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2002 Memphis

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Tommy West.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2002, game by game: won vs. Murray State 52–6; lost at Ole Miss 16–38; lost at Southern Miss 14–33; won vs. Tulane 38–10; lost at UAB 17–31; lost vs. Louisville 32–38; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–29; lost at Cincinnati 10–48; lost vs. Houston 21–26; lost at South Florida 28–31; won vs. Army 38–10; lost at TCU 20–27+46−38Won 52–6 vs. Murray State+46Murray StateLost 16–38 at Ole Miss-22Ole MissLost 14–33 at Southern Miss-19Southern MissWon 38–10 vs. Tulane+28TulaneLost 17–31 at UAB-14UABLost 32–38 vs. Louisville-6LouisvilleLost 17–29 vs. Mississippi State-12Mississippi Sta…Lost 10–48 at Cincinnati-38CincinnatiLost 21–26 vs. Houston-5HoustonLost 28–31 at South Florida-3South FloridaWon 38–10 vs. Army+28ArmyLost 20–27 at TCU-7TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMurray StateW 52–⁠682%
Sep 7atOle MissL 16–⁠3835%
Sep 14atSouthern MissL 14–⁠3329%
Sep 21vsTulaneW 38–⁠1056%
Sep 28atUABL 17–⁠3150%
Oct 8vsLouisvilleL 32–⁠3833%
Oct 19vsMississippi StateL 17–⁠2959%
Oct 26atCincinnatiL 10–⁠4836%
Nov 2vsHoustonL 21–⁠2661%
Nov 9atSouth FloridaL 28–⁠3118%
Nov 23vsArmyW 38–⁠1072%
Nov 30atTCUL 20–⁠2715%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠327
Coach
Tommy West
Elo
1368 −106 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 85 of 117; offense No. 93, defense No. 81
SRS
−9.6 No. 89 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Randy Fichtner
Defensive coordinator
Rick Whitt
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Brian Davis S★★No. 898
Lavale Washington OG★★No. 898
Olen Whitely CB★★No. 898
Cato Mott CB★★No. 898
Tim Goodwell OLB★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Offensive line62.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs52.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class152.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 3Wade Smith OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Travis Anglin WRDetroit Lions

2002 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU6–⁠210–⁠223
Cincinnati6–⁠27–⁠7
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Louisville5–⁠37–⁠6
Tulane4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠45–⁠7
East Carolina4–⁠44–⁠8
Houston3–⁠55–⁠7
Memphis2–⁠63–⁠9
Army1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.