The 2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924. The Bearcats finished the season 7–7 (6–2 in the C-USA) and were invited to the New Orleans bowl, where they lost 24–19 to North Texas.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 4:30 pm | TCU | | ESPN | W 36–29 OT | 25,518 |
September 14 | 7:00 pm | West Virginia* | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| | L 32–35 | 28,806 |
September 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 Ohio State* | | ESPN | L 19–23 | 66,319 |
September 28 | 12:00 pm | at Temple* | | | W 35–22 | 18,336 |
October 5 | 1:00 pm | Miami (OH)* | | | L 26–31 | 31,478 |
October 12 | 3:30 pm | at Tulane | | | L 17–35 | 19,575 |
October 19 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Miss | | | L 14–23 | 28,031 |
October 26 | 2:00 pm | Memphis | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
| ESPN+ | W 48–10 | 20,747 |
November 7 | 7:30 pm | at Louisville | | ESPN | W 24–14 | 36,253 |
November 16 | 1:00 pm | Houston | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| | W 47–14 | 14,023 |
November 23 | 11:00 pm | at Hawaii* | | ESPN+ | L 19–20 | 36,851 |
November 30 | 1:00 pm | UAB | - Nippert Stadium
- Cincinnati, OH
| | W 31–23 | 9,606 |
December 6 | 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | | ESPN2 | W 42–26 | 18,125 |
December 17 | 7:00 pm | vs. North Texas* | | ESPN2 | L 19–24 | 19,024 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
2002 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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G
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70
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Ryan Brown
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Fr
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C
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52
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Sean Cahill
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Fr
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OT
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76
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Anthony Colton
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Jr
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G
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72
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Kirt Doolin
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Sr
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QB
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8
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Gino Guidugli
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So
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WR
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3
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Tye Keith
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Sr
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TE
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89
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A. J. Lucius
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So
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RB
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31
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DeMarco McCleskey
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Sr
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G
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68
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Travis McGee
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Fr
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G
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65
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Matt Mercer
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So
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WR
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84
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Jon Olinger
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Sr
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OT
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53
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Russ Owens
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Fr
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WR
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22
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Derick Ross
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Fr
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OT
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69
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Jeremy Schlicher
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So
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C
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66
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Josh Shneyderov
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Jr
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G
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79
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Adam Shorter
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So
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OT
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77
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Clint Stickdorn
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So
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WR
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6
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LaDaris Vann
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Sr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: 2002-08-08
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Awards and milestones
Conference USA honors
Offensive player of the week
Defensive player of the week
- Week 4: Blue Adams[1]
- Week 5: Antwan Peek[1]
- Week 10: Andre Frazier[1]
- Week 13: Antwan Peek[1]
All-Conference USA First Team
- Kirt Doolin, OL
- LaDaris Vann, WR
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[1]
All-Conference USA Second Team
- Gino Guidugli, QB
- DeMarco McCleskey, RB
- Jonathan Ruffin, K
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[1]
All-Conference USA Rookie Team
- Chet Ervin, P
- Joel Yakovac, OL
[1]
Players in the 2003 NFL Draft
References
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