2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys' Houston Bowl appearance in 2002 was only the second time in 14 years that OSU made it to a bowl game.

2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Houston Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
2002 record8–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coachLes Miles (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Gundy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (2nd season)
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 48,500)
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 20 Colorado xy  7 –1     9 –5  
No. 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
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  6 –2     12 –2  
No. 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*
L 36–3931,391
September 76:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*
W 45–1040,085
September 146:00 p.m.UCLA*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
FSNL 24–3843,020
September 216:00 p.m.SMU*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 52–1641,190
October 511:30 a.m.at No. 2 Texas
FSNL 15–1783,116
October 121:10 p.m.at No. 19 Kansas State
L 9–4448,404
October 1911:30 a.m.Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
FSNW 24–2145,017
November 211:30 a.m.Texas A&M
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
FSNW 28–2347,607
November 91:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
L 24–4944,595
November 161:00 p.m.at Kansas
W 55–2027,500
November 231:00 p.m.Baylor
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 63–2837,250
November 301:30 p.m.No. 3 Oklahoma
FSNW 38–2848,500
December 271:30 p.m.vs. Southern Miss*
ESPNW 33–2344,687
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Nebraska
1 234Total
Nebraska 0 7014 21
• Oklahoma State 0 3714 24

Oklahoma State's first win versus Nebraska since 1961.

Roster
2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 58 Kevin Williams Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Kevin WilliamsDefensive tackle19Minnesota Vikings

[2]

Cowboys Rashaun Woods (31st overall), Tatum Bell (41st overall), and Antonio Smith (135th overall) would be selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[3]

Awards and honors
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References
  1. "2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
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