2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Houston Bowl champion
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South Division
2002 record 8–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach Les Miles (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Gundy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Clay (2nd season)
Home stadium Lewis Field
(Capacity: 48,500)
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 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys' Houston Bowl appearance in 2002 was only the second time in 14 years that OSU made it to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM at Louisiana Tech* Independence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana L 36–39   31,391
September 7 6:00 PM Northern Iowa* Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma W 45–10   40,085
September 14 6:00 PM UCLA* Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma FSN L 24–38   43,020
September 21 6:00 PM SMU* Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 52–16   41,190
October 5 11:30 AM at No. 2 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas FSN L 15–17   83,116
October 12 1:10 PM at No. 19 Kansas State KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas L 9–44   48,404
October 19 11:30 AM Nebraskadagger Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma FSN W 24–21   45,017
November 2 11:30 AM Texas A&M Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma FSN W 28–23   47,607
November 9 1:00 PM at Texas Tech Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, Texas L 24–49   44,595
November 16 1:00 PM at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, Kansas W 55–20   27,500
November 23 1:00 PM Baylor Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 63–28   37,250
November 30 1:30 PM No. 3 Oklahoma Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Game) FSN W 38–28   48,500
December 27 1:30 PM vs. Southern Miss* Reliant StadiumHouston, Texas (Houston Bowl) ESPN W 33–23   44,687
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Nebraska

1 234Total
Nebraska 0 7014 21
Oklahoma State 0 3714 24

Oklahoma State's first win versus Nebraska since 1961.

Roster

2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 58 Kevin Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Kevin WilliamsDefensive tackle19Minnesota Vikings

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Cowboys Rashaun Woods (31st overall), Tatum Bell (41st overall), and Antonio Smith (135th overall) would be selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. "2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
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