2002 Louisville Cardinals football team

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.

2002 Louisville Cardinals football
GMAC Bowl, L 15–38 vs. Marshall
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	John L. Smith (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Pettas (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cincinnati +		6	–	2					7	–	7
No. 23 TCU +		6	–	2					10	–	2
Louisville		5	–	3					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Tulane		4	–	4					8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
East Carolina		4	–	4					4	–	8
Houston		3	–	5					5	–	7
Memphis		2	–	6					3	–	9
Army		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	Kentucky*	No. 17	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	L 17–22	42,660
September 7	7:00 pm	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	WDRB	W 40–3	25,486
September 14	9:30 pm	at No. 24 Colorado State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 33–36	31,607
September 21	1:00 pm	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	WDRB	W 45–14	28,625
September 26	7:30 pm	No. 4 Florida State*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 26–20 OT	38,109
October 8	8:00 pm	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–32	44,081
October 19	2:00 pm	TCU		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 31–45	34,127
October 26	2:00 pm	East Carolina		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 44–20	32,428	[1]
November 7	7:30 pm	Cincinnati		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	L 14–24	36,253
November 14	7:30 pm	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	W 20–17 OT	28,076	[2]
November 23	1:00 pm	UAB		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 41–21	35,261	[3]
November 30	3:00 pm	at Houston		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	WDRB	L 10–27	11,048
December 18	8:00 pm	vs. No. 24 Marshall*		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN2	L 15–38	40,646
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Gerry Ahrens Jr RB 23 Lionel Gates So TE 86 Ronnie Ghent Sr WR 88 Victor Glenn Jr WR 2 Tiger Jones  So QB 17 Stefan LeFors So C 68 Dan Koons Jr QB 7 Justin Rascati Fr TE 89 Richard Owens Jr RB 28 T. J. Patterson So OL 70 Will Rabatin So QB 15 Dave Ragone Sr WR 82 J. R. Russell So RB 32 Eric Shelton So G 59 Jason Spitz Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 35 Michael Brown Sr S 12 Curry Burns Sr DE 58 Elvis Dumervil Fr CB 24 Anthony Floyd Sr DB 42 Laroni Gallishaw  So LB 97 Brandon Johnson  Fr CB 3 Chris Johnson Sr LB 98 Chad Lee Sr LB 54 Robert McCune So S 1 Kerry Rhodes So DT 92 Montavious Stanley  Fr DE 99 Dewayne White Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 Nate Smith Jr	Head coach John L. Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Cox (LB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 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