2002 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

2002 Houston Cougars football

Conference| Conference USA
Record| 5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Dana Dimel (3rd season)

Co-offensive coordinator| Dave Warner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Clancy Barone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Co-defensive coordinator| Dick Bumpas (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Bradley Dale Peveto (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Robertson Stadium

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

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

The 2002 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 57th year of season play for Houston.[1] The team was coached by Dana Dimel, who was fired after the season.[2] The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 31| 7:00 pm| at Rice*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| | W 24–10| 30,747
September 7| 7:00 pm| Tulane|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 13–34| 16,307
September 14| 7:00 pm| Louisiana–Lafayette*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 36–17| 19,569
September 21| 7:00 pm| at No. 3 Texas*|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| PPV| L 11–41| 82,936
October 5| 2:00 pm| at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| | L 17–34| 24,088
October 12| 2:00 pm| at UAB|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| | L 34–51| 13,897
October 19| 2:00 pm| Army|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 56–42| 16,469
November 2| 1:00 pm| at Memphis|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | W 26–21| 20,532
November 9| 2:00 pm| East Carolina|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 48–54 3OT| 13,669
November 16| 12:00 pm| at Cincinnati|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| | L 14–47| 14,023
November 23| 2:00 pm| South Florida*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| FSN| L 14–32| 12,856
November 30| 2:00 pm| Louisville|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 27–10| 11,048

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster

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2002 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `18` | Harrison Arceneaux |  Jr
QB | `16` | Nick Eddy | So
OL | `76` | Rex Hadnot | Jr
RB | `1` | Joffrey Reynolds |  Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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S | `5` | Hanik Milligan | Sr
CB | `8` | Stanford Routt | So
LB | `47` | Ji Yun |  So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `7` | Dustin Bell | Fr

Head coach

* Dana Dimel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2002-10-17

## Team players in the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Hanik Milligan | Safety | 6 | 188 | San Diego Chargers

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

Player | Position | First NFL team

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Joffrey Reynolds | Running back | St. Louis Rams

## References

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1. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
2. ^ Duarte, Joseph (August 10, 2022). "Dana Dimel lauds UH's success despite rough tenure of his own". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

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Houston Cougars football

Venues|

* Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012)
* Rice Stadium (1950–1964)
* Houston Astrodome (1965–1997)
* Reliant Stadium (2013)
* BBVA Compass Stadium (2013)
* TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Rice
* SMU
* Texas Tech
* Tulsa

Culture & lore|

* Shasta
* "Cougar Fight Song"
* Spirit of Houston
* Veer option
* The Comeback Victory
* 2022 SMU game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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