2002 Baylor Bears football team

2002 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Kevin Steele (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North 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
South 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

The 2002 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Kevin Steele in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1-7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Big 12's South Division. The team played home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Steele was fired after the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:30 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 22–70	27,185
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Samford*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 50–12	28,375
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 0–23	30,013
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 37–25	30,337
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 35–32	22,103
October 12	11:30 a.m.	Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	L 0–41	38,673
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 0–34	46,281
October 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Kansas State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 10–44	20,247
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 11–62	43,243
November 9	11:30 a.m.	at No. 4 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	PPV	L 0–41	83,016
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 9–49	28,375
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 28–63	37,250
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 79 Glen Oskin  Fr WR 80 Ray Harrington Sr WR 81 Reggie Newhouse Sr WR 82 Robert Quiroga Jr TE 85 Chris DeLeenheer Sr TE 86 Billy Crawford So WR 89 James Whiteland  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Kevin Steele Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-01-12