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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat Rice*W 24–1030,747
September 77:00 pmTulaneL 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 TCUL 17–3424,088
October 122:00 pmat UABL 34–5113,897
October 192:00 pmArmy
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 56–4216,469
November 21:00 pmat MemphisW 26–2120,532
November 92:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 48–54 3OT13,669
November 1612:00 pmat CincinnatiL 14–4714,023
November 232:00 pmSouth Florida*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.