2002 Tulane Green Wave football team

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2002 Tulane Green Wave football
Tulane Green Wave wordmark.png
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 36–28 vs. Hawaii
Conference Conference USA
Record8–5 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Eric Schumann (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Louisiana Superdome
Tad Gormley Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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 Tulane Green Wave football team represented the Tulane University in the 2002 college football season. Led by J. P. Losman, the Green Wave won the Hawaii Bowl for the first time in the school's history.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:30 pm Southern *W 37–1940,337
September 77:00 pmat Houston W 34–1316,307
September 146:00 pmat East Carolina L 20–2435,300
September 217:00 pmat Memphis L 10–3832,120
September 282:30 pmNo. 3 Texas *
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN Plus L 0–4946,678
October 56:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe *W 52–911,645
October 122:30 pm Cincinnati
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–1719,575
October 192:30 pm UAB
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–1419,343
October 262:30 pm Navy *Dagger-14-plain.png
W 51–3027,417
November 92:00 pmat TCU L 10–1727,694
November 162:30 pm Army
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 10–1419,421
November 232:30 pm Southern Miss
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 31–1021,832
December 257:00 pmvs. Hawaii * ESPN W 36–2835,513
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2002 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6Nick CannonFr
QB 7 J. P. Losman Jr
WR 9 Roydell Williams Jr
RB 21Brant HockeJr
WR 25James DunnJr
RB 26 Mewelde Moore Jr
OL 60Seth ZaunbrecherSr
OT 73Joe MitchellJr
WR 80 Chris Bush So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Jeff Sanchez Sr
SS 23 Tra Boger So
LB 29Nick SimpsonSr
DB 30Darren SappSo
LB 36 Anthony Cannon Fr
LB 42Blake BakerSo
DE 71Stephen SegariJr
DL 81Terrence TarverJr
DL 89Roxie ShelvinSr
DE 95Michael RobertsFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 47 Seth Marler Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Team players in the NFL

No Tulane Green Wave players were selected in the 2003 NFL draft.

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Seth Marler Kicker Jacksonville Jaguars
Jeff Sanchez Cornerback Dallas Cowboys

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References

  1. "2002 Archive". TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2011.