2002 Houston Cougars football team

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2002 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDave Warner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorClancy Barone (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBradley Dale Peveto (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRobertson 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 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 57th year of season play for Houston.[1] The team was coached by Dana Dimel, who was fired after the season.[2] The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat Rice*
W 24–1030,747
September 77:00 pmTulane
L 13–3416,307
September 147:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 36–1719,569
September 217:00 pmat No. 3 Texas*
PPVL 11–4182,936
October 52:00 pmat TCU
L 17–3424,088
October 122:00 pmat UAB
L 34–5113,897
October 192:00 pmArmy
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 56–4216,469
November 21:00 pmat
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
    		• W 26–2120,532
    November 92:00 pmEast Carolina
    • Robertson Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    		L 48–54 3OT13,669
    November 1612:00 pmat Cincinnati
    		L 14–4714,023
    November 232:00 pm
    FSN
    		L 14–3212,856
    November 302:00 pmLouisville
    • Robertson Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    		W 27–1011,048
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    Roster

    2002 Houston Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 18 Harrison Arceneaux  Jr
    QB 16 Nick Eddy So
    OL 76 Rex Hadnot Jr
    RB 1 Joffrey Reynolds  Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S 5 Hanik Milligan Sr
    CB 8 Stanford Routt So
    LB 47 Ji Yun  So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 7 Dustin Bell Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2002-10-17

    Team players in the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Hanik Milligan Safety 6 188 San Diego Chargers

    The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

    Player Position First NFL team
    Joffrey Reynolds Running back St. Louis Rams

    References

    1. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
    2. ^ Duarte, Joseph (August 10, 2022). "Dana Dimel lauds UH's success despite rough tenure of his own". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2023.


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