2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2002 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Big 12 Conference South Division
2002 record	6–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Sumlin
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 82,600)

2002 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#20 Colorado xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
#7 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	5					7	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
#6 Texas x		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	5
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 6–6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3–5. Head coach R. C. Slocum was fired at the end of the season and replaced by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette*	#23	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 31–7	75,087
September 7	11:00 AM	at Pittsburgh*	#20	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 14–12	45,489
September 21	2:30 PM	#7 Virginia Tech*	#19	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 3–13	83,746
September 28	6:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	#24	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 31–3	72,802
October 5	1:00 PM	Texas Tech	#23	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)		L 47–48 OT	86,478
October 12	11:30 AM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	W 41–0	38,673
October 19	1:00 PM	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 47–22	34,000
October 26	6:00 PM	Nebraska		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	TBS	L 31–38	81,054
November 2	11:30 AM	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 23–28	47,607
November 9	2:30 PM	#1 Oklahoma		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 30–26	84,036
November 16	1:00 PM	Missouri		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 27–33 2OT	78,186
November 29	11:00 AM	at #10 Texas		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 20–50	83,711
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Lafayette	0	0	0	7	7
Texas A&M	0	3	14	14	31

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	7	7	0	14
#23 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	12	12

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	3	3	7	13
Texas A&M	3	0	0	0	3

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	0	3	0	0	3
Texas A&M	10	7	0	14	31

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Texas Tech	7	10	0	24	7	48
Texas A&M	14	14	7	6	6	47

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	3	14	17	41
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	24	7	16	47
Kansas	0	0	7	15	22

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	7	7	17	38
Texas A&M	14	7	10	0	31

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	7	9	0	23
Oklahoma State	7	21	0	0	28

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Oklahoma	7	6	10	3	26
Texas A&M	0	13	14	3	30

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Missouri	3	14	0	7	3	6	33
Texas A&M	3	0	7	14	3	0	27

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	0	7	6	20
#9 Texas	9	14	7	20	50