2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	2002 Big 12 football standings
	North
	South
	Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
	† – BCS representative as champion ; x – Division champion/co-champions ; y – Championship game participant ; Rankings from AP Poll

Texas Tech Red Raiders football
	2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 55–15 vs. Clemson
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
2002 record	9–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated Clemson in the 2002 Tangerine Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 537 to 439.^[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury totaled 5,017 passing yards and received the Sammy Baugh Trophy.^[1]^[2] Lawrence Flugence set the NCAA single-season record for most tackles.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	1:30 PM	at No. 13 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 21–45	100,037
September 7	7:00 PM	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 24–14	32,000
September 14	2:30 PM	Ole Miss*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 42–28	40,228
September 21	11:30 AM	No. 17 NC State*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 48–51 ^OT	35,864
September 27	6:00 PM	at New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 49–0	35,111
October 5	1:00 PM	at No. 23 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 48–47 ^OT	86,478
October 12	6:00 PM	at No. 11 Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBS	L 17–31	51,842
October 19	6:00 PM	Missouri		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 52–38	42,781
October 26	12:30 PM	at No. 21 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 13–37	50,478
November 2	1:00 PM	Baylor		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 62–11	43,243
November 9	1:00 PM	Oklahoma State		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 49–24	44,595
November 16	2:30 PM	No. 4 Texas		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 42–38	52,047
November 23	6:00 PM	at No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 24	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	L 15–60	75,553
December 23	5:30 PM	vs. Clemson*		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–15	21,689
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:^[3]

Roster[]

2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Paige, AntonAnton Paige	7.0 !Sr
QB	`2`	Symons, B.J.B.J. Symons	5.0 !Jr
WR	`6`	Glover, NehemiahNehemiah Glover	3.0 !So
QB	`16`	Kingsbury, KliffKliff Kingsbury	7.0 !Sr
OL	`64`	Campbell, CodyCody Campbell	3.0 !So
OL	`65`	Keck, CaseyCasey Keck	5.0 !Jr
C	`66`	Cecil, TobyToby Cecil	5.0 !Jr
OL	`67`	Kegans, BryanBryan Kegans	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
OL	`75`	Whitley, E.J.E.J. Whitley	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
OL	`77`	Gandy, DylanDylan Gandy	3.0 !So
OL	`78`	Ramirez, ManuelManuel Ramirez	1.0 !Fr
WR	`82`	Francis, CarlosCarlos Francis	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`9`	Hunt, AaronAaron Hunt	7.0 !Sr
CB	`20`	Johnson, ByronByron Johnson	5.0 !Jr
DB	`21`	Sailor, RickyRicky Sailor	7.0 !Sr
DB	`22`	Davis, CodyCody Davis	7.0 !Sr
DL	`91`	Duckett, AdellAdell Duckett	3.0 !So
DL	`93`	Hudler, ChrisChris Hudler	1.0 !Fr
LB	`94`	Christensen, LennardLennard Christensen	7.0 !Sr
DL	`95`	McKinney, RodneyRodney McKinney	7.0 !Sr
DE	`96`	Falls, NenoNeno Falls	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Mike Leach

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-16

Game summaries[]

at Ohio State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	7	0	0	14	21
No. 13 Buckeyes	14	7	17	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1990	L 10–17

at SMU[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	3	7	0	14	24
Mustangs	6	0	0	8	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–16	1995	W 45–14

Ole Miss[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rebels	0	7	7	14	28
Red Raiders	10	18	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1998	L 18–35

NC State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 17 Wolfpack	10	7	21	7	51
Red Raiders	7	3	7	28	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1993	L 34–36

at New Mexico[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	7	21	7	14	49
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–5–2	2001	W 42–30

at Texas A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	7	10	0	24	48
No. 23 Aggies	14	14	7	6	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–33–1	2001	W 12–0

at Iowa State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	3	0	7	7	17
No. 11 Cyclones	3	0	21	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	1999	28–16

Missouri[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tigers	10	7	7	14	38
Red Raiders	14	17	13	8	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1999	L 7–34

at Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	10	3	0	0	13
No. 21 Buffaloes	10	6	14	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	1999	W 31–10

Baylor[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bears	0	3	0	8	11
Red Raiders	7	21	21	13	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–32–1	2001	W 63–19

Oklahoma State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cowboys	0	14	7	3	24
Red Raiders	14	14	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–9–3	2001	W 49–30

Texas[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 4 Longhorns	14	7	7	10	38
Red Raiders	0	21	7	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–38	2001	L 7–42

at Oklahoma[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 24 Red Raiders	0	0	7	8	15
No. 4 Sooners	16	9	21	14	60

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2001	L 13–30

vs. Clemson (Tangerine Bowl)[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Raiders	17	17	7	14	55
Clemson	0	2	7	6	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Team players in the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Aaron Hunt	Defensive tackle	6	194	Denver Broncos
Kliff Kingsbury	Quarterback	6	201	New England Patriots

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/2002.html. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
↑ "Kingsbury wins Sammy Baugh Trophy". Amarillo Globe-News. January 7, 2003. http://amarillo.com/stories/010703/spo_winssammy.shtml#.WFv92eArLnA.
↑ "2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/2002-schedule.html. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[SR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/2002.html. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[2] "Kingsbury wins Sammy Baugh Trophy". Amarillo Globe-News. January 7, 2003. http://amarillo.com/stories/010703/spo_winssammy.shtml#.WFv92eArLnA.

[3] "2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/2002-schedule.html. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

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