2002 Houston Cougars football team

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 as OC, 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bradley Dale Peveto (3rd as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2002 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
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. The team was coached by Dana Dimel, who was fired after the season. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

2002 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 18 Harrison Arceneaux  Jr QB 16 Nick Eddy So OL 76 Rex Hadnot Jr RB 1 Joffrey Reynolds  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 5 Hanik Milligan Sr CB 8 Stanford Routt So LB 47 Ji Yun  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Dustin Bell Fr	Head coach Dana Dimel Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-17

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
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
Joffrey Reynolds	Running back	St. Louis Rams