2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2002 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record6–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDino Babers (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Sumlin (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 6–6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3–5.[1] Head coach R. C. Slocum was fired at the end of the season and replaced by Dennis Franchione. Despite finishing the season bowl eligible, the Aggies did not participate in a bowl game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*No. 23
W 31–775,087
September 711:00 amat Pittsburgh*No. 20
ESPNW 14–1245,489
September 212:30 pmNo. 7 Virginia Tech*No. 19
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCL 3–1383,746
September 286:00 pmLouisiana Tech*No. 24
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 31–372,802
October 51:00 pmTexas TechNo. 23
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 47–48 OT86,478
October 1211:30 amat Baylor
FSNW 41–038,673
October 191:00 pmat Kansas
W 47–2234,000
October 266:00 pmNebraska
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
TBSL 31–3881,054
November 211:30 amat Oklahoma State
FSNL 23–2847,607
November 92:30 pmNo. 1 Oklahoma
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCW 30–2684,036
November 161:00 pmMissouri
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 27–33 2OT78,186
November 2911:00 amat No. 10 Texas
ABCL 20–5083,711
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Louisiana-Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 7 7
Texas A&M 0 3 14 14 31

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0 7 7 0 14
#23 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 12 12

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia Tech 0 3 3 7 13
Texas A&M 3 0 0 0 3

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech 0 3 0 0 3
Texas A&M 10 7 0 14 31

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4OT Total
Texas Tech 7 10 0 247 48
Texas A&M 14 14 7 66 47

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 3 14 17 41
Baylor 0 0 0 0 0

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0 24 7 16 47
Kansas 0 0 7 15 22

Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 7 7 7 17 38
Texas A&M 14 7 10 0 31

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 7 9 0 23
Oklahoma State 7 21 0 0 28

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Oklahoma 7 6 10 3 26
Texas A&M 0 13 14 3 30

Missouri

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Missouri 3 14 0 736 33
Texas A&M 3 0 7 1430 27

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 0 7 6 20
#9 Texas 9 14 7 20 50

Roster

2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Bethel Johnson Sr
QB 18 Dustin Long So
QB 16 Reggie McNeal Fr
WR 5 Terrence Murphy So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 94 Ty Warren Sr
DE 99 David Ross  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2002 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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