2002 Memphis Tigers football team

2002 Conference USA football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Memphis Tigers football
2002 Memphis Tigers football
Conference	Conference USA
2002 record	3–9 (2–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Tommy West
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,921)
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The 2002 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Murray State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 52–6	29,694
September 7	11:30 AM	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	JPS	L 16–38	54,718
September 14	6:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	ESPNGP	L 14–33	28,419
September 21	7:00 PM	Tulane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 38–10	32,120
September 28	6:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)	ESPNGP	L 17–31	14,179
October 8	7:00 PM	Louisville	Libety Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 32–38	44,081
October 19	7:00 PM	Mississippi State*	Libety Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 17–29	28,209
October 26	1:00 PM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		L 10–48	20,747
November 2	1:00 PM	Houston	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 21–26	20,532
November 9	6:00 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		L 28–31	32,770
November 23	1:00 PM	Army	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 38–10	20,906
November 30	2:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 20–27	24,583
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

v t e Memphis Tigers football
Venues	Normal Field (1912–1916) Russwood Park (1912–1915, 1918–1920, 1922–1924) Hodges Field (1917, 1919, 1921–1923, 1926–1929) Memorial Field (1924–1936) Fairgrounds Stadium (1937) Crump Stadium (1937–1964) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	Pouncer TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 1943–1946 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

2002 Conference USA football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 TCU +		6	–	2		10	–	2
Cincinnati +		6	–	2		7	–	7
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