2002 Tulane Green Wave football team

2002 Conference USA football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Tulane Green Wave football
2002 Tulane Green Wave football
Hawaiʻi Bowl champions
Hawaiʻi Bowl vs. Hawaiʻi, Won 36–28
Conference	Conference USA
2002 record	8–5 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Scelfo
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome; (Capacity: 69,767)
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The 2002 Tulane Green Wave football team represented the Tulane University in the 2002 college football season. Led by J.P. Losman, the Green Wave won the Hawaiʻi Bowl for the first time in the school's history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 PM	Southern*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 37–19	40,337
September 7	7:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 34–13	16,307
September 14	6:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 20–24	35,300
September 21	7:00 PM	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 10–38	32,120
September 28	2:30 PM	#3 Texas*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 0–49	46,678
October 5	6:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 52–9	11,645
October 12	2:30 PM	Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 35–17	19,575
October 19	2:30 PM	UAB	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 35–14	19,343
October 26	2:30 PM	Navy*	Tad Gormley Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 51–30	27,417
November 9	2:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 10–17	27,694
November 16	2:30 PM	Army	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 10–14	19,421
November 23	2:30 PM	Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 31–10	21,832
December 25	7:00 PM	vs. Hawaiʻi*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN	W 36–28	35,513
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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2002 Conference USA football standings
v t e	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