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2002 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 South co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–20 vs. LSU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (5th season)
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 80,092)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 7 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	5					7	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 6 Texas x		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	5
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by senior quarterback Chris Simms.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 3	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	PPV	W 27–0	83,051
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	No. 3	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 52–21	60,500
September 21	8:00 p.m.	Houston*	No. 3	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	PPV	W 41–11	82,936
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane*	No. 3	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 49–0	46,678
October 5	11:30 a.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 2	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	W 17–15	83,116
October 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout, College GameDay)	ABC	L 24–35	75,587
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Kansas State	No. 8	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 17–14	50,659
October 26	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Iowa State	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 21–10	83,071
November 2	6:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FSN	W 27–24	78,268
November 9	11:30 a.m.	Baylor	No. 4	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	PPV	W 41–0	83,016
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 4	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 38–42	52,047
November 29	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 10	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 50–20	83,711
January 1, 2003	10:00 a.m.	vs. LSU*	No. 9	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 35–20	70,817
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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1 2 3 4 Total North Texas 0 0 0 0 0 • Texas 14 13 0 0 27 Date: August 31 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 10 14 7 21 52 North Carolina 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 14 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium

Mack Brown's first game back at North Carolina since taking the Texas job.^[3]

1 2 3 4 Total Houston 0 3 0 8 11 • Texas 14 17 0 10 41 Date: September 21 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 7 7 14 21 49 Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 28 Location: Louisiana Superdome

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1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma St 3 0 6 6 15 • Texas 0 10 7 0 17 Date: October 5 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total Texas 7 7 3 7 24 • Oklahoma 3 8 3 21 35 Date: October 12 Location: Cotton Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 0 7 7 3 17 Kansas St 0 6 0 8 14 Date: October 19 Location: KSU Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total Iowa St 0 10 0 0 10 • Texas 7 0 7 7 21 Date: October 26 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 3 3 14 7 27 Nebraska 3 0 7 14 24 Date: November 2 Location: Memorial Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 0 0 0 0 • Texas 14 17 3 7 41 Date: November 9 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total Texas 14 7 7 10 38 • Texas Tech 0 21 7 14 42 Date: November 16 Location: Jones SBC Stadium

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1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 7 0 7 6 20 • Texas 9 14 7 20 50 Date: November 29 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 83,711

• Chris Simms 278 Yds, 3 TD (finished 15–0 at home as starting QB)^[13]

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 7 14 7 7 35 LSU 10 7 0 3 20 Date: January 1 Location: Cotton Bowl

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2002 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 72 Will Allen  Fr RB 32 Cedric Benson So TE 80 Bo Scaife So QB 2 Chris Simms Sr WR 4 Roy Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 11 Derrick Johnson So DE 40 Cory Redding Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mack Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-14