2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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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 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

September 24:30 PMTCU

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

ESPNW 36–29 25,518 September 147:00 PMWest Virginia*

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

L 32–35 28,806 September 213:30 PMNo. 6 Ohio State*

• Paul Brown Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

ESPNL 19–23 66,319 September 2812:00 PMat Temple*

• Franklin Field
• Philadelphia, PA

W 35–22 18,336 October 51:00 PMMiami (OH)*

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)

L 26–31 31,478 October 123:30 PMat Tulane

• Louisiana Superdome
• New Orleans, LA

L 17–35 19,575 October 192:00 PMat Southern Miss

• M. M. Roberts Stadium
• Hattiesburg, MS

L 14–23 28,031 October 262:00 PMMemphis

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

ESPN+W 48–10 20,747 November 77:30 PMat Louisville

• Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
• Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)

ESPNW 24–14 36,253 November 161:00 PMHouston

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

W 47–14 14,023 November 2311:00 PMat Hawaiʻi*

• Aloha Stadium
• Honolulu, HI

ESPN+L 19–20 36,851 November 301:00 PMUAB

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

W 31–23 9,606 December 67:00 PMat East Carolina

• Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
• Greenville, NC

ESPN2W 42–26 18,125 December 177:00 PMvs. North Texas*

• Louisiana Superdome
• New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)

ESPN2L 19–24 19,024

Roster

2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 70 Ryan Brown Fr OT 76 Anthony Colton Fr G 72 Kirt Doolin Sr QB 8 Gino Guidugli So WR 3 Tye Keith Sr TE 89 A. J. Lucius So RB 31 DeMarco McCleskey Sr G 68 Travis McGee Fr G 65 Matt Mercer So WR 84 Jon Olinger Sr OT 53 Russ Owens Fr WR 22 Derick Ross Fr OT 69 Jeremy Schlicher So C 66 Josh Shneyderov Jr G 79 Adam Shorter So OT 77 Clint Stickdorn So WR 6 LaDaris Vann Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 26 Blue Adams Sr DE 93 Derrick Adams Sr S 21 Marvin Allen So DT 95 DeMarcus Billings So DE 56 Michael Brown Fr DE 90 Trent Cole Fr LB 46 Jamar Enzor So DE 91 Andre Frazier So LB 42 Tyjuan Hagler So CB 18 Daven Holly So CB 21 Frank Lang Sr CB 29 Zach Norton Jr DE 56 Antwan Peek Sr DT 97 Ben Piening Sr DE 99 Darryll Ransom Sr DE 94 Adam Roberts Fr DT 90 Matt Tupuola So LB 40 Akanni Turner So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Jonathan Ruffin Sr	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt