2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2002 record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (1st season)
CaptainSam Aiken, Dexter Reid, Ronald Brewer
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,000)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 – 1     9 – 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 – 3     11 – 3  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
North Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*
L 21–2738,000
September 78:00 p.m.at Syracuse*
ESPN2W 30–2239,444
September 148:00 p.m.No. 3 Texas*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCL 21–5260,500
September 283:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCL 13–2157,000
October 57:00 p.m.at Arizona State*
W 38–3542,128
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 14 NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 17–3460,250
October 1912:00 p.m.at Virginia
JPSL 27–3755,648
October 2612:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
JPSL 0–3131,476
November 21:30 p.m.Marylanddagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–5944,000
November 912:00 p.m.Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSL 12–4242,000
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 15 Florida State
ABCL 14–4081,910
November 2312:00 p.m.at Duke
JPSW 23–2130,002
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 88 Sam Aiken Sr
QB 17 Matt Baker Redshirt.svg Fr
C 72 Jason Brown So
QB 4 Darian Durant So
FB 44 Madison Hedgecock So
TE 86 Zach Hilton Sr
RB 15 Willie Parker Jr
T 77 Jeb Terry Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 24 Dexter Reid Jr
CB 18 Michael Waddell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 56 Greg Warren So
Head coach
  • John Bunting
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff[]

Name Position [1] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head Coach 2nd
Gunter Brewer Wide Receivers 3rd
Rod Broadway Defensive tackles 2nd
Ken Browning Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator 9th
Jeff Connors Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 2nd
Jim Fleming Defensive Backs / Special Teams Coordinator 1st
Hal Hunter Offensive Line 1st
Dave Huxtable Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 2nd
Andre' Powell Running Backs 2nd
Gary Tranquill Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 2nd
James Webster, Jr. Defensive Ends 2nd

References[]

  1. ^ "2002 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.
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