2002 Missouri Tigers football team

2002 Missouri Tigers football
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North Division
2002 record 5–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach Gary Pinkel (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Dave Christensen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Faurot Field
(Capacity: 68,174)
2002 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 20 Colorado xy  7 –1     9 –5  
No. 7 Kansas State  6 –2     11 –2  
Iowa State  4 –4     7 –7  
Nebraska  3 –5     7 –7  
Missouri  2 –6     5 –7  
Kansas  0 –8     2 –10  
Southern Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  6 –2     12 –2  
No. 6 Texas x  6 –2     11 –2  
Texas Tech  5 –3     9 –5  
Oklahoma State  5 –3     8 –5  
Texas A&M  3 –5     6 –6  
Baylor  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Gary Pinkel.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 2:30 PM vs. Illinois* Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, Missouri (Arch Rivalry) ABC W 33–20   61,876[1]
September 7 6:00 PM Ball State* Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 41–6   49,282[1]
September 14 5:00 PM at Bowling Green* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio L 28–51   21,969[1]
September 28 1:00 PM Troy State* Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 44–7   50,220[1]
October 5 6:00 PM No. 2 Oklahoma Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) FSN L 24–31   60,578[1]
October 12 11:30 AM at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) FSN PPV L 13–24   78,014[1]
October 19 6:00 PM at Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 38–52   42,781[1]
October 26 1:00 PM Kansas Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 36–12   60,287[1]
November 2 1:00 PM at No. 22 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa (Telephone Trophy) L 35–42   44,339[1]
November 9 11:30 AM No. 18 Colorado Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri FSN L 35–42 OT  48,465[1]
November 16 1:00 PM at Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas W 33–27 2OT  78,186[1]
November 23 2:30 PM No. 10 Kansas State Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ABC L 0–38   47,507[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2002 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 75 Howard Brown So
QB 14 Kirk Farmer Sr
WR 12 Justin Gage Sr
G 52 Tony Palmer Fr
QB 16 Brad Smith Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 21 Brandon Barnes Jr
LB 32 Sean Doyle Sr
CB 26 Michael Harden Jr
CB 45 Shirdonya Mitchell So
DT 99 C. J. Mosley So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Missouri, Columbia Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
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