2002 Houston Cougars football team

2002 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
2002 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cincinnati +   6 – 2     7 – 7  
No. 23 TCU +   6 – 2     10 – 2  
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 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dana Dimel in his third and final season as head coach, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in C-USA. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston.

Dimel was fired after the season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmat Rice*
W 24–1030,747
September 77:00 pmTulane
L 13–3416,307
September 147:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 36–1719,569
September 217:00 pmat No. 3 Texas*
PPVL 11–4182,936
October 52:00 pmat TCU
L 17–3424,088
October 122:00 pmat UAB
L 34–5113,897[2]
October 192:00 pmArmy
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 56–4216,469
November 21:00 pmat Memphis
W 26–2120,532
November 92:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 48–54 3OT13,669
November 1612:00 pmat Cincinnati
L 14–4714,023
November 232:00 pmSouth Florida*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 14–3212,856
November 302:00 pmLouisville
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–1011,048
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Roster

2002 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 18 Harrison Arceneaux  Jr
QB 12 Blade Bassler Fr
RB 27 Jackie Battle Fr
WR 3 Keykowa Bell Sr
QB 16 Torrence Botts Sr
WR 16 Josh Carethers Fr
WR 16 Jon Clark Jr
QB 16 Nick Eddy So
OL 76 Rex Hadnot Jr
QB 9 Barrick Nealy Fr
RB 1 Joffrey Reynolds  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 5 Hanik Milligan Sr
CB 8 Stanford Routt So
LB 47 Ji Yun  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Dustin Bell Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-17

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Hanik Milligan Safety 6 188 San Diego Chargers

The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Joffrey Reynolds Running back St. Louis Rams

References

  1. ^ Duarte, Joseph (August 10, 2022). "Dana Dimel lauds UH's success despite rough tenure of his own". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "UAB outscores Houston 51–34". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2002 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". University of Houston. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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