2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Insight Bowl champion
Insight Bowl, W 38–13 vs. Oregon State
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 19
2002 record 9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Walt Harris (6th season)
Offensive coordinator J. D. Brookhart (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads (3rd season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 64,450)
2002 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 –0     12 –1  
No. 25 West Virginia  6 –1     9 –4  
No. 19 Pittsburgh  5 –2     9 –4  
No. 18 Virginia Tech  3 –4     10 –4  
Boston College  3 –4     9 –4  
Syracuse  2 –5     4 –8  
Temple  2 –5     4 –8  
Rutgers  0 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Aug. 31 7:00 p.m. Ohio* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 27–14   41,579
Sat. Sep. 7 12:00 p.m. No. 20 Texas A&M* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 12–14   45,489
Sat. Sep. 14 7:00 p.m. at UAB* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 26–20   15,027
Sat. Sep. 21 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 23–3   32,519
Sat. Sep. 28 1:30 p.m. Toledo* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 37–19   39,713
Sat. Oct. 5 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) ESPN+ W 48–24   39,947
Sat. Oct. 12 2:30 p.m. at No. 8 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) NBC L 6–14   80,795
Sat. Oct. 26 12:00 p.m. Boston Collegedagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 19–16 OT  45,060
Sat. Nov. 2 7:30 p.m. at No. 3 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 W 28–21   64,971
Sat. Nov. 9 12:00 p.m. Temple No. 22 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 29–22   39,880
Thu. Nov. 21 7:30 p.m. at No. 1 Miami (FL) No. 17 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN L 21–28   64,897
Sat. Nov. 30 1:00 p.m. No. 24 West Virginia No. 17 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) ABC L 17–24   66,731
Thu. Dec. 26 8:30 p.m. vs. Oregon State* No. 24 Bank One Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ (Insight Bowl) ESPN W 38–13   40,533
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 77 Bryan Anderson  Sr
WR 85 Princell Brockenbrough Jr
WR 1 Larry Fitzgerald Fr
RB 25 Brandon Miree  Jr
T 75 Matt Morgan  Jr
QB 10 Tyler Palko Fr
RB 32 Lousaka Polite Jr
QB 12 Rod Rutherford Jr
TE 83 Kris Wilson  Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 15 Brian Beinecke  Sr
DB 22 Reggie Carter Fr
DB 5 Torrie Cox Sr
LB 51 Gerald Hayes Sr
DB 19 Shawntae Spencer Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 36 Andy Lee Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-15

Coaching staff

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive Coordinator/Wide receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • David Blackwell – Linebackers
  • Curtis Bray – Defensive ends
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting Coordinator/Specialists
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/Special teams
  • Shawn Simms – Running backs
   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Mark Nori – Graduate Assistant
  • Adam Waugh – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Gerald HayesLinebacker370Arizona Cardinals
Torrie CoxDefensive back6205Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bryan AndersonGuard7261Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm
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