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2002 Texas A&M

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by R.C. Slocum.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2002, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 31–7; won at Pittsburgh 14–12; lost vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech 3–13; won vs. Louisiana Tech 31–3; lost vs. Texas Tech 47–48; won at Baylor 41–0; won at Kansas 47–22; lost vs. Nebraska 31–38; lost at Oklahoma State 23–28; won vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 30–26; lost vs. Missouri 27–33; lost at No. 10 Texas 20–50+41−30Won 31–7 vs. Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 14–12 at Pittsburgh+2PittsburghLost 3–13 vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech-10No. 7 Virginia TechWon 31–3 vs. Louisiana Tech+28Louisiana TechLost 47–48 vs. Texas Tech-1Texas TechWon 41–0 at Baylor+41BaylorWon 47–22 at Kansas+25KansasLost 31–38 vs. Nebraska-7NebraskaLost 23–28 at Oklahoma State-5Oklahoma StateWon 30–26 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma+4No. 1 OklahomaLost 27–33 vs. Missouri-6MissouriLost 20–50 at No. 10 Texas-30No. 10 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLouisianaW 31–⁠784%
Sep 7atPittsburghW 14–⁠1243%
Sep 21vs7Virginia TechL 3–⁠1348%
Sep 28vsLouisiana TechW 31–⁠371%
Oct 5vsTexas TechL 47–⁠4858%
Oct 12atBaylorW 41–⁠070%
Oct 19atKansasW 47–⁠2274%
Oct 26vsNebraskaL 31–⁠3859%
Nov 2atOklahoma StateL 23–⁠2860%
Nov 9vs1OklahomaW 30–⁠2628%
Nov 16vsMissouriL 27–⁠3375%
Nov 29at10TexasL 20–⁠5022%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 50–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 23
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 21
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 24
  7. Wk 7: 23

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
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
345–⁠280
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1550 −24 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 45 of 117; offense No. 52, defense No. 42
SRS
6.7 No. 39 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinators
Dino Babers and Kevin Sumlin
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Reggie McNeal ATH★★★★★No. 6
Todd Pegram K★★★★No. 106
Archie McDaniel ILB★★★★No. 123
Nick Rhodes WR★★★No. 670
Ju Parks DT★★★No. 670

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers13.00.800
Defensive line13.00.800
Linebackers14.00.900
Athletes and specialists24.50.965
Whole class63.50.866

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 1Ty Warren DENew England Patriots
Rd 1Sammy Davis DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Bethel Johnson WRNew England Patriots
Rd 2Terrence Kiel DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Taylor Whitley OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Chance Pearce CHouston Texans

All-Big 12

6 second team

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.