2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 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*

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

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*

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL

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

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

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

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)

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

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

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

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, VA

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

• Miami Orange Bowl
• Miami, FL

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

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)

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

• Bank One Ballpark
• Phoenix, AZ (Insight Bowl)

ESPNW 38–13 40,533

Roster

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 77 Bryan Anderson Sr WR 85 Princell Brockenbrough Jr 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 Walt Harris Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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