2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

2002 TCU Horned Frogs football
C-USA co-champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–3 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 23
Record	10–2 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Bailiff (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium

2002 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cincinnati +		6	–	2					7	–	7
No. 23 TCU +		6	–	2					10	–	2
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 29–36 OT	15,518
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 48–24	21,442
September 14	6:00 p.m.	SMU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 17–6	30,621
September 21	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 16–10	33,281
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Houston		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 34–17	24,088
October 12	5:00 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 46–27	32,454
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN+	W 45–31	34,127
October 30	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 37–7	26,612
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Tulane		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 17–10	27,694
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	No. 22	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 28–31	23,189
November 30	1:00 p.m.	Memphis		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–20	24,583
December 31	2:30 p.m.	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 the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 55 Anthony Alabi So TE 91 Chad Andrus Fr G 61 Ben Angeley  Fr G 70 J.T. Aughinbaugh Sr QB 16 Jeff Ballard Fr OT 63 Brady Barrick Sr WR 3 LaTarence Dunbar Sr QB 15 Tye Gunn Fr WR 81 Reggie Harrell So RB 30 Lonta Hobbs Fr WR 13 Adrian Madise Sr WR 17 Cory Rodgers Fr QB 6 Sean Stilley Sr OT 72 Michael Toudouze Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 26 Bobby Blankenship Sr DB 39 Jason Goss Sr LB 44 LaMarcus McDonald Sr FS 20 Chris Peoples So DE 94 Robert Pollard Jr NT 6 Chad Pugh Jr DE 88 Ranorris Ray  Fr DE 83 Jared Retkofsky Fr CB 4 Tyrone Sanders Jr DE 21 Bo Schobel Jr SS 43 Jared Smitherman Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Nick Browne Jr	Head coach Gary Patterson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-24

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Adrian Madise	Wide receiver	5	158	Denver Broncos
LaTarence Dunbar	Wide Receiver	6	196	Atlanta Falcons