2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football
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Insight Bowl Champions
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches #18
AP #19
2002 record 9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Walt Harris (6th year)
Offensive coordinator J. D. Brookhart (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro Offense
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads (3rd year)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 64,450)
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Miami (FL) $   7 0         12 1  
#25 West Virginia   6 1         9 4  
#19 Pittsburgh   5 2         9 4  
#18 Virginia Tech   3 4         10 4  
Boston College   3 4         9 4  
Syracuse   2 5         4 8  
Temple   2 5         4 8  
Rutgers   0 7         1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2002 college football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Aug. 31 7:00 p.m. Ohio* Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA W 27–14   41,579
Sat. Sep. 7 12:00 p.m. #20 Texas A&M* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 12–14   45,489
Sat. Sep. 14 7:00 p.m. at UAB* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL W 26–20   15,027
Sat. Sep. 21 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 23–3   32,519
Sat. Sep. 28 1:30 p.m. Toledo* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 37–19   39,713
Sat. Oct. 5 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) ESPN+ W 48–24   39,947
Sat. Oct. 12 2:30 p.m. at #8 Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Rivalry) NBC L 6–14   80,795
Sat. Oct. 26 12:00 p.m. Boston Collegedagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 19–16 OT  45,060
Sat. Nov. 2 7:30 p.m. at #3 Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA ESPN2 W 28–21   64,971
Sat. Nov. 9 12:00 p.m. Temple #22 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 29–22   39,880
Thu. Nov. 21 7:30 p.m. at #1 Miami (FL) #17 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL ESPN L 21–28   64,897
Sat. Nov. 30 1:00 p.m. #24 West Virginia #17 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) ABC L 17–24   66,731
Thu. Dec. 26 8:30 p.m. vs. Oregon State* #24 Bank One BallparkPhoenix, AZ (Insight Bowl) ESPN W 38–13   40,533
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Walt Harris – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • David Blackwell – Linebackers
  • Curtis Bray – Defensive Ends
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting Coordinator/Specialists
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight Ends/Special Teams
  • Shawn Simms – Running Backs
  Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Mark Nori – Graduate Assistant
  • Adam Waugh – Graduate Assistant
  Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Gerald Hayes Linebacker 3 70 Arizona Cardinals
Torrie Cox Defensive Back 6 205 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bryan Anderson Guard 7 261 Chicago Bears

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Awards and honors

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References

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  2. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm