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2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| sport | football |
| year | 2002 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| logo | Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg |
| logo_size | 150 |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| division | North Division |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| record | 7–7 |
| conf_record | 3–5 |
| head_coach | Frank Solich |
| hc_year | 5th |
| def_coach | Craig Bohl |
| dc_year | 3rd |
| off_scheme | I formation |
| def_scheme | 4–3 |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| bowl | Independence Bowl |
| bowl_result | L 23–27 vs. Ole Miss |
The 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska finished in 4th place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 8th conference–wide, with a final record of 7–7 (3–5). With their loss to Ole Miss in the Independence Bowl, the Huskers streak of 40 straight winning seasons came to an end. Earlier, a loss to Iowa State knocked the Huskers out of the AP Poll for the first time since October 11, 1981. The run of 348 consecutive weeks in the rankings was the longest in college football history.
Schedule
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Roster and coaching staff
- Frank Solich5th season 24th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Craig Bohl3rd season as DC/LB coach 11th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Turner Gill11th season as QB coach 11th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Ron Brown16th season as WR/TE coach 16th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Jeff Jamrog3rd season as DL coach 5th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Dan Young20th season as OL/K coach 20th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir29th season as OL coach 29th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Nelson Barnes6th season as RE coach 6th year at Nebraska Alma mater: North Texas
- George DarlingtonDB coach 30th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Dave Gillespie5th season as RB coach 14th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha
- Boyd Epley34th season as S&C coach 34th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
Depth chart
Josh Davis T.J. Hollowell Daniel Bullocks Trevor Johnson
Game summaries
Arizona State
Troy State
Utah State
Penn State
Iowa State
McNeese State
This was the first week Nebraska was not featured in the AP Poll since their 59–0 defeat of Colorado on October 10, 1981.
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Nebraska's first loss against Oklahoma State since 1961.
Texas A&M
Texas
Kansas
Kansas State
Colorado
Ole Miss
Rankings
After the season
Nebraska finished in 4th place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 8th conference-wide, with a final record of 7–7 (3–5).
Awards
| Award | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| All-America 1st team | DeJuan Groce, Richie Incognito |
| All-America 2nd team | Fabian Washington |
| All-America 4th team | David Horne |
| All-Big 12 1st team | Josh Brown, DeJuan Groce, Richie Incognito |
| All-Big 12 2nd team | John Garrison, Chris Kelsay, Kyle Larson |
| All-Big 12 3rd team | Dahrran Diedrick |
| Freshman All-Big 12 1st team | Matt Herian, David Horne, Richie Incognito, Ross Pilkington, Le Kevin Smith, Fabian Washington |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2002 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| Demoine Adams | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Titus Adams | New York Jets |
| Ryon Bingham | San Diego Chargers |
| Josh Brown | Seattle Seahawks |
| Daniel Bullocks | Detroit Lions |
| Josh Bullocks | New Orleans Saints |
| Adam Carriker | St. Louis Rams |
| Josh Davis | New York Jets |
| Aaron Golliday | Scottish Claymores |
| DeJuan Groce | St. Louis Rams |
| T. J. Hollowell | New York Giants |
| Richie Incognito | St. Louis Rams |
| Trevor Johnson | New York Jets |
| Patrick Kabongo | Detroit Lions |
| Chris Kelsay | Buffalo Bills |
| Sam Koch | Baltimore Ravens |
| Kyle Larson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Jammal Lord | Houston Texans |
| Jay Moore | San Francisco 49ers |
| Jerrell Pippens | Chicago Bears |
| Cory Ross | Baltimore Ravens |
| Barrett Ruud | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Scott Shanle | St. Louis Rams |
| Le Kevin Smith | New England Patriots |
| Fabian Washington | Oakland Raiders |
| Demorrio Williams | Atlanta Falcons |
References
References
- (October 6, 2002). "Lord has no mercy on McNeese State". The Huntsville Times.
- "Football – 2002 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics.
- [http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_2002.html 2002 Husker Honors]
- "All Time NFL Huskers".
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