2002 Houston Cougars Football Team
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 Roster Team players in the NFL The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. References Houston Houston Cougars football seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH." The UH football program is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Since th ...

Dana Dimel
Dana August Dimel (October 9, 1962 – December 3, 2024) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach of the University of Wyoming from 1997 to 1999, the University of Houston from 2000 to 2002, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2018 to 2023, compiling a career head coaching record of 50–88. Dimel also coached as an assistant at Kansas State University and the University of Arizona. Playing career Dimel played high school football at Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio. He was named First Team All-Central Ohio League as a defensive linemen in 1980. Dimel then played at Hutchinson Community College before signing with Kansas State University. After one season on the defensive line, Dimel made the switch to offensive tackle for his final two years at Kansas State. He was named All-American by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Fo ...
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Austin, Texas
Austin ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the Metropolitan statistical area, 26th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the List of United States cities by population, 13th-most populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Texas by population, fifth-most populous city in the state after Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth, and the second-most populous state capital city after Phoenix, Arizona. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 in Texas, I-35 corridor. This combined metropolitan region of San Antonio–Austin met ...
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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. Schedule Roster Awards and milestones Conference USA honors Offensive player of the week *Week 1: Gino Guidugli Defensive player of the week *Week 4: Blue Adams *Week 5: Antwan Peek *Week 10: Andre Frazier *Week 13: Antwan Peek All-Conference USA First Team *Kirt Doolin, OL *LaDaris Vann, WR *Antwan Peek, DL All-Conference USA Second Team *Gino Guidugli, QB *DeMarco McCleskey, RB *Jonathan Ruffin, K *Blue Adams, DB All-Conference USA Rookie Team *Chet Ervin, P *Joel Yakovac, OL Players in the 2003 NFL Draft References Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Conference USA foo ...
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2002 East Carolina Pirates Football Team
The 2002 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 4–8 record (4–5 in Conference USA). Schedule References East Carolina East Carolina Pirates football seasons East Carolina Pirates football The East Carolina Pirates are a college football team that represents East Carolina University (variously "East Carolina" or "ECU"). The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference, which is in NCAA Division I, Division I Football Bowl ...

Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tennessee, second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the List of United States cities by population, 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the Metropolitan statistical area, 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 181 ...
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Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a stadium, football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown, Memphis, Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, the annual Southern Heritage Classic, and is the home field of the Memphis Tigers football, University of Memphis Tigers football team of the American Athletic Conference. It has also been the host of several attempts at professional sports in the city, as well as other local football games and other gatherings. History The stadium was originally built as Memphis Memorial Stadium in 1965 for $3 million, as a part of the Mid-South Fairgrounds, then home to one of the South's most popular state fair, fairs, but now conducted in neighboring DeSoto County, Mississippi. The fairgrounds also included the now-defunct Mid-South Coliseum (formerly the city's major indoor venu ...
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2002 Memphis Tigers Football Team
The 2002 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Schedule Roster References Memphis Memphis Tigers football seasons Memphis Tigers football The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member. They play home games a ...

2002 Army Black Knights Football Team
The 2002 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Todd Berry, the Black Knights compiled a 1–11 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 491 to 226. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 58–12. This loss began a 14-game losing streak by Army against Navy. Schedule Roster References Army Army Black Knights football seasons Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football team, historically known as the Army Cadets, represents the United States Military Academy in college football. The Black Knights team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Ath ...

Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Alabama, second-most populous city in Alabama, and estimated at 196,357 in 2024. The Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Birmingham metropolitan area had a population of 1.19 million in 2020 and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama and List of metropolitan statistical areas, 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as a major regional economic, medical, and educational hub of the Deep South, Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions. Founded in 1871 during the Reconstruction Era of the United States, Reconstruction era, Birmingham was formed through the merger of three smaller communities, most notably Elyton, Alabama, Elyton. It quickly grew into an industrial and transportation ...
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Legion Field
Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. The stadium served as the primary venue for Alabama Crimson Tide home games until the late 1990s and was for many years the site of the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game against Auburn. The UAB football team played at Legion Field from their inception in 1991 through the 2020 season. It has also hosted teams from various professional football leagues. Since the removal of its east-side upper deck in 2005, Legion Field has a seating capacity of approximately 71,594. At its peak, it seated 83,091 for football and had the name "Football Capital of the South" emblazoned from the facade on the upper deck. Legion Field is colloquially called "The Old Gray Lady" and "The Gr ...
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2002 UAB Blazers Football Team
The 2002 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2002, and was the twelfth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his eighth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their seventh season at the I-A level, and fourth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA). Schedule Roster References UAB UAB Blazers football seasons UAB Blazers football The UAB Blazers football team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the sport of American football. The Blazers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Americ ... 2000s in Birmingham, Alabama {{collegefootball-2002-season-stub ...
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Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Texas, Wise counties. Fort Worth's population was estimated to be 1,008,156 in 2024, making it the List of United States cities by population, 11th-most populous city in the United States. Fort Worth is the city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, after Dallas, Texas, Dallas, and the metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous in Texas. The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River (Texas), Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architec ...
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