2002 Houston Cougars football team

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2002 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
Conference Conference USA
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Robertson 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmat Rice *
W 24–1030,747
September 77:00 pm Tulane
L 13–3416,307
September 147:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 36–1719,569
September 217:00 pmat No. 3 Texas *
 PPV L 11–4182,936
October 52:00 pmat TCU
L 17–3424,088
October 122:00 pmat UAB
L 34–5113,897 [3]
October 192:00 pm Army
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 56–4216,469
November 21:00 pmat Memphis
W 26–2120,532
November 92:00 pm East Carolina
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 48–54 3OT13,669
November 1612:00 pmat Cincinnati
L 14–4714,023
November 232:00 pm South Florida *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
 FSN L 14–3212,856
November 302:00 pm Louisville
  • 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 18Harrison Arceneaux Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 12Blade BasslerFr
RB 27 Jackie Battle Fr
WR 3Keykowa BellSr
QB 16Torrence BottsSr
WR 16Josh CarethersFr
WR 16Jon ClarkJr
QB 16Nick EddySo
OL 76 Rex Hadnot Jr
QB 9 Barrick Nealy Fr
RB 1 Joffrey Reynolds Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 5 Hanik Milligan Sr
CB 8 Stanford Routt So
LB 47Ji Yun Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 7Dustin BellFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-17

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Hanik Milligan Safety6188 San Diego Chargers

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

PlayerPositionFirst 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.
  3. ↑ "UAB outscores Houston 51–34". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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