2002 Indianapolis Colts season

The 2002 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and 19th in Indianapolis. The Colts made it to the playoffs after a one-year absence in 2001 when they finished with a 6–10 record and would not miss the playoffs again until 2011. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the newly-formed AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable when the team hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to Super Bowl XLI after a successful 2006 season.

2002 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coachTony Dungy
General managerBill Polian
OwnerJim Irsay
Home fieldRCA Dome
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC South
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 0–41
Pro BowlersQB Peyton Manning
WR Marvin Harrison
Uniform

In the Wildcard round, the Colts were soundly embarrassed by the New York Jets, as they ended up losing the game 41–0. The Jets would go on to lose to the eventual AFC champion Oakland Raiders the following week.

Offseason
SigningsDepartures
CB Walt Harris (Bears)TE Ken Dilger (Buccaneers)
WR Troy Walters (Vikings)SS Chad Cota (Rams)
QB Brock Huard (Seahawks)WR Tony Simmons (Texans)
WR Qadry Ismail (Ravens)WR Terrence Wilkins (Rams)
FB Detron Smith (Broncos)CB Jeff Burris (Bengals)
WR Jerome Pathon (Saints)
DT Ellis Johnson (Falcons)
G Steve McKinney (Texans)
G Larry Moore (Redskins)

NFL draft
2002 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Dwight Freeney *  Defensive end Syracuse
2 42 Larry Tripplett  Defensive tackle Washington
3 74 Joseph Jefferson  Defensive back Western Kentucky
4 106 David Thornton  Linebacker North Carolina
6 182 David Pugh  Defensive tackle Virginia Tech
6 183 James Lewis  Defensive back Miami (FL)
6 204 Brian Allen  Running back Stanford
7 220 Josh Mallard  Defensive end Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Undrafted free agents
2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Todd Delamielleure Linebacker Boise State
Ricky Williams Running Back Texas Tech
Mike Souza Center Northwestern
Kurt Vollers Tackle Notre Dame

Personnel

Staff
2002 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office
  • Owner and Chief Executive Officer – Jim Irsay
  • President – Bill Polian
  • Senior Executive Vice President – Pete Ward
  • Executive Vice President – Bob Terpening
  • Director of Football Operations – Dom Anile
  • Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations – Chris Polian
  • Director of Player Development – Steve Champlin
  • Coordinator of Player Personnel – John Becker
  • Director of College Scouting – Mike Butler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jon Torine
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell

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Roster
2002 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

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Preseason
DateOpponentResultVenueRecap
August 10, 2002at Seattle SeahawksW 28–10Qwest FieldRecap
August 20, 2002Cincinnati BengalsL 10–22RCA DomeRecap
August 24, 2002Buffalo BillsW 19–7RCA DomeRecap
August 30, 2002at New Orleans SaintsL 21–25Louisiana SuperdomeRecap

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 8at Jacksonville JaguarsW 28–251–0Alltel Stadium56,595Recap
2September 15Miami DolphinsL 13–211–1RCA Dome56,650Recap
3September 22at Houston TexansW 23–32–1Reliant Stadium69,204Recap
4Bye
5October 6Cincinnati BengalsW 28–213–1RCA Dome56,570Recap
6October 13Baltimore RavensW 22–204–1RCA Dome56,174Recap
7October 21at Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–284–2Heinz Field62,800Recap
8October 27at Washington RedskinsL 21–264–3FedExField80,169Recap
9November 3Tennessee TitansL 15–234–4RCA Dome56,752Recap
10November 10at Philadelphia EaglesW 35–135–4Veterans Stadium65,660Recap
11November 17Dallas CowboysW 20–36–4RCA Dome57,057Recap
12November 24at Denver BroncosW 23–207–4Invesco Field at Mile High75,075Recap
13December 1Houston TexansW 19–38–4RCA Dome56,820Recap
14December 8at Tennessee TitansL 17–278–5Adelphia Coliseum68,804Recap
15December 15at Cleveland BrownsW 28–239–5Cleveland Browns Stadium73,098Recap
16December 22New York GiantsL 27–449–6RCA Dome56,579Recap
17December 29Jacksonville JaguarsW 20–1310–6RCA Dome56,755Recap

Note: Division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars
1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 7728
Jaguars 0 7 10825

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
  • Game attendance: 56,595
  • TV: CBS

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 2: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 14 7 0021
Colts 0 3 01013

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: September 15, 2002
  • Game time: 1:00 pm
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 56,650
  • Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
  • TV: CBS
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings
AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Tennessee Titans 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 367 324 W5
(5) Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 349 313 W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 328 315 L2
Houston Texans 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 213 356 L3

Postseason
Further information: 2002–03 NFL playoffs
RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueNFL Recap
Wild CardJanuary 4, 2003at New York Jets (4)L 0–410–1Giants StadiumRecap

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Indianapolis Colts at (#4) New York Jets
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Jets 7 17 10741

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information
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References
  1. "2002 Indianapolis Colts draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. "Administration, coaching staff and football operations". 2002 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide. pp. 2–24.
  3. "2002 Indianapolis Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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