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2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
2002 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Miami (FL) $   7 0     12 1  
No. 25 West Virginia   6 1     9 4  
No. 19 Pittsburgh   5 2     9 4  
No. 18 Virginia Tech   3 4     10 4  
Boston College   3 4     9 4  
Temple   2 5     4 8  
Syracuse   2 5     4 8  
Rutgers   0 7     1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Sat. Aug. 317:00 p.m.Ohio*

W 27–14 41,579 Sat. Sep. 712:00 p.m.No. 20 Texas A&M*

  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA

ESPNL 12–14 45,489 Sat. Sep. 147:00 p.m.at UAB*

W 26–20 15,027 Sat. Sep. 2112:00 p.m.Rutgers

  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN+W 23–3 32,519 Sat. Sep. 281:30 p.m.Toledo*

  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA

W 37–19 39,713 Sat. Oct. 512:00 p.m.at Syracuse

ESPN+W 48–24 39,947 Sat. Oct. 122:30 p.m.at No. 8 Notre Dame*

NBCL 6–14 80,795 Sat. Oct. 2612:00 p.m.Boston Collegedagger

  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN+W 19–16 OT45,060 Sat. Nov. 27:30 p.m.at No. 3 Virginia Tech

ESPN2W 28–21 64,971 Sat. Nov. 912:00 p.m.TempleNo. 22

  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN+W 29–22 39,880 Thu. Nov. 217:30 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)No. 17

ESPNL 21–28 64,897 Sat. Nov. 301:00 p.m.No. 24 West VirginiaNo. 17

ABCL 17–24 66,731 Thu. Dec. 268:30 p.m.vs. Oregon State*No. 24

ESPNW 38–13 40,533

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 77 Bryan Anderson Sr
WR 1 Larry Fitzgerald Fr
RB 25 Brandon Miree Fr
OT 75 Matt Morgan So
QB 3 Tyler Palko Fr
RB 32 Lousaka Polite Jr
QB 12 Rod Rutherford Jr
TE 83 Kris Wilson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Torrie Cox Sr
LB 51 Gerald Hayes Sr
DB 19 Shawntae Spencer Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 36 Andy Lee Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-15

Coaching staff

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive Coordinator/Wide receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • David Blackwell – Linebackers
  • Curtis Bray – Defensive ends
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting Coordinator/Specialists
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/Special teams
  • Shawn Simms – Running backs
  Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Mark Nori – Graduate Assistant
  • Adam Waugh – Graduate Assistant
  Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Gerald Hayes Linebacker 3 70 Arizona Cardinals
Torrie Cox Defensive back 6 205 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bryan Anderson Guard 7 261 Chicago Bears

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References