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2002 Texas Tech

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2002, game by game: lost at No. 13 Ohio State 21–45; won at SMU 24–14; won vs. Ole Miss 42–28; lost vs. No. 17 NC State 48–51; won at New Mexico 49–0; won at No. 23 Texas A&M 48–47; lost at No. 11 Iowa State 17–31; won vs. Missouri 52–38; lost at No. 21 Colorado 13–37; won vs. Baylor 62–11; won vs. Oklahoma State 49–24; won vs. No. 4 Texas 42–38; lost at No. 4 Oklahoma 15–60; won vs. Clemson 55–15+51−45Lost 21–45 at No. 13 Ohio State-24No. 13 Ohio StateWon 24–14 at SMU+10SMUWon 42–28 vs. Ole Miss+14Ole MissLost 48–51 vs. No. 17 NC State-3No. 17 NC StateWon 49–0 at New Mexico+49New MexicoWon 48–47 at No. 23 Texas A&M+1No. 23 Texas A&MLost 17–31 at No. 11 Iowa State-14No. 11 Iowa StateWon 52–38 vs. Missouri+14MissouriLost 13–37 at No. 21 Colorado-24No. 21 ColoradoWon 62–11 vs. Baylor+51BaylorWon 49–24 vs. Oklahoma State+25Oklahoma StateWon 42–38 vs. No. 4 Texas+4No. 4 TexasLost 15–60 at No. 4 Oklahoma-45No. 4 OklahomaWon 55–15 vs. Clemson+40Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24at13Ohio StateL 21–⁠4539%
Sep 7atSMUW 24–⁠1465%
Sep 14vsOle MissW 42–⁠2855%
Sep 21vs17NC StateL 48–⁠5154%
Sep 27atNew MexicoW 49–⁠055%
Oct 5at23Texas A&MW 48–⁠4742%
Oct 12at11Iowa StateL 17–⁠3139%
Oct 19vsMissouriW 52–⁠3870%
Oct 26at21ColoradoL 13–⁠3736%
Nov 2vsBaylorW 62–⁠1184%
Nov 9vsOklahoma StateW 49–⁠2470%
Nov 16vs4TexasW 42–⁠3837%
Nov 23at4OklahomaL 15–⁠6023%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsClemsonTangerine BowlW 55–⁠1556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 55–⁠15 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 14: 24

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.

Led the nationKliff Kingsbury: passing yards (5,017 yds), passing touchdowns (45 TD), total offense (4,903 yds)

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
537–⁠439
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1634 +82 this season
SP+ rating
16.1 No. 20 of 117; offense No. 1, defense No. 78
SRS
11.0 No. 24 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 34
Defensive coordinator
Greg McMackin
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 35— allowed
Defense0.0own 27— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Glen January OT★★★No. 670
Tim Norman CB★★★No. 670
Kenyon Scott DT★★★No. 670
Vincent Meeks ATH★★★No. 670
Scott Lee ILB★★★No. 670

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.800
Offensive line32.30.778
Defensive line23.00.800
Linebackers13.00.800
Defensive backs13.00.800
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class92.80.793

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 6Aaron Hunt DEDenver Broncos
Rd 6Kliff Kingsbury QBNew England Patriots

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Kliff KingsburyQBCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Lawrence FlugenceLBCoaches-2; Media-1
  • Wes WelkerAPBCoaches-2; Media-1

Second team

  • Rex RichardsOGMedia-2

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

Conference page
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.