2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Captain Sam Aiken, Dexter Reid, Ronald Brewer
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,000)
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Florida State $  7 1   9 5  
No. 22 Virginia  6 2   9 5  
No. 13 Maryland  6 2   11 3  
No. 12 NC State  5 3   11 3  
Clemson  4 4   7 6  
Georgia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   7 6  
North Carolina  1 7   3 9  
Duke  0 8   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place eighth.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:30 p.m. Miami (OH) *L 21–2738,000 [1]
September 78:00 p.m.at Syracuse * ESPN2 W 30–2239,444 [1]
September 148:00 p.m.No. 3 Texas *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABC L 21–5260,500 [1]
September 283:30 p.m. Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCL 13–2157,000 [1]
October 510:00 p.m.at Arizona State *W 38–3542,128 [1]
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 14 NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPS L 17–3460,250 [1]
October 1912:00 p.m.at Virginia JPSL 27–3755,648 [1]
October 2612:00 p.m.at Wake Forest JPSL 0–3131,476 [1]
November 21:30 p.m. Maryland Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–5944,000 [1]
November 912:00 p.m. Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSL 12–4242,000 [1]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 15 Florida State ABCL 14–4081,190 [1]
November 2312:00 p.m.at Duke JPSW 23–2133,002 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88 Sam Aiken Sr
QB 17 Matt Baker Redshirt.svg  Fr
C 72 Jason Brown So
QB 4 Darian Durant So
FB 44 Madison Hedgecock So
TE 86 Zach Hilton Sr
RB 15 Willie Parker Jr
OT 77 Jeb Terry Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 24 Dexter Reid Jr
CB 18 Michael Waddell Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 56 Greg Warren So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePosition [2] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach2nd
Gunter BrewerWide Receivers3rd
Rod Broadway Defensive tackles2nd
Ken BrowningTight Ends / recruiting coordinator9th
Jeff ConnorsStrength and conditioning coordinator2nd
Jim Fleming Defensive Backs / special teams coordinator1st
Hal Hunter Offensive Line1st
Dave HuxtableDefensive coordinator / Linebackers2nd
Andre' PowellRunning backs2nd
Gary Tranquill Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks2nd
James Webster, Jr.Defensive ends2nd

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  2. "2002 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.