2002 Indianapolis Colts season

2002 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach Tony Dungy
General manager Bill Polian
Owner Jim Irsay
Home field RCA Dome
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 2nd AFC South
Playoff finish Lost AFC Wild Card
Pro Bowlers QB Peyton Manning
WR Marvin Harrison

The 2002 Indianapolis Colts season was the 50th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and 19th in Indianapolis. The Colts made it to the playoffs after a one-year absence in 2001 when they finished with a 6–10 record and would not miss the playoffs again until 2011. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the new AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable when the team hired Ex-Bucs coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to Super Bowl XLI after a successful 2006 season.

In the Wildcard round, the Colts were soundly embarrassed by the New York Jets, as they ended up losing the game 41-0. The Jets would go on to lose to the eventual AFC Champion Oakland Raiders the following week.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2002 NFL draft
2002 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Dwight Freeney *  Defensive end Syracuse
2 42 Larry Tripplett  Defensive tackle Washington
3 74 Joseph Jefferson  Defensive back Western Kentucky
4 106 David Thornton  Linebacker North Carolina
6 182 David Pugh  Defensive tackle Virginia Tech
6 183 James Lewis  Defensive back Miami (FL)
6 204 Brian Allen  Running back Stanford
7 220 Josh Mallard  Defensive end Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

2002 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office
  • Owner and Chief Executive Officer – Jim Irsay
  • President – Bill Polian
  • Senior Executive Vice President – Pete Ward
  • Executive Vice President – Bob Terpening
  • Director of Football Operations – Dom Anile
  • Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations – Chris Polian
  • Director of Player Development – Steve Champlin
  • Coordinator of Player Personnel – John Becker
  • Director of College Scouting – Mike Butler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jon Torine
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell

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Roster

2002 Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

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Preseason schedule

Date Opponent Result Host Stadium NFL Recap
August 10, 2002 at Seattle Seahawks W 28–10 Qwest Field

Recap

August 20, 2002 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–22 RCA Dome

Recap

August 24, 2002 Buffalo Bills W 19–7 RCA Dome Recap
August 30, 2002 at New Orleans Saints L 21–25 Louisiana Superdome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site NFL Recap TV Time Attendance
1 September 8, 2002 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–25 1–0 Alltel Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
56,595
2 September 15, 2002 Miami Dolphins L 13–21 1–1 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
56,650
3 September 22, 2002 at Houston Texans W 23–3 2–1 Reliant Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
69,204
4 Bye
5 October 6, 2002 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–21 3–1 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
56,570
6 October 13, 2002 Baltimore Ravens W 22–20 4–1 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
56,174
7 October 21, 2002 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–28 4–2 Heinz Field Recap ABC 9:00 pm
62,800
8 October 27, 2002 at Washington Redskins L 21–26 4–3 FedEx Field Recap ESPN 8:30 pm
80,169
9 November 3, 2002 Tennessee Titans L 15–23 4–4 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
56,752
10 November 10, 2002 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35–13 5–4 Veterans Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
65,660
11 November 17, 2002 Dallas Cowboys W 20–3 6–4 RCA Dome Recap FOX 4:15 pm
57,057
12 November 24, 2002 at Denver Broncos W 23–20 7–4 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap ESPN 8:30 pm
75,075
13 December 1, 2002 Houston Texans W 19–3 8–4 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
56,820
14 December 8, 2002 at Tennessee Titans L 17–27 8–5 Adelphia Coliseum Recap CBS 1:00 pm
68,804
15 December 15, 2002 at Cleveland Browns W 28–23 9–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
73,098
16 December 22, 2002 New York Giants L 27–44 9–6 RCA Dome Recap FOX 1:00 pm
56,579
17 December 29, 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–13 10–6 RCA Dome Recap CBS 4:15 pm
56,755

Standings

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Tennessee Titans 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 367 324 W5
(5) Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 349 313 W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 328 315 L2
Houston Texans 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 213 356 L3

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 7728
Jaguars 0 7 10825

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
  • Game weather: °F,
  • Game attendance: 56,595
  • TV: NBC

Scoring summary

Q1 – IND – 2:38 – 6-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)

Q2 – JAC – 7:34 – 8-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Pete Mitchell (Hayden Epstein kick) (7–7)

Q2 – IND – 0:33- Marcus Washington 40-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick) (14–7 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 7:39 – Hayden Epstein 27-yard FG (14–10 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 5:20 – 18-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Patrick Johnson (Hayden Epstein kick) (14–17 JAC)

Q3 – IND – 2:57 – 12-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (21–17 IND)

Q4 – IND – 11:26 – 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (28–17 IND)

Q4 – JAC – 4:11 – Fred Taylor 6-yard run (Mark Brunell pass to Jimmy Smith for 2-point conversion) (28–25 IND)

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

1 2 34Total
Dolphins 14 7 0021
Colts 0 3 01013

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
  • Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
  • TV: NBC

The Colts were defeated by the Dolphins in their only game of the season against a team from their former division, the AFC East. The game was also the first following the passing of Colts Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas. In tribute to Unitas, Peyton Manning wore black cleats, this against league rules; he was fined but the league was criticized for the fine later.

Postseason schedule

For more details on this topic, see NFL playoffs, 2002-03.
Playoff Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game Site NFL Recap
Wild Card January 4, 2003 at New York Jets (4) L 0–41 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap

Postseason results

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets

1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Jets 7 17 10741

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

In his playoff debut, quarterback Chad Pennington completed 19 of 25 passes for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns as he led the Jets to a shutout victory over the Colts. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was limited to 14 out of 31 (45.2 percent) completions for 137 yards, with 2 interceptions.

Scoring summary

References

  1. ↑ "2002 Indianapolis Colts draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Administration, coaching staff and football operations". 2002 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide. pp. 2–24.
  3. ↑ "2002 Indianapolis Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

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