2002 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2002 Tulane Green Wave football team represented the Tulane University in the 2002 college football season. Led by J. P. Losman, the Green Wave won the Hawaii Bowl for the first time in the school's history.

2002 Tulane Green Wave football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 36–28 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–5 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Scelfo (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Scelfo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome Tad Gormley 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:30 pm	Southern*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 37–19	40,337
September 7	7:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 34–13	16,307
September 14	6:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 20–24	35,300
September 21	7:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–38	32,120
September 28	2:30 pm	No. 3 Texas*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	ESPN Plus	L 0–49	46,678
October 5	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 52–9	11,645
October 12	2:30 pm	Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 35–17	19,575
October 19	2:30 pm	UAB	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 35–14	19,343	[1]
October 26	2:30 pm	Navy*	Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 51–30	27,417
November 9	2:00 pm	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 10–17	27,694
November 16	2:30 pm	Army	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 10–14	19,421
November 23	2:30 pm	Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 31–10	21,832
December 25	7:00 pm	vs. Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–28	35,513
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2002 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Nick Cannon Fr QB 7 J. P. Losman Jr WR 9 Roydell Williams Jr RB 21 Brant Hocke Jr WR 25 James Dunn Jr RB 26 Mewelde Moore Jr OL 60 Seth Zaunbrecher Sr OT 73 Joe Mitchell Jr WR 80 Chris Bush So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Jeff Sanchez Sr SS 23 Tra Boger So LB 29 Nick Simpson Sr DB 30 Darren Sapp So LB 36 Anthony Cannon Fr LB 42 Blake Baker So DE 71 Stephen Segari Jr DL 81 Terrence Tarver Jr DL 89 Roxie Shelvin Sr DE 95 Michael Roberts Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Seth Marler Sr	Head coach Chris Scelfo Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players in the NFL

No Tulane Green Wave players were selected in the 2003 NFL draft. The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Seth Marler	Kicker	Jacksonville Jaguars
Jeff Sanchez	Cornerback	Dallas Cowboys