2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

	2002 Conference USA football standings
	§ – Conference co-champions ; Rankings from AP Poll

Cincinnati Bearcats football
	2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football
C-USA co-champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 19–24 vs. North Texas
Conference	Conference USA
2002 record	7–7 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (9th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium; (Capacity: 35,097)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924. The Bearcats finished the season 7-7 (6-2 in the C-USA) and were invited to the New Orleans bowl, where they lost 24-19 to North Texas.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:30 PM	TCU	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 36–29	25,518
September 14	7:00 PM	West Virginia*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 32–35	28,806
September 21	3:30 PM	No. 6 Ohio State*	Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 19–23	66,319
September 28	12:00 PM	at Temple*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 35–22	18,336
October 5	1:00 PM	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		L 26–31	31,478
October 12	3:30 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 17–35	19,575
October 19	2:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 14–23	28,031
October 26	2:00 PM	Memphis	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 48–10	20,747
November 7	7:30 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	W 24–14	36,253
November 16	1:00 PM	Houston	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 47–14	14,023
November 23	11:00 PM	at Hawaiʻi*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN+	L 19–20	36,851
November 30	1:00 PM	UAB	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 31–23	9,606
December 6	7:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 42–26	18,125
December 17	7:00 PM	vs. North Texas*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN2	L 19–24	19,024
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`70`	Brown, RyanRyan Brown	1.0 !Fr
C	`52`	Cahill, SeanSean Cahill	1.0 !Fr
T	`76`	Colton, AnthonyAnthony Colton	5.0 !Jr
G	`72`	Doolin, KirtKirt Doolin	7.0 !Sr
QB	`8`	Guidugli, GinoGino Guidugli	3.0 !So
WR	`3`	Keith, TyeTye Keith	7.0 !Sr
TE	`89`	Lucius, A. J.A. J. Lucius	3.0 !So
RB	`31`	McCleskey, DeMarcoDeMarco McCleskey	7.0 !Sr
G	`68`	McGee, TravisTravis McGee	1.0 !Fr
G	`65`	Mercer, MattMatt Mercer	3.0 !So
WR	`84`	Olinger, JonJon Olinger	7.0 !Sr
T	`53`	Owens, RussRuss Owens	1.0 !Fr
WR	`22`	Ross, DerickDerick Ross	1.0 !Fr
T	`69`	Schlicher, JeremyJeremy Schlicher	3.0 !So
C	`66`	Shneyderov, JoshJosh Shneyderov	5.0 !Jr
G	`79`	Shorter, AdamAdam Shorter	3.0 !So
T	`77`	Stickdorn, ClintClint Stickdorn	3.0 !So
WR	`6`	Vann, LaDarisLaDaris Vann	7.0 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`26`	Adams, BlueBlue Adams	7.0 !Sr
DE	`93`	Adams, DerrickDerrick Adams	7.0 !Sr
S	`21`	Allen, MarvinMarvin Allen	3.0 !So
DT	`95`	Billings, DeMarcusDeMarcus Billings	3.0 !So
DE	`56`	Brown, MichaelMichael Brown	1.0 !Fr
DE	`62`	Cole, TrentTrent Cole	3.0 !So
LB	`46`	Enzor, JamarJamar Enzor	3.0 !So
DE	`91`	Frazier, AndreAndre Frazier	3.0 !So
LB	`42`	Hagler, TyjuanTyjuan Hagler	3.0 !So
CB	`18`	Holly, DavenDaven Holly	3.0 !So
CB	`21`	Lang, FrankFrank Lang	7.0 !Sr
CB	`29`	Norton, ZachZach Norton	5.0 !Jr
DE	`56`	Peek, AntwanAntwan Peek	7.0 !Sr
DT	`97`	Piening, BenBen Piening	7.0 !Sr
DE	`99`	Ransom, DarryllDarryll Ransom	7.0 !Sr
DE	`94`	Roberts, AdamAdam Roberts	1.0 !Fr
DT	`90`	Tupuola, MattMatt Tupuola	7.0 !Sr
LB	`40`	Turner, AkanniAkanni Turner	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`16`	Ruffin, JonathanJonathan Ruffin	7.0 !Sr

Head coach

Rick Minter

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-08-08

Awards and milestones[]

Conference USA honors[]

Offensive player of the week[]

Week 1: Gino Guidugli^[2]

Defensive player of the week[]

Week 4: Blue Adams^[2]
Week 5: Antwan Peek^[2]
Week 10: Andre Frazier^[2]
Week 13: Antwan Peek^[2]

All-Conference USA First Team[]

Kirt Doolin, OL
LaDaris Vann, WR

Antwan Peek, DL

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All-Conference USA Second Team[]

Gino Guidugli, QB
DeMarco McCleskey, RB
Jonathan Ruffin, K

Blue Adams, DB

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All-Conference USA Rookie Team[]

Chet Ervin, P
Joel Yakovac, OL

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Players in the 2003 NFL Draft[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Antwan Peek	LB	3	67	Houston Texans
Jon Olinger	WR	5	159	Atlanta Falcons
Blue Adams	CB	7	220	Detroit Lions

References[]

↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamstat.html
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide". University of Cincinnati Athletics. https://gobearcats.com/documents/2011/9/2/11FB_Supplement.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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[2011_Cincinnati_Media_Guide-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide". University of Cincinnati Athletics. https://gobearcats.com/documents/2011/9/2/11FB_Supplement.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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