↑ "2002 Indianapolis Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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