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2002 Tulsa

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Keith Burns.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2002, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 0–37; lost at Arkansas State 19–21; lost at Louisiana Tech 9–53; lost at Baylor 25–37; lost vs. Kansas 33–43; lost vs. Boise State 24–52; lost at Hawai’i 14–37; won vs. UTEP 20–0; lost vs. Rice 18–33; lost at Fresno State 12–31; lost vs. San José State 38–49; lost at SMU 21–24+20−44Lost 0–37 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-37No. 1 OklahomaLost 19–21 at Arkansas State-2Arkansas StateLost 9–53 at Louisiana Tech-44Louisiana TechLost 25–37 at Baylor-12BaylorLost 33–43 vs. Kansas-10KansasLost 24–52 vs. Boise State-28Boise StateLost 14–37 at Hawai’i-23Hawai’iWon 20–0 vs. UTEP+20UTEPLost 18–33 vs. Rice-15RiceLost 12–31 at Fresno State-19Fresno StateLost 38–49 vs. San José State-11San José StateLost 21–24 at SMU-3SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs1OklahomaL 0–⁠3716%
Sep 7atArkansas StateL 19–⁠2149%
Sep 14atLouisiana TechL 9–⁠5322%
Sep 21atBaylorL 25–⁠3735%
Sep 28vsKansasL 33–⁠4345%
Oct 12vsBoise StateL 24–⁠5216%
Oct 19atHawai’iL 14–⁠3711%
Oct 26vsUTEPW 20–⁠049%
Nov 2vsRiceL 18–⁠3336%
Nov 9atFresno StateL 12–⁠3114%
Nov 16vsSan José StateL 38–⁠4935%
Nov 23atSMUL 21–⁠2434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
233–⁠417
Coach
Keith Burns
Elo
1223 −110 this season
SP+ rating
-28.5 No. 116 of 117; offense No. 112, defense No. 112
SRS
−23.5 No. 113 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Dan Lounsbury
Defensive coordinator
Keith Burns

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Lui Saafi DT★★No. 898
Darrian Billups DT★★No. 898
Tyrone Milsap DT★★No. 898
Garrett Mills TE★★No. 898
Robert Latu ILB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line72.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class132.00.767

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 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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