2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football
C-USA co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–7 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRusty Burns (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cincinnati +   6 – 2     7 – 7  
No. 23 TCU +   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Louisville   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Tulane   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     5 – 7  
East Carolina   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Houston   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Memphis   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Army   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924. The Bearcats finished the season 7–7 (6–2 in the C-USA) and were invited to the New Orleans bowl, where they lost 24–19 to North Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:30 pmTCU
ESPNW 36–29 OT25,518
September 147:00 pmWest Virginia*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 32–3528,806
September 213:30 pmNo. 6
Paul Brown Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
    		• ESPNL 19–2366,319
    September 2812:00 pmat Temple*
    		W 35–2218,336
    October 51:00 pmMiami (OH)*
    		L 26–3131,478
    October 123:30 pmat
    Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
    		• L 17–3519,575
    October 192:00 pmat Southern Miss
    		L 14–2328,031
    October 262:00 pmMemphis
    • Nippert Stadium
    • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
    		ESPN+W 48–1020,747
    November 77:30 pmat
    Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails
    • )    		ESPNW 24–1436,253
    November 161:00 pmHouston
    • Nippert Stadium
    • Cincinnati, OH
    		W 47–1414,023
    November 2311:00 pmat Hawaii*
    		ESPN+L 19–2036,851
    November 301:00 pmUAB
    • Nippert Stadium
    • Cincinnati, OH
    		W 31–239,606
    December 67:00 pmat East Carolina
    		ESPN2W 42–2618,125
    December 177:00 pmvs. North Texas*
    		ESPN2L 19–2419,024
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Roster

    2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    G 70 Ryan Brown Fr
    C 52 Sean Cahill Fr
    OT 76 Anthony Colton Jr
    G 72 Kirt Doolin Sr
    QB 8 Gino Guidugli So
    WR 3 Tye Keith Sr
    TE 89 A. J. Lucius So
    RB 31 DeMarco McCleskey Sr
    G 68 Travis McGee Fr
    G 65 Matt Mercer So
    WR 84 Jon Olinger Sr
    OT 53 Russ Owens Fr
    WR 22 Derick Ross Fr
    OT 69 Jeremy Schlicher So
    C 66 Josh Shneyderov Jr
    G 79 Adam Shorter So
    OT 77 Clint Stickdorn So
    WR 6 LaDaris Vann Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 26 Blue Adams Sr
    DE 93 Derrick Adams Sr
    S 21 Marvin Allen So
    DT 95 DeMarcus Billings So
    DE 56 Michael Brown Fr
    DE 62 Trent Cole So
    LB 46 Jamar Enzor So
    DE 91 Andre Frazier So
    LB 42 Tyjuan Hagler So
    CB 18 Daven Holly So
    CB 21 Frank Lang Sr
    CB 29 Zach Norton Jr
    DE 56 Antwan Peek Sr
    DT 97 Ben Piening Sr
    DE 99 Darryll Ransom Sr
    DE 94 Adam Roberts Fr
    DT 90 Matt Tupuola Sr
    LB 40 Akanni Turner So
    DT 86 Mike Wright So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 16 Jonathan Ruffin Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2002-08-08

    Awards and milestones

    Conference USA honors

    Offensive player of the week

    • Week 1: Gino Guidugli[1]

    Defensive player of the week

    • Week 4: Blue Adams[1]
    • Week 5: Antwan Peek[1]
    • Week 10: Andre Frazier[1]
    • Week 13: Antwan Peek[1]

    All-Conference USA First Team

    [1]

    All-Conference USA Second Team

    [1]

    All-Conference USA Rookie Team

    • Chet Ervin, P
    • Joel Yakovac, OL

    [1]

    Players in the 2003 NFL Draft

    See also:
    2003 NFL Draft
    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Antwan Peek LB 3 67 Houston Texans
    Jon Olinger WR 5 159 Atlanta Falcons
    Blue Adams CB 7 220 Detroit Lions

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.


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