2002 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2002 SMU Mustangs football SMU Athletics wordmark.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 3–9 3–5 Phil Bennett 1st Larry Edmondson 1st Pro-style Jim Gush 1st 4–3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium The 2002 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC.https://smumustangs.com/sports/2020/9/2/2020-football-media-guide.aspx 2020 Football Media Guide Schedule 2002 AP Central August 31 7:00 p.m. l y Navy Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 7–38 25,744 September 7 7:00 p.m. l y Texas Tech Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 14–24 32,000 September 14 6:00 p.m. l y y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 6–17 30,621 September 21 6:00 p.m. l y y Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 16–52 41,190 September 28 10:05 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI 10–42 36,096 October 5 2:00 p.m. l San Jose State Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 23–34 13,016 October 12 9:30 p.m. l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA FSN 7–30 41,031 October 19 2:00 p.m. w y Louisiana Tech Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 37–34 14,836 October 26 2:00 p.m. l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 15–27 10,845 November 2 2:00 p.m. l Nevada Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 6–24 11,832 November 16 4:05 p.m. w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 42–35 21,765 November 23 2:00 p.m. w Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 24–21 12,324 Roster 2002 SMU Mustangs f 2 So ShanDerrick Charles RB 5 Sr Johnnie Freeman WR 7 Fr Daniel Francis WR 11 Fr Tate Wallis QB 13 Fr Richard Bartel QB y 15 So Jay Taylor WR 17 Sr Billy Ford WR 20 So Derron Brown RB 24 Sr Kris Briggs RB 25 Sr Cody Cardwell WR 32 Jr Keylon Kincade RB y 49 Jr Trent Hrncir TE 63 Fr Grant Eidson OL 75 Jr Sterling Harris T 76 Sr Judson Davis T 81 Fr Cedric Vison WR 86 Sr John Hampton TE 1 Sr Kevin Garrett Kevin Garrett (American football) CB y 8 Jr Leroy Price S 9 Sr Khalid Beard DE 12 So Charles Akinyemi DB 14 Jr Allan Adami DT 26 Fr Rolando Humphrey DB 27 So Alvin Nnabuife SS y 29 Sr Brent Briggs S 30 Fr Don Ieremia-Stansbury DE 35 So D. D. Lee LB 38 Sr D. D. Johnson LB 39 Sr James Orr CB 42 Sr Billy Jack Williams LB 45 Jr Jarrian James LB 46 Jr Brian Bischoff LB 92 Sr Lute Croy DT 93 Fr Brent Karrington DT 95 Sr Brad Bean DE 41 Fr Ryan Mentzel P https://web.archive.org/web/20021005031629/http://www.smumustangs.com:80/football/2002/roster.asp *Phil Bennett Phil Jones (special teams / tight ends / offensive tackles) 2002-10-05 Team players drafted into the NFL 2 SMU Mustangs Player Position Round Pick NFL club Kevin Garrett Defensive Back5 172 St. Louis Rams References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football