2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2002 TCU Horned Frogs football
C-USA co-champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–3 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 23
2002 record	10–2 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (2nd as head coach, 4th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons

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 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with a 10–2 (6–2 C-USA) record. The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 29–36 OT	15,518
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 48–24	21,442
September 14	6:00 p.m.	SMU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 17–6	30,621
September 21	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 16–10	33,281
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Houston		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 34–17	24,088
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 46–27	32,454
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN+	W 45–31	34,127
October 30	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 37–7	26,612
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Tulane		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 17–10	27,694
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	No. 22	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 28-31	23,189
November 30	2:00 p.m.	Memphis		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–20	24,583
December 31	2:30 p.m.	Colorado State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–3	55,207
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 55 Alabi, AnthonyAnthony Alabi 3.0 !So TE 91 Andrus, ChadChad Andrus 1.0 !Fr G 61 Angeley, BenBen Angeley File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr G 70 Aughinbaugh, J.T.J.T. Aughinbaugh 7.0 !Sr QB 16 Ballard, JeffJeff Ballard 1.0 !Fr T 63 Barrick, BradyBrady Barrick 7.0 !Sr WR 3 Dunbar, LaTarenceLaTarence Dunbar 7.0 !Sr QB 15 Gunn, TyeTye Gunn 1.0 !Fr WR 81 Harrell, ReggieReggie Harrell 3.0 !So RB 30 Hobbs, LontaLonta Hobbs 1.0 !Fr WR 13 Madise, AdrianAdrian Madise 7.0 !Sr WR 17 Rodgers, CoryCory Rodgers 1.0 !Fr QB 6 Stilley, SeanSean Stilley 7.0 !Sr T 72 Toudouze, MichaelMichael Toudouze 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 26 Blankenship, BobbyBobby Blankenship 7.0 !Sr DB 39 Goss, JasonJason Goss 7.0 !Sr LB 44 McDonald, LaMarcusLaMarcus McDonald 7.0 !Sr FS 20 Peoples, ChrisChris Peoples 3.0 !So DE 94 Pollard, RobertRobert Pollard 5.0 !Jr NT 6 Pugh, ChadChad Pugh 5.0 !Jr DE 88 Ray, RanorrisRanorris Ray File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DE 83 Retkofsky, JaredJared Retkofsky 1.0 !Fr CB 4 Sanders, TyroneTyrone Sanders 5.0 !Jr DE 21 Schobel, BoBo Schobel 5.0 !Jr SS 43 Smitherman, JaredJared Smitherman 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Browne, NickNick Browne 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Gary Patterson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-24

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Adrian Madise	Wide receiver	5	158	Denver Broncos
LaTarence Dunbar	Wide Receiver	6	196	Atlanta Falcons