2002 SMU Mustangs football team

2002 SMU Mustangs football
2002 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC.^[1]

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Boise State $	8	–	0	12	–	1
Hawaii	7	–	1	10	–	4
Fresno State	6	–	2	9	–	5
San Jose State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Nevada	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	3	–	5	4	–	7
Louisiana Tech	3	–	5	4	–	8
SMU	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	1	–	7	2	–	10
Tulsa	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Navy*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 7–38	25,744
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 14–24	32,000
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 6–17	30,621
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 16–52	41,190
September 28	10:05 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		L 10–42	36,096
October 5	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 23–34	13,016
October 12	9:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	FSN	L 7–30	41,031
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 37–34	14,836
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 15–27	10,845
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Nevada	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 6–24	11,832
November 16	4:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 42–35	21,765
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 24–21	12,324
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

2002 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`2`	ShanDerrick Charles	So
WR	`5`	Johnnie Freeman	Sr
WR	`7`	Daniel Francis	Fr
QB	`11`	Tate Wallis	Fr
QB	`13`	Richard Bartel	Fr
WR	`15`	Jay Taylor	So
WR	`17`	Billy Ford	Sr
RB	`20`	Derron Brown	So
RB	`24`	Kris Briggs	Sr
WR	`25`	Cody Cardwell	Sr
RB	`32`	Keylon Kincade	Jr
TE	`49`	Trent Hrncir	Jr
OL	`63`	Grant Eidson	Fr
OT	`75`	Sterling Harris	Jr
OT	`76`	Judson Davis	Sr
WR	`81`	Cedric Vison	Fr
TE	`86`	John Hampton	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Kevin Garrett	Sr
S	`8`	Leroy Price	Jr
DE	`9`	Khalid Beard	Sr
DB	`12`	Charles Akinyemi	So
DT	`14`	Allan Adami	Jr
DB	`26`	Rolando Humphrey	Fr
SS	`27`	Alvin Nnabuife	So
S	`29`	Brent Briggs	Sr
DE	`30`	Don Ieremia-Stansbury	Fr
LB	`35`	D. D. Lee	So
LB	`38`	D. D. Johnson	Sr
CB	`39`	James Orr	Sr
LB	`42`	Billy Jack Williams	Sr
LB	`45`	Jarrian James	Jr
LB	`46`	Brian Bischoff	Jr
DT	`92`	Lute Croy	Sr
DT	`93`	Brent Karrington	Fr
DE	`95`	Brad Bean	Sr