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2002 Texas

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2002, game by game: won vs. North Texas 27–0; won at North Carolina 52–21; won vs. Houston 41–11; won at Tulane 49–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 17–15; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 24–35; won at No. 17 Kansas State 17–14; won vs. No. 17 Iowa State 21–10; won at Nebraska 27–24; won vs. Baylor 41–0; lost at Texas Tech 38–42; won vs. Texas A&M 50–20; won vs. LSU 35–20+49−11Won 27–0 vs. North Texas+27North TexasWon 52–21 at North Carolina+31North CarolinaWon 41–11 vs. Houston+30HoustonWon 49–0 at Tulane+49TulaneWon 17–15 vs. Oklahoma State+2Oklahoma StateLost 24–35 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-11No. 2 OklahomaWon 17–14 at No. 17 Kansas State+3No. 17 Kansas StateWon 21–10 vs. No. 17 Iowa State+11No. 17 Iowa StateWon 27–24 at Nebraska+3NebraskaWon 41–0 vs. Baylor+41BaylorLost 38–42 at Texas Tech-4Texas TechWon 50–20 vs. Texas A&M+30Texas A&MWon 35–20 vs. LSU+15LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorth TexasW 27–⁠084%
Sep 14atNorth CarolinaW 52–⁠2156%
Sep 21vsHoustonW 41–⁠1190%
Sep 28atTulaneW 49–⁠078%
Oct 5vsOklahoma StateW 17–⁠1586%
Oct 12vs2OklahomaL 24–⁠3550%
Oct 19at17Kansas StateW 17–⁠1454%
Oct 26vs17Iowa StateW 21–⁠1071%
Nov 2atNebraskaW 27–⁠2456%
Nov 9vsBaylorW 41–⁠094%
Nov 16atTexas TechL 38–⁠4263%
Nov 29vsTexas A&MW 50–⁠2078%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsLSUCotton BowlW 35–⁠2064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 35–⁠20 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 7
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Wk 15: 10
  16. Wk 16: 9
  17. Final: 6

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.

Big 12 South champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma

Consensus All-AmericanDerrick Dockery, OL

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
439–⁠212
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1757 +93 this season
SP+ rating
24.2 No. 7 of 117; offense No. 13, defense No. 6
SRS
20.9 No. 5 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Offense
Spread

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.6own 36— allowed
Defense0.0own 30— 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

Vince Young DUAL★★★★★No. 1
Rodrique Wright DT★★★★★No. 6
Justin Blalock OG★★★★★No. 18
Marquis Johnson WR★★★★★No. 24
Bryan Pickryl WDE★★★★★No. 28
Aaron Harris ILB★★★★No. 51
Edorian McCullough CB★★★★No. 57
Chase Pittman DT★★★★No. 69

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.01.000
Running backs24.00.950
Receivers33.70.900
Offensive line34.00.941
Defensive line54.40.970
Linebackers33.30.859
Defensive backs14.00.976
Whole class184.00.935

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 3Cory Redding DEDetroit Lions
Rd 3Derrick Dockery OGWashington Redskins
Rd 3Chris Simms QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Rod Babers DBNew York Giants

All-Big 12

5 first team, 2 second team

First 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.