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2002 Missouri

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2002, game by game: won vs. Illinois 33–20; won vs. Ball State 41–6; lost at Bowling Green 28–51; won vs. Troy 44–7; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 24–31; lost at Nebraska 13–24; lost at Texas Tech 38–52; won vs. Kansas 36–12; lost at No. 22 Iowa State 35–42; lost vs. No. 18 Colorado 35–42; won at Texas A&M 33–27; lost vs. No. 10 Kansas State 0–38+37−38Won 33–20 vs. Illinois+13IllinoisWon 41–6 vs. Ball State+35Ball StateLost 28–51 at Bowling Green-23Bowling GreenWon 44–7 vs. Troy+37TroyLost 24–31 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-7No. 3 OklahomaLost 13–24 at Nebraska-11NebraskaLost 38–52 at Texas Tech-14Texas TechWon 36–12 vs. Kansas+24KansasLost 35–42 at No. 22 Iowa State-7No. 22 Iowa StateLost 35–42 vs. No. 18 Colorado-7No. 18 ColoradoWon 33–27 at Texas A&M+6Texas A&MLost 0–38 vs. No. 10 Kansas State-38No. 10 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsIllinoisW 33–⁠2026%
Sep 7vsBall StateW 41–⁠664%
Sep 14atBowling GreenL 28–⁠5137%
Sep 28vsTroyW 44–⁠765%
Oct 5vs3OklahomaL 24–⁠3128%
Oct 12atNebraskaL 13–⁠2426%
Oct 19atTexas TechL 38–⁠5230%
Oct 26vsKansasW 36–⁠1273%
Nov 2at22Iowa StateL 35–⁠4226%
Nov 9vs18ColoradoL 35–⁠4234%
Nov 16atTexas A&MW 33–⁠2725%
Nov 23vs10Kansas StateL 0–⁠3830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 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
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
360–⁠352
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1470 +35 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 41 of 117; offense No. 22, defense No. 59
SRS
5.8 No. 43 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Matt Eberflus
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Mario Whitney RB★★★★No. 103
Emmett Morris ILB★★★No. 670
Mike Cook OT★★No. 898
DeQuincy Howard TE★★No. 898
Phillip Tizzio OG★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.935
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Linebackers13.00.800
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class62.50.800

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 5Justin Gage WRChicago Bears
Rd 6Keith Wright DTHouston Texans

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Rob DroegeOTCoaches-1; Media-2
  • Justin GageWRCoaches-2; Media-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠19–⁠520
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠25
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠27
Texas6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠57–⁠7
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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