2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

The 2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924. The Bearcats finished the season 7–7 (6–2 in the C-USA) and were invited to the New Orleans bowl, where they lost 24–19 to North Texas.

2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football
C-USA co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–7 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRusty Burns (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
(capacity: 35,097)
2002 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:30 pmTCU
ESPNW 36–29 OT25,518
September 147:00 pmWest Virginia*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 32–3528,806
September 213:30 pmNo. 6 Ohio State*
ESPNL 19–2366,319
September 2812:00 pmat Temple*
W 35–2218,336
October 51:00 pmMiami (OH)*
L 26–3131,478
October 123:30 pmat Tulane
L 17–3519,575
October 192:00 pmat Southern Miss
L 14–2328,031
October 262:00 pmMemphis
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
ESPN+W 48–1020,747
November 77:30 pmat Louisville
ESPNW 24–1436,253
November 161:00 pmHouston
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 47–1414,023
November 2311:00 pmat Hawaii*
ESPN+L 19–2036,851
November 301:00 pmUAB
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–239,606
December 67:00 pmat East Carolina
ESPN2W 42–2618,125
December 177:00 pmvs. North Texas*
ESPN2L 19–2419,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster
2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 70 Ryan Brown Fr
C 52 Sean Cahill Fr
OT 76 Anthony Colton Jr
G 72 Kirt Doolin Sr
QB 8 Gino Guidugli So
WR 3 Tye Keith Sr
TE 89 A. J. Lucius So
RB 31 DeMarco McCleskey Sr
G 68 Travis McGee Fr
G 65 Matt Mercer So
WR 84 Jon Olinger Sr
OT 53 Russ Owens Fr
WR 22 Derick Ross Fr
OT 69 Jeremy Schlicher So
C 66 Josh Shneyderov Jr
G 79 Adam Shorter So
OT 77 Clint Stickdorn So
WR 6 LaDaris Vann Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 26 Blue Adams Sr
DE 93 Derrick Adams Sr
S 21 Marvin Allen So
DT 95 DeMarcus Billings So
DE 56 Michael Brown Fr
DE 62 Trent Cole So
LB 46 Jamar Enzor So
DE 91 Andre Frazier So
LB 42 Tyjuan Hagler So
CB 18 Daven Holly So
CB 21 Frank Lang Sr
CB 29 Zach Norton Jr
DE 56 Antwan Peek Sr
DT 97 Ben Piening Sr
DE 99 Darryll Ransom Sr
DE 94 Adam Roberts Fr
DT 90 Matt Tupuola Sr
LB 40 Akanni Turner So
DT 86 Mike Wright So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Jonathan Ruffin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-08-08

Awards and milestones

Offensive player of the week
  • Week 1: Gino Guidugli[1]

Defensive player of the week
  • Week 4: Blue Adams[1]
  • Week 5: Antwan Peek[1]
  • Week 10: Andre Frazier[1]
  • Week 13: Antwan Peek[1]

All-Conference USA First Team

[1]

All-Conference USA Second Team

[1]

All-Conference USA Rookie Team
  • Chet Ervin, P
  • Joel Yakovac, OL

[1]

Players in the 2003 NFL Draft
See also: 2003 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Antwan PeekLB367Houston Texans
Jon OlingerWR5159Atlanta Falcons
Blue AdamsCB7220Detroit Lions

References
  1. "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.


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