2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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2002 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record6–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDino Babers (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Sumlin (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 6–6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3–5. Head coach R. C. Slocum was fired at the end of the season and replaced by Dennis Franchione. Despite finishing the season bowl eligible, the Aggies did not participate in a bowl game.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*No. 23W 31–775,087
September 711:00 amat Pittsburgh*No. 20ESPNW 14–1245,489
September 212:30 pmNo. 7 Virginia Tech*No. 19
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCL 3–1383,746
September 286:00 pmLouisiana Tech*No. 24
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 31–372,802
October 51:00 pmTexas TechNo. 23
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 47–48 OT86,478
October 1211:30 amat BaylorFSNW 41–038,673
October 191:00 pmat KansasW 47–2234,000
October 266:00 pmNebraska
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
TBSL 31–3881,054
November 211:30 amat Oklahoma StateFSNL 23–2847,607
November 92:30 pmNo. 1 Oklahoma
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCW 30–2684,036
November 161:00 pmMissouri
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 27–33 2OT78,186
November 2911:00 amat No. 10 TexasABCL 20–5083,711
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

Louisiana-Lafayette[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 7 7
Texas A&M 0 3 14 14 31

Pittsburgh[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0 7 7 0 14
#23 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 12 12

Virginia Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia Tech 0 3 3 7 13
Texas A&M 3 0 0 0 3

Louisiana Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech 0 3 0 0 3
Texas A&M 10 7 0 14 31

Texas Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Texas Tech 7 10 0 247 48
Texas A&M 14 14 7 66 47

Baylor[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 3 14 17 41
Baylor 0 0 0 0 0

Kansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0 24 7 16 47
Kansas 0 0 7 15 22

Nebraska[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 7 7 7 17 38
Texas A&M 14 7 10 0 31

Oklahoma State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 7 9 0 23
Oklahoma State 7 21 0 0 28

Oklahoma[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Oklahoma 7 6 10 3 26
Texas A&M 0 13 14 3 30

Missouri[edit]

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Missouri 3 14 0 736 33
Texas A&M 3 0 7 1430 27

Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 0 7 6 20
#9 Texas 9 14 7 20 50

Roster[edit]

2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Bethel Johnson Sr
QB 18 Dustin Long So
QB 16 Reggie McNeal Fr
WR 5 Terrence Murphy So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 94 Ty Warren Sr
DE 99 David Ross  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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