2002 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2002 Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg 150 Conference USA C-USA 5–7 3–5 Dana Dimel 3rd Dave Warner 2nd Clancy Barone 2nd Spread Dick Bumpas 4th Bradley Dale Peveto 2nd 4–3 Ronnie Braxton Rex Hadnot Bryan Hill Hanik Milligan Joffrey Reynolds Chris Robertson Jesse Sowells Robertson Stadium The 2002 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dana Dimel in his third and final season as head coach, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in C-USA. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston. Dimel was fired after the season.Duarte Joseph Dana Dimel lauds UH's success despite rough tenure of his own https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Dana-Dimel-didn-t-have-it-easy-at-UH-but-he-s-17365515.php Houston Chronicle August 10, 2022 December 24, 2023 Schedule 2002 AP Central August 31 7:00 pm w y y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 24–10 30,747 September 7 7:00 pm l Tulane Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 13–34 16,307 September 14 7:00 pm w y Louisiana–Lafayette Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 36–17 19,569 September 21 7:00 pm l y y Texas 3 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX PPV 11–41 82,936 October 5 2:00 pm l y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 17–34 24,088 October 12 2:00 pm l y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 34–51 13,897 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90561949/uab-outscores-houston-5134/ Victoria Advocate UAB outscores Houston 51–34 October 13, 2002 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com October 19 2:00 pm w Army Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 56–42 16,469 November 2 1:00 pm w y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 26–21 20,532 November 9 2:00 pm l y East Carolina Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 48–54 3OT 13,669 November 16 12:00 pm l y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 14–47 14,023 November 23 2:00 pm l y South Florida Robertson Stadium Houston, TX FSN 14–32 12,856 November 30 2:00 pm w Louisville Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 27–10 11,048 2002 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/2002-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 6, 2025 2002 Football Schedule https://uhcougars.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 University of Houston October 6, 2025 Roster 2002 Houston Cougars f 18 Jr Harrison Arceneaux WR yes 12 Fr Blade Bassler QB 27 Fr Jackie Battle RB y 3 Sr Keykowa Bell WR 16 Sr Torrence Botts QB 16 Fr Josh Carethers WR 16 Jr Jon Clark WR 16 So Nick Eddy QB 76 Jr Rex Hadnot OL y 9 Fr Barrick Nealy QB y 1 Sr Joffrey Reynolds RB yes y 5 Sr Hanik Milligan S y 8 So Stanford Routt CB y 47 So Ji Yun LB yes 7 Fr Dustin Bell K https://web.archive.org/web/20021202151718/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com:80/football/college/rosters/2002/houston/ *Dana Dimel 2002-10-17 Team players in the NFL 2 Houston Cougars Player Position Round Pick NFL club Hanik Milligan Safety 6 188 San Diego Chargers The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. 2 Houston Cougars Player Position First NFL team Joffrey Reynolds Running back St. Louis Rams References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football