2002 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2002 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Conference USA C-USA 7–6 5–3 John L. Smith 5th John Pettas 1st Chris Smeland 5th Spread 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium GMAC Bowl L 15–38 vs. Marshall The 2002 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith and played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern September 1 6:00 pm l y 17 Kentucky Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Governor's Cup ESPN2 17–22 42,660 September 7 7:00 pm w y y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC WDRB 40–3 25,486 September 14 9:30 pm l y y Colorado State 24 Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO ESPN2 33–36 31,607 September 21 1:00 pm w y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY WDRB 45–14 28,625 September 26 7:30 pm w y Florida State 4 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 26–20 OT 38,109 October 8 8:00 pm w y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry ESPN2 38–32 44,081 October 19 2:00 pm l y TCU Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 31–45 34,127 October 26 2:00 pm w East Carolina Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 44–20 32,428 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73326352/on-target-ragone-scuttles-pirates/ The Courier-Journal On-target Ragone scuttles Pirates October 27, 2002 March 12, 2021 Newspapers.com November 7 7:30 pm l Cincinnati Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY The Keg of Nails ESPN 14–24 36,253 November 14 7:30 pm w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN 20–17 OT 28,076 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109326033/ot-lovin-cards-survive/ The Courier-Journal OT-lovin' Cards survive November 15, 2002 September 10, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23 1:00 pm w UAB Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 41–21 35,261 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90562275/u-of-l-rushes-back-into-title-picture/ The Courier-Journal U of L rushes back into title picture November 24, 2002 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 3:00 pm l y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX WDRB 10–27 11,048 December 18 8:00 pm l y y Marshall 24 Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL GMAC Bowl ESPN2 15–38 40,646 http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/lou-m-footbl-2002.html University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football 2012-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017140713/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/lou-m-footbl-2002.html 2012-10-17 dead Roster 2002 Louisville Cardinals f 8 Jr Gerry Ahrens QB 23 So Lionel Gates RB y 86 Sr Ronnie Ghent TE y 88 Jr Victor Glenn WR 2 So Tiger Jones Tiger Jones (American football) WR y y 17 So Stefan LeFors QB y 68 Jr Dan Koons C 7 Fr Justin Rascati QB y 89 Jr Richard Owens Richard Owens (American football) TE y 28 So T. J. Patterson RB 70 So Will Rabatin OL y 15 Sr Dave Ragone QB y 82 So J. R. Russell WR y 32 So Eric Shelton Eric Shelton (American football) RB y 59 Fr Jason Spitz G y 35 Sr Michael Brown LB Michael Brown (linebacker) y 12 Sr Curry Burns S y 58 Fr Elvis Dumervil DE y 24 Sr Anthony Floyd CB y 42 So Laroni Gallishaw DB y y 97 Fr Brandon Johnson Brandon Johnson (linebacker) LB y yes 3 Sr Chris Johnson Chris Johnson (cornerback, born 1979) CB y 98 Sr Chad Lee LB 54 So Robert McCune LB y 1 So Kerry Rhodes S y 92 Fr Montavious Stanley DT y yes 99 Sr Dewayne White DE y 14 Jr Nate Smith K https://web.archive.org/web/20021016013608/http://uoflsports.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt-alph.html *John L. Smith Mike Cox (LB) 2002-10-16 Team players in the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Dewayne White Defensive end 2 64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Ragone Quarterback 3 88 Houston Texans Curry Burns Safety 7 217 Houston Texans Chris Johnson Cornerback 7 245 Green Bay Packers References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2002 in Louisville, Kentucky