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
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (5th season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 80,092)
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North 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  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$   6 – 2     12 – 2  
No. 6 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 3
PPVW 27–083,051
September 147:00 p.m.at North Carolina*No. 3
ABCW 52–2160,500
September 218:00 p.m.Houston*No. 3
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
PPVW 41–1182,936
September 282:30 p.m.at Tulane*No. 3
ESPNW 49–046,678
October 511:30 a.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 2
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
FSNW 17–1583,116
October 122:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 OklahomaNo. 3
ABCL 24–3575,587
October 196:00 p.m.at No. 17 Kansas StateNo. 8
FSNW 17–1450,659
October 262:30 p.m.No. 17 Iowa StateNo. 7
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCW 21–1083,071
November 26:00 p.m.at NebraskaNo. 7
FSNW 27–2478,268
November 911:30 a.m.BaylorNo. 4
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
PPVW 41–083,016
November 162:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 4
ABCL 38–4252,047
November 2911:00 a.m.Texas A&MNo. 10
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 50–2083,711
January 1, 200310:00 a.m.vs. LSU*No. 9
FOXW 35–2070,817
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Game summaries

North Texas

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

[2]

North Carolina

Team 1 234Total
• Texas 10 14721 52
North Carolina 0 777 21
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 8:00
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, David Norrie

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

Houston

Team 1 234Total
Houston 0 308 11
• Texas 14 17010 41
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 8:00
  • TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox

[4]

Tulane

Team 1 234Total
• Texas 7 71421 49
Tulane 0 000 0
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome
  • Game start: 3:30
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Bell, Merril Hoge

[5]

Oklahoma St

Team 1 234Total
Oklahoma St 3 066 15
• Texas 0 1070 17
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 12:30
  • TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox

[6]

Oklahoma

Team 1 234Total
Texas 7 737 24
• Oklahoma 3 8321 35
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game start: 3:30
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute

[7]

Kansas St

Team 1 234Total
• Texas 0 773 17
Kansas St 0 608 14
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: KSU Stadium
  • Game start: 7:00
  • TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers, Dave Lapham, Jim Knox

[8]

Iowa St

Team 1 234Total
Iowa St 0 1000 10
• Texas 7 077 21
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 3:30
  • TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Sam Ryan

[9]

Nebraska

Team 1 234Total
• Texas 3 3147 27
Nebraska 3 0714 24
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 7:00
  • TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers, Dave Lapham, Jim Knox

[10]

Baylor

Team 1 234Total
Baylor 0 000 0
• Texas 14 1737 41
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 12:30
  • TV announcers (FSN PPV): Kevin Eschenfelder, Spike Dykes, Brian Anderson

[11]

Texas Tech

Team 1 234Total
Texas 14 7710 38
• Texas Tech 0 21714 42
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Jones SBC Stadium
  • Game start: 3:30
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann

[12]

Texas A&M

Team 1 234Total
Texas A&M 7 076 20
• Texas 9 14720 50
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 12:00
  • Game attendance: 83,711
  • TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Sam Ryan

Cotton Bowl

Team 1 234Total
• Texas 7 1477 35
LSU 10 703 20
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game start: 11:00
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Tim Green, Ron Pitts, Brian Baldinger

[14]

Roster

2002 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
LB 11 Derrick Johnson So
DE 40 Cory Redding Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-14

References

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