2002 Louisville Cardinals football team

Last updated

2002 Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
GMAC Bowl, L 15–38 vs. Marshall
Conference Conference USA
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Pettas (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal 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 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith and played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pm Kentucky *No. 17 ESPN2 L 17–2242,660
September 77:00 pmat Duke * WDRB W 40–325,486
September 149:30 pmat No. 24 Colorado State *ESPN2L 33–3631,607
September 211:00 pmat Army WDRBW 45–1428,625
September 267:30 pmNo. 4 Florida State *
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN W 26–20 OT38,109
October 88:00 pmat Memphis ESPN2W 38–3244,081
October 192:00 pm TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 31–4534,127
October 262:00 pm East Carolina
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 44–2032,428
November 77:30 pm Cincinnati
ESPNL 14–2436,253
November 147:30 pmat Southern Miss ESPNW 20–17 OT28,076
November 231:00 pm UAB
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–2135,261
November 303:00 pmat Houston WDRBL 10–2711,048
December 188:00 pmvs. No. 24 Marshall *ESPN2L 15–3840,646
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Roster

2002 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8Gerry AhrensJr
RB 23 Lionel Gates So
TE 86 Ronnie Ghent Sr
WR 88Victor GlennJr
WR 2 Tiger Jones Redshirt.svg  So
QB 17 Stefan LeFors So
C 68Dan KoonsJr
QB 7 Justin Rascati Fr
TE 89 Richard Owens Jr
RB 28T. J. PattersonSo
OL 70 Will Rabatin So
QB 15 Dave Ragone Sr
WR 82 J. R. Russell So
RB 32 Eric Shelton So
G 59 Jason Spitz Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 35Michael BrownSr
S 12 Curry Burns Sr
DE 58 Elvis Dumervil Fr
CB 24 Anthony Floyd Sr
DB 42 Laroni Gallishaw Redshirt.svg  So
LB 97 Brandon Johnson Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 3 Chris Johnson Sr
LB 98Chad LeeSr
LB 54 Robert McCune So
S 1 Kerry Rhodes So
DT 92 Montavious Stanley Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 99 Dewayne White Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14Nate SmithJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-16

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dewayne White Defensive end264 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dave Ragone Quarterback388 Houston Texans
Curry Burns Safety7217 Houston Texans
Chris Johnson Cornerback7245 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.