2002 SMU Mustangs football team

2002 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Navy*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 7–38	25,744
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 14–24	32,000
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 6–17	30,621
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 16–52	41,190
September 28	10:05 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		L 10–42	36,096
October 5	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 23–34	13,016
October 12	9:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	FSN	L 7–30	41,031
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 37–34	14,836
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 15–27	10,845
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Nevada	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 6–24	11,832
November 16	4:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 42–35	21,765
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 24–21	12,324
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 ShanDerrick Charles So WR 5 Johnnie Freeman Sr WR 7 Daniel Francis Fr QB 11 Tate Wallis Fr QB 13 Richard Bartel Fr WR 15 Jay Taylor So WR 17 Billy Ford Sr RB 20 Derron Brown So RB 24 Kris Briggs Sr WR 25 Cody Cardwell Sr RB 32 Keylon Kincade Jr TE 49 Trent Hrncir Jr OL 63 Grant Eidson Fr OT 75 Sterling Harris Jr OT 76 Judson Davis Sr WR 81 Cedric Vison Fr TE 86 John Hampton Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Kevin Garrett Sr S 8 Leroy Price Jr DE 9 Khalid Beard Sr DB 12 Charles Akinyemi So DT 14 Allan Adami Jr DB 26 Rolando Humphrey Fr SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife So S 29 Brent Briggs Sr DE 30 Don Ieremia-Stansbury Fr LB 35 D. D. Lee So LB 38 D. D. Johnson Sr CB 39 James Orr Sr LB 42 Billy Jack Williams Sr LB 45 Jarrian James Jr LB 46 Brian Bischoff Jr DT 92 Lute Croy Sr DT 93 Brent Karrington Fr DE 95 Brad Bean Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel Fr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Phil Jones (special teams / tight ends / offensive tackles) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-05

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Kevin Garrett	Defensive Back	5	172	St. Louis Rams