2002 Houston Cougars football team

2002 Houston Cougars football

Conference	Conference USA
2002 record	5–7 (3–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Dana Dimel
Co-offensive coordinator	Clancy Barone
Co-offensive coordinator	Dave Warner
Co-defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas
Co-defensive coordinator	Bradley Dale Peveto
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2002 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 TCU +		6	–	2		10	–	2
Cincinnati +		6	–	2		7	–	7
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 (Bayou Bucket Classic)		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 #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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/hou-m-footbl-2002.html

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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