2002 Texas Longhorns football team

2002 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. LSU, W 35–20
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
2002 record	11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 80,092)

2002 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#20 Colorado xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
#7 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	5					7	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
#6 Texas x		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	5
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by senior quarterback Chris Simms.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	North Texas*	No. 3	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	PPV	W 27–0	83,051[1]
September 14	8:00 PM	at North Carolina*	No. 3	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 52–21	60,500[1]
September 21	8:00 PM	Houston*	No. 3	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	PPV	W 41–11	82,936[1]
September 28	2:30 PM	at Tulane*	No. 3	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 49–0	46,678[1]
October 5	11:30 AM	Oklahoma State	No. 2	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSN	W 17–15	83,116[1]
October 12	2:30 PM	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma	No. 3	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 24–35	75,587[1]
October 19	6:00 PM	at No. 17 Kansas State	No. 8	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 17–14	50,659[1]
October 26	2:30 PM	No. 17 Iowa State	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 21–10	83,071[1]
November 2	6:00 PM	at Nebraska	No. 7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FSN	W 27–24	78,268[1]
November 9	11:30 AM	Baylor	No. 4	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	PPV	W 41–0	83,016[1]
November 16	2:30 PM	at Texas Tech	No. 4	Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs)	ABC	L 38–42	52,047[1]
November 29	11:00 AM	Texas A&M	No. 10	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ABC	W 50–20	83,711[1]
January 1	10:00 AM	vs. LSU*	No. 9	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 35–20	70,817[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2011.