2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 4–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach|

* Jack Bicknell Jr. (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Conroy Hines (3nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Rick Smith (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Randy Bates (1st season)
Captain| None
Home stadium| Joe Aillet Stadium
Independence Stadium

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 15 Boise State $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Hawaii |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Fresno State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
San Jose State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Nevada |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Rice |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
SMU |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
UTEP |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Tulsa |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 4–8 overall and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC.

## Schedule

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

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August 31| 7:00 pm| Oklahoma State*|

* Independence Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| | W 39–36| 31,391
September 7| 12:00 pm| at Clemson*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| | L 13–33| 72,616
September 14| 1:00 pm| Tulsa|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| FSN| W 53–9| 18,600
September 21| 11:00 am| at No. 15 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ESPN Plus| L 17–49| 103,987
September 28| 6:00 pm| at No. 23 Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| | L 3–31| 72,802
October 5| 7:00 pm| at Rice|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 20–37| 20,895
October 19| 2:00 pm| at SMU|

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| | L 34–37| 14,836
October 26| 2:00 pm| Nevada|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| | W 50–47| 15,315
November 9| 4:00 pm| at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| | L 30–42| 6,391
November 16| 2:05 pm| at No. 23 Boise State|

* Bronco Stadium
* Boise, ID

| | L 10–36| 28,413
November 23| 2:00 pm| UTEP|

* Independence Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| | W 38–24| 9,267
December 5| 6:00 pm| Fresno State|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| ESPN2| L 13–45| 17,810

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

## Roster

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2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster

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

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QB | `11` | Luke McCown | Jr
WR | `33` | Sam Washington | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `1` | Corey Brazil | So
CB | `18` | Delone Williams | Fr
DB | `39` | Orlandus Williams | Fr
CB | `22` | Tramon Williams | Fr
CB | `24` | Jerron Wishom | So
DL | `48` | Spencer Young | Fr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `23` | Josh Scobee | Jr

Head coach

* Jack Bicknell, Jr.

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2002-10-16

## References

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Unknown (1901–1903)
* Louisiana Tech Athletic Field (1904–1928)
* Tech Stadium (1928–1967)
* Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present)
* Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Louisiana
* Louisiana–Monroe
* Northwestern State
* Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie

Culture & lore|

* Tech
* Spirit of '88
* Fire Bell
* State Fair Game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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