2002 Texas Longhorns football team

2002 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 South co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–20 vs. LSU
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 6
2002 record 11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach Mack Brown (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis (5th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (5th season)
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 80,092)
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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by senior quarterback Chris Simms.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. North Texas* No. 3 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX PPV W 27–0   83,051[1]
September 14 8:00 p.m. at North Carolina* No. 3 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ABC W 52–21   60,500[1]
September 21 8:00 p.m. Houston* No. 3 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) PPV W 41–11   82,936[1]
September 28 2:30 p.m. at Tulane* No. 3 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN W 49–0   46,678[1]
October 5 11:30 a.m. Oklahoma State No. 2 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSN W 17–15   83,116[1]
October 12 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 2 Oklahoma No. 3 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC L 24–35   75,587[1]
October 19 6:00 p.m. at No. 17 Kansas State No. 8 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN W 17–14   50,659[1]
October 26 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Iowa State No. 7 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC W 21–10   83,071[1]
November 2 6:00 p.m. at Nebraska No. 7 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (rivalry) FSN W 27–24   78,268[1]
November 9 11:30 a.m. Baylor No. 4 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX PPV W 41–0   83,016[1]
November 16 2:30 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 4 Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) ABC L 38–42   52,047[1]
November 29 11:00 a.m. Texas A&M No. 10 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ABC W 50–20   83,711[1]
January 1, 2003 10:00 a.m. vs. LSU* No. 9 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) FOX W 35–20   70,817[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Season summary

North Texas

1 234Total
North Texas 0 000 0
• Texas 14 1300 27

[2]

North Carolina

1 234Total
• Texas 10 14721 52
North Carolina 0 777 21

Mack Brown's first game back at North Carolina since taking the Texas job.[3]

Houston

1 234Total
Houston 0 308 11
• Texas 14 17010 41
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

[4]

Tulane

1 234Total
• Texas 7 71421 49
Tulane 0 000 0

[5]

Oklahoma St

1 234Total
Oklahoma St 3 066 15
• Texas 0 1070 17
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

[6]

Oklahoma

1 234Total
Texas 7 737 24
• Oklahoma 3 8321 35

[7]

Kansas St

1 234Total
• Texas 0 773 17
Kansas St 0 608 14

[8]

Iowa St

1 234Total
Iowa St 0 1000 10
• Texas 7 077 21
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

[9]

Nebraska

1 234Total
• Texas 3 3147 27
Nebraska 3 0714 24

[10]

Baylor

1 234Total
Baylor 0 000 0
• Texas 14 1737 41
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

[11]

Texas Tech

1 234Total
Texas 14 7710 38
• Texas Tech 0 21714 42

[12]

Texas A&M

1 234Total
Texas A&M 7 076 20
• Texas 9 14720 50
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,711

Cotton Bowl

1 234Total
• Texas 7 1477 35
LSU 10 703 20
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Cotton Bowl

[14]

Roster

2002 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 72 Will Allen  Fr
RB 32 Cedric Benson So
TE 80 Bo Scaife So
QB 2 Chris Simms Sr
WR 4 Roy Williams Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11 Derrick Johnson So
DE 40 Cory Redding Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-14

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  3. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  4. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-Feb-02.
  5. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  6. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  7. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  8. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  9. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  10. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  11. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  12. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  13. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
  14. ↑ ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
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