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American college football season
The 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place eighth.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | | | L 21–27 | 38,000 |
September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at Syracuse* | | ESPN2 | W 30–22 | 39,444 |
September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Texas* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ABC | L 21–52 | 60,500 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ABC | L 13–21 | 57,000 |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | | W 38–35 | 42,128 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| JPS | L 17–34 | 60,250 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia | | JPS | L 27–37 | 55,648 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | JPS | L 0–31 | 31,476 |
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | L 7–59 | 44,000 |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Clemson | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| JPS | L 12–42 | 42,000 |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Florida State | | ABC | L 14–40 | 81,910 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | | JPS | W 23–21 | 30,002 |
- *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 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Coaching staff[]
Name
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Position [1]
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Seasons in Position
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John Bunting
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Head Coach
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2nd
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Gunter Brewer
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Wide Receivers
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3rd
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Rod Broadway
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Defensive tackles
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2nd
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Ken Browning
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Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator
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9th
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Jeff Connors
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Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
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2nd
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Jim Fleming
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Defensive Backs / Special Teams Coordinator
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1st
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Hal Hunter
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Offensive Line
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1st
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Dave Huxtable
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Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
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2nd
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Andre' Powell
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Running Backs
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2nd
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Gary Tranquill
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Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
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2nd
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James Webster, Jr.
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Defensive Ends
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2nd
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References[]
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