2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Houston Bowl champion
Houston Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Les Miles (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Gundy (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Bill Clay (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Lewis Field

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 7 Kansas State	6	–	2	11	–	2
Iowa State	4	–	4	7	–	7
Nebraska	3	–	5	7	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$	6	–	2	12	–	2
No. 6 Texas x	6	–	2	11	–	2
Texas Tech	5	–	3	9	–	5
Oklahoma State	5	–	3	8	–	5
Texas A&M	3	–	5	6	–	6
Baylor	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Les Miles, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big 12's South Division. Oklahoma State was invited to the Houston Bowl, where the Cowboys defeated Southern Miss. The bowl game appearance was only the second for the program in 14 seasons. The team played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		L 36–39	31,391
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 (I-AA) Northern Iowa*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 45–10	40,085
September 14	6:00 p.m.	UCLA*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 24–38	43,020
September 21	6:00 p.m.	SMU*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 52–16	41,190
October 5	11:30 a.m.	at No. 2 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	L 15–17	83,116
October 12	1:10 p.m.	at No. 19 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 9–44	48,404
October 19	11:30 a.m.	Nebraska	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 24–21	45,017
November 2	11:30 a.m.	Texas A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 28–23	47,607
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 24–49	44,595
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 55–20	27,500
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 63–28	37,250
November 30	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam)	FSN	W 38–28	48,500
December 27	1:30 p.m.	vs. Southern Miss*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–23	44,687
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	7	0	14	21
• Cowboys	0	3	7	14	24

Date: October 19
Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 45,017
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (color) & Jim Knox (sideline)

Oklahoma State's first win versus Nebraska since 1961.

2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Josh Fields	So
RB	`7`	Tatum Bell	Jr
RB	`23`	Vernand Morency	Fr
WR	`82`	Rashaun Woods	Jr
WR	`84`	D'Juan Woods	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`58`	Kevin Williams	Sr
DB	`9`	Darrent Williams	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

The following Oklahoma State players were selected in the 2003 NFL draft following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Kevin Williams	Defensive tackle	1	9	Minnesota Vikings

Cowboys Rashaun Woods (31st overall), Tatum Bell (41st overall), and Antonio Smith (135th overall) were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.^[4]


2	Oklahoma St	Phillips 45-yard field goal	Oklahoma St 3-0

2	Nebraska	Diedrick 2-yard run (Brown kick)	Nebraska 7-3

3	Oklahoma St	Fields 3-yard run (Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 10-7

4	Oklahoma St	Woods 5-yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 17-7

4	Nebraska	Horne 2-yard run (Brown kick)	Oklahoma St 17-14

4	Oklahoma St	Lewis 12-yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 24-14

4	Nebraska	Lord 1-yard run (Brown kick)	Oklahoma St 24-21

Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Tulsa
Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band 1951 Drake game 2011 Iowa State game 2015 homecoming parade attack
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold