2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated Clemson in the 2002 Tangerine Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 537 to 439.^[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 55–15 vs. Clemson
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	9–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury totaled 5,017 passing yards and received the Sammy Baugh Trophy.^[1][2] Lawrence Flugence set the NCAA single-season record for most tackles.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	1:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 21–45	100,037
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 24–14	32,000
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Ole Miss*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 42–28	40,228
September 21	11:30 a.m.	No. 17 NC State*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 48–51 OT	35,864
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 49–0	35,111
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 48–47 OT	86,478
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBS	L 17–31	51,842
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Missouri		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 52–38	42,781
October 26	12:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 13–37	50,478
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Baylor		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 62–11	43,243
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 49–24	44,595
November 16	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Texas		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 42–38	52,047
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 24	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	L 15–60	75,553
December 23	5:30 p.m.	vs. Clemson*		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–15	21,689
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	0	0	14	21
No. 13 Buckeyes	14	7	17	7	45

See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Pigskin Classic

At SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	3	7	0	14	24
Mustangs	6	0	0	8	14

See also: 2002 SMU Mustangs football team

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	7	14	28
Red Raiders	10	18	7	7	42

See also: 2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team

NC State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 17 Wolfpack	10	7	21	7	6	51
Red Raiders	7	3	7	28	3	48

See also: 2002 NC State Wolfpack football team

At New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	21	7	14	49
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2002 New Mexico Lobos football team

At Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Raiders	7	10	0	24	7	48
No. 23 Aggies	14	14	7	6	6	47

See also: 2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry

At Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	3	0	7	7	17
No. 11 Cyclones	3	0	21	7	31

See also: 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	7	7	14	38
Red Raiders	14	17	13	8	52

See also: 2002 Missouri Tigers football team

At Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	10	3	0	0	13
No. 21 Buffaloes	10	6	14	7	37

See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	0	8	11
Red Raiders	7	21	21	13	62

See also: 2002 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	7	3	24
Red Raiders	14	14	14	7	49

See also: 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Longhorns	14	7	7	10	38
Red Raiders	0	21	7	14	42

See also: 2002 Texas Longhorns football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry

At Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Red Raiders	0	0	7	8	15
No. 4 Sooners	16	9	21	14	60

See also: 2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Vs. Clemson (Tangerine Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	17	17	7	14	55
Clemson	0	2	7	6	15

See also: 2002 Clemson Tigers football team and 2002 Tangerine Bowl

Roster

2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Anton Paige Sr QB 2 B. J. Symons Jr WR 6 Nehemiah Glover So QB 16 Kliff Kingsbury Sr OL 64 Cody Campbell So OL 65 Casey Keck Jr C 66 Toby Cecil Jr OL 67 Bryan Kegans  Fr OL 75 E.J. Whitley  Fr OL 77 Dylan Gandy So OL 78 Manuel Ramirez Fr WR 82 Carlos Francis Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 9 Aaron Hunt Sr CB 20 Byron Johnson Jr DB 21 Ricky Sailor Sr DB 22 Cody Davis Sr DL 91 Adell Duckett So DL 93 Chris Hudler Fr LB 94 Lennard Christensen Sr DL 95 Rodney McKinney Sr DE 96 Neno Falls Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Leach Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Aranda (GA) 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
Aaron Hunt	Defensive tackle	6	194	Denver Broncos
Kliff Kingsbury	Quarterback	6	201	New England Patriots