2002_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Insight Bowl champion
Insight Bowl, W 38–13 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	9–4 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	J. D. Brookhart (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

The 2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Ohio*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 27–14	41,579
September 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Texas A&M*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 12–14	45,489
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at UAB*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 26–20	15,027
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 23–3	32,519
September 28	1:30 p.m.	Toledo*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 37–19	39,713
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 48–24	39,947
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 6–14	80,795
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Boston College		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 19–16 ^OT	45,060
November 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 28–21	64,971
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 22	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 29–22	39,880
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 17	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 21–28	64,897
November 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 West Virginia	No. 17	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	ABC	L 17–24	66,731
December 26	8:30 p.m.	vs. Oregon State*	No. 24	Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, AZ (Insight Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–13	40,533
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Walt Harris – Head coach Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles J.D. Brookhart – Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary David Blackwell – Linebackers Curtis Bray – Defensive ends Bryan Deal – Recruiting doordinator/Specialists Tom Freeman – Offensive line/run game coordinator Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/Special teams Shawn Simms – Running backs			Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant Mark Nori – Graduate assistant Adam Waugh – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Dave Kennedy – Strength and conditioning coach Dave Langworthy – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $	7	–	0	12	–	1
No. 25 West Virginia	6	–	1	9	–	4
No. 19 Pittsburgh	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 18 Virginia Tech	3	–	4	10	–	4
Boston College	3	–	4	9	–	4
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	8
Syracuse	2	–	5	4	–	8
Rutgers	0	–	7	1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll