2002 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2002 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished third in the West Division of the SWAC.

2002 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–7 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	William A. Thomas (9th season)
Home stadium	Reliant Astrodome Robertson Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		6	–	1					8	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama State		2	–	5					6	–	6
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					11	–	2
Southern		5	–	2					6	–	6
Texas Southern		3	–	4					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		2	–	5					3	–	8
Prairie View A&M		0	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Prairie View A&M	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 44–14		[1]
September 7	at Howard*	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	L 31–34		[2]
September 14	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 32–43		[3]
September 21	at Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 10–17	13,075	[4]
September 28	Alabama A&M	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–21
October 12	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 42–20
October 19	at Stillman*	Stillman Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 28–35		[5]
October 26	Mississippi Valley State	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–21		[6]
November 2	No. 7 Grambling State	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX	L 28–42	10,635	[7]
November 9	Clark Atlanta*	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX	W 26–3		[8]
November 16	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 25–27		[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game