The 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public university, public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship instit ...
as a member of the
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida ...
during the
2002 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the defending-champion Hurricanes 31–24, ...
. In their third season under head coach
Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated
Clemson in the
2002 Tangerine Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 537 to 439.
The team played its home games at
Jones SBC Stadium in
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
.
Quarterback
Kliff Kingsbury totaled 5,017 passing yards and received the
Sammy Baugh Trophy
The Touchdown Club of Columbus was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1956 by Sam B. Nicola at the request of state auditor James A. Rhodes, who later became governor of the state. Nicola served as the club's president until his death in 1993. More ...
.
[ Lawrence Flugence set the NCAA single-season record for most tackles.
]
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
At Ohio State
At SMU
Ole Miss
NC State
At New Mexico
At Texas A&M
At Iowa State
Missouri
At Colorado
Baylor
Oklahoma State
Texas
At Oklahoma
Vs. Clemson (Tangerine Bowl)
Team players in the NFL
References
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Texas Tech
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...
Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons
Pop-Tarts Bowl champion seasons
Texas Tech Red Raiders football
The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "TTU"). The Red Raiders competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (for ...