2002 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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The 2002 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by senior quarterback Chris Simms.
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Big 12 South co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–20 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| South Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 11–2 (6–2 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Davis (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Carl Reese (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 80,092) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Colorado xy | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Oklahoma xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Texas x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 3 | PPV | W 27–0 | 83,051 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Carolina* | No. 3 | ABC | W 52–21 | 60,500 | |
| September 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston* | No. 3 |
| PPV | W 41–11 | 82,936 |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulane* | No. 3 | ESPN | W 49–0 | 46,678 | |
| October 5 | 11:30 a.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 2 |
| FSN | W 17–15 | 83,116 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 3 | ABC | L 24–35 | 75,587 | |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Kansas State | No. 8 | FSN | W 17–14 | 50,659 | |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Iowa State | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 21–10 | 83,071 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nebraska | No. 7 | FSN | W 27–24 | 78,268 | |
| November 9 | 11:30 a.m. | Baylor | No. 4 |
| PPV | W 41–0 | 83,016 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 4 | ABC | L 38–42 | 52,047 | |
| November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | No. 10 |
| ABC | W 50–20 | 83,711 |
| January 1, 2003 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. LSU* | No. 9 |
| FOX | W 35–20 | 70,817 |
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Game summaries
North Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Texas | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
- Date: August 31
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 8:00
- TV announcers (Fox Sports PPV): Bill Land, Spike Dykes, Gary Reasons, Kevin Eschenfelder
North Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Texas | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: September 14
- Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 8:00
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, David Norrie
Mack Brown's first game back at North Carolina since taking the Texas job.[3]
Houston
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Houston | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| • Texas | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
- Date: September 21
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 8:00
- TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox
Tulane
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Texas | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game start: 3:30
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Bell, Merril Hoge
Oklahoma St
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma St | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| • Texas | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 12:30
- TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox
Oklahoma
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 35 |
- Date: October 12
- Location: Cotton Bowl
- Game start: 3:30
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute
Kansas St
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Texas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Kansas St | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: KSU Stadium
- Game start: 7:00
- TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers, Dave Lapham, Jim Knox
Iowa St
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Iowa St | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Texas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: October 26
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 3:30
- TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Sam Ryan
Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Texas | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
- Date: November 2
- Location: Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 7:00
- TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers, Dave Lapham, Jim Knox
Baylor
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Texas | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
- Date: November 9
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 12:30
- TV announcers (FSN PPV): Kevin Eschenfelder, Spike Dykes, Brian Anderson
Texas Tech
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| • Texas Tech | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
- Date: November 16
- Location: Jones SBC Stadium
- Game start: 3:30
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann
Texas A&M
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| • Texas | 9 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
- Date: November 29
- Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 12:00
- Game attendance: 83,711
- TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Sam Ryan
- Chris Simms 278 Yds, 3 TD (finished 15–0 at home as starting QB)[13]
Cotton Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Texas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| LSU | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: January 1
- Location: Cotton Bowl
- Game start: 11:00
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Tim Green, Ron Pitts, Brian Baldinger
Roster
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