2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2002 TCU Horned Frogs football

C-USA co-champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–3 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 23
2002 record	10–2 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (2nd as head coach, 4th overall year)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)

2002 Conference USA football standings
	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

The 2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with a 10–2 (6–2 C-USA) record. The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:30 PM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 29–36 ^OT	15,518
September 7	1:00 PM	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 48–24	21,442
September 14	6:00 PM	SMU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 17–6	30,621
September 21	6:00 PM	North Texas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 16–10	33,281
October 5	2:00 PM	Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 34–17	24,088
October 10	6:00 PM	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 46–27	32,454
October 19	1:00 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN+	W 45–31	34,127
October 30	6:30 PM	Southern Miss	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 37–7	26,612
November 9	2:00 PM	Tulane	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 17–10	27,694
November 23	1:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 28-31	23,189
November 30	2:00 PM	Memphis	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 27–20	24,583
December 31	2:30 PM	Colorado State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–3	55,207
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 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

National championship seasons in bold

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