2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Keith Burns in his third and final season as head coach, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the WAC. Tulsa played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Keith Burns (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Lounsbury (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	No. 1 Oklahoma*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa OK	ESPN	L 0–37	40,385
September 7	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 19–21	15,363
September 14	1:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FSN	L 9–53	18,600
September 21	6:00 pm	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 25–37	30,337
September 28	6:00 pm	Kansas*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 33–43	17,893
October 12	6:00 pm	Boise State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 24–52	15,079
October 19	11:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 14–37	34,098
October 26	2:00 pm	UTEP	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 20–0	12,317
November 2	2:00 pm	Rice	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 18–33	12,587
November 9	4:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 12–31	37,841
November 16	2:00 pm	San Jose State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 38–49	15,653
November 23	2:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 21–24	12,324
*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 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 82 Romby Bryant Jr QB 15 James Kilian So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class RB 9 Garrett Mills Fr	Head coach Keith Burns Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt