2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football
C-USA co-champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 19–24 vs. North Texas
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–7 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

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. The Bearcats finished the season 7–7 (6–2 in the C-USA) and were invited to the New Orleans bowl, where they lost 24–19 to North Texas.

2002 Conference USA football standings
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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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:30 pm	TCU	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 36–29 ^OT	25,518
September 14	7:00 pm	West Virginia*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 32–35	28,806
September 21	3:30 pm	No. 6 Ohio State*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 19–23	66,319
September 28	12:00 pm	at Temple*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 35–22	18,336
October 5	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		L 26–31	31,478
October 12	3:30 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 17–35	19,575
October 19	2:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 14–23	28,031
October 26	2:00 pm	Memphis	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 48–10	20,747
November 7	7:30 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	W 24–14	36,253
November 16	1:00 pm	Houston	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 47–14	14,023
November 23	11:00 pm	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN+	L 19–20	36,851
November 30	1:00 pm	UAB	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 31–23	9,606
December 6	7:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 42–26	18,125
December 17	7:00 pm	vs. North Texas*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN2	L 19–24	19,024
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`70`	Ryan Brown	Fr
C	`52`	Sean Cahill	Fr
OT	`76`	Anthony Colton	Jr
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	`62`	Trent Cole	So
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	Sr
LB	`40`	Akanni Turner	So
DT	`86`	Mike Wright	So