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2002 UAB

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2002, game by game: lost at No. 6 Florida 3–51; won vs. Troy 27–26; lost vs. Pittsburgh 20–26; lost at Louisiana 0–34; won vs. Memphis 31–17; won vs. Houston 51–34; lost at Tulane 14–35; won at Army 29–26; lost vs. Southern Miss 13–20; won vs. East Carolina 36–29; lost at Louisville 21–41; lost at Cincinnati 23–31+17−48Lost 3–51 at No. 6 Florida-48No. 6 FloridaWon 27–26 vs. Troy+1TroyLost 20–26 vs. Pittsburgh-6PittsburghLost 0–34 at Louisiana-34LouisianaWon 31–17 vs. Memphis+14MemphisWon 51–34 vs. Houston+17HoustonLost 14–35 at Tulane-21TulaneWon 29–26 at Army+3ArmyLost 13–20 vs. Southern Miss-7Southern MissWon 36–29 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaLost 21–41 at Louisville-20LouisvilleLost 23–31 at Cincinnati-8Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at6FloridaL 3–⁠5119%
Sep 7vsTroyW 27–⁠2665%
Sep 14vsPittsburghL 20–⁠2648%
Sep 21atLouisianaL 0–⁠3467%
Sep 28vsMemphisW 31–⁠1750%
Oct 12vsHoustonW 51–⁠3470%
Oct 19atTulaneL 14–⁠3542%
Oct 26atArmyW 29–⁠2671%
Nov 9vsSouthern MissL 13–⁠2044%
Nov 16vsEast CarolinaW 36–⁠2954%
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 21–⁠4125%
Nov 30atCincinnatiL 23–⁠3130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 31–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 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
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠370
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1426 −78 this season
SP+ rating
-15.6 No. 98 of 117; offense No. 99, defense No. 93
SRS
−12.6 No. 95 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 73
Offensive coordinator
Pat Sullivan
Defensive coordinator
John Neal
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Kyle Bissinger PRO★★No. 898
Derrick Rogers RB★★No. 898
Marculus Elliott APB★★No. 898
Brandon Register S★★No. 898
Carl Duncan WR★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.00.767
Running backs42.00.767
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line32.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs42.00.767
Whole class222.00.767

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 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.