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2002 Tulane

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Chris Scelfo.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2002, game by game: won vs. Southern 37–19; won at Houston 34–13; lost at East Carolina 20–24; lost at Memphis 10–38; lost vs. No. 3 Texas 0–49; won at UL Monroe 52–9; won vs. Cincinnati 35–17; won vs. UAB 35–14; won vs. Navy 51–30; lost at TCU 10–17; lost vs. Army 10–14; won vs. Southern Miss 31–10; won vs. Hawai’i 36–28+43−49Won 37–19 vs. Southern+18SouthernWon 34–13 at Houston+21HoustonLost 20–24 at East Carolina-4East CarolinaLost 10–38 at Memphis-28MemphisLost 0–49 vs. No. 3 Texas-49No. 3 TexasWon 52–9 at UL Monroe+43UL MonroeWon 35–17 vs. Cincinnati+18CincinnatiWon 35–14 vs. UAB+21UABWon 51–30 vs. Navy+21NavyLost 10–17 at TCU-7TCULost 10–14 vs. Army-4ArmyWon 31–10 vs. Southern Miss+21Southern MissWon 36–28 vs. Hawai’i+8Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouthernW 37–⁠1973%
Sep 7atHoustonW 34–⁠1350%
Sep 14atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠2440%
Sep 21atMemphisL 10–⁠3844%
Sep 28vs3TexasL 0–⁠4922%
Oct 5atUL MonroeW 52–⁠967%
Oct 12vsCincinnatiW 35–⁠1751%
Oct 19vsUABW 35–⁠1458%
Oct 26vsNavyW 51–⁠3085%
Nov 9atTCUL 10–⁠1725%
Nov 16vsArmyL 10–⁠1487%
Nov 23vsSouthern MissW 31–⁠1045%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsHawai’iHawai’i BowlW 36–⁠2835%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 36–⁠28 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠282
Coach
Chris Scelfo
Elo
1525 +97 this season
SP+ rating
1.0 No. 63 of 117; offense No. 77, defense No. 48
SRS
−0.2 No. 64 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 65
Offensive coordinator
Frank Scelfo
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schumann
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 42— 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

Tommy Griffin CB★★★No. 670
William Blaylock OG★★★No. 670
Taurean Brown DT★★★No. 670
Jeremy Foreman CB★★★No. 670
Gary Malone WR★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers42.00.767
Offensive line42.30.775
Defensive line32.30.778
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs42.50.783
Whole class192.20.774

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.

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.