2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football

C-USA co-champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 19–24 vs. North Texas
Conference	Conference USA
2002 record	7–7 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 35,097)

2002 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 TCU +		6	–	2		10	–	2
Cincinnati +		6	–	2		7	–	7
Louisville		5	–	3		7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	6
Tulane		4	–	4		8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4		5	–	7
East Carolina		4	–	4		4	–	8
Houston		3	–	5		5	–	7
Memphis		2	–	6		3	–	9
Army		1	–	7		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:30 PM	TCU	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 36–29	25,518
September 14	7:00 PM	West Virginia*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		L 32–35	28,806
September 21	3:30 PM	No. 6 Ohio State*	Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 19–23	66,319
September 28	12:00 PM	at Temple*	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 35–22	18,336
October 5	1:00 PM	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)		L 26–31	31,478
October 12	3:30 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 17–35	19,575
October 19	2:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		L 14–23	28,031
October 26	2:00 PM	Memphis	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 48–10	20,747
November 7	7:30 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	W 24–14	36,253
November 16	1:00 PM	Houston	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		W 47–14	14,023
November 23	11:00 PM	at Hawaiʻi*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN+	L 19–20	36,851
November 30	1:00 PM	UAB	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		W 31–23	9,606
December 6	7:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 42–26	18,125
December 17	7:00 PM	vs. North Texas*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN2	L 19–24	19,024
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Cincinnati Bearcats football

Venues	Carson Field (1901-1923) Nippert Stadium (1924–89, 1991–2013, 2015–present) Riverfront Stadium (1990) Paul Brown Stadium (2014)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisville (The Keg of Nails) Miami (Victory Bell) Pittsburgh: River City Rivalry

Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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