2002 Kansas Jayhawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2002
|team=Kansas Jayhawks
|image=File:University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg
|image_size=
|conference=Big 12 Conference
|division=North
|short_conf=Big 12
|record=2–10
|conf_record=0–8
|head_coach=Mark Mangino
|hc_year=1st
|off_coach=Nick Quartaro
|oc_year=1st
|off_scheme=
|def_coach=Bill Young
|dc_year=1st
|def_scheme=
|stadium=Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,250)
}}
{{2002 Big 12 football standings}}
The 2002 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Mark Mangino and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2002
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv = FSN
| score = 3–45
| attend = 40,026
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 20–31
| attend = 25,109
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southwest Missouri State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 44–24
| attend = 40,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-heaggans-returns-s/150352000/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Heaggans' returns send Jayhawks soaring|date=September 15, 2002|accessdate=June 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 16–39
| attend = 37,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| tv =
| score = 43–33
| attend = 17,893
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| tv =
| score = 32–35
| attend = 22,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 29–53
| attend = 34,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 22–47
| attend = 34,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
| tv =
| score = 12–36
| attend = 60,287
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv =
| score = 0–64
| attend = 43,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 7–45
| attend = 77,351
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| tv =
| score = 20–55
| attend = 27,500
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 2002
| team = Kansas Jayhawks
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Byron|last=Gasaway|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=Fr|first=Jerome|last=Lewis|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=Jr|first=Bill|last=Whittemore|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=13|class=Sr|first=Zach|last=Dyer|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Fr|first=Brian|last=Luke|pos=QB|rs=yes}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=34|class=Fr|first=Charles|last=Gordon|dab=Charles Gordon (American football)|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=87|class=Jr|first=Adrian|last=Jones|dab=Adrian Jones (American football)|pos=TE|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=45|class=Fr|first=Kevin|last=Kane|dab=Kevin Kane (American football)|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=92|class=So|first=David|last=McMillan|dab=David McMillan (American football)|pos=DE|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=Sr|first=Neight|last=Jacks|pos=KR|rs=yes}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020904021254/http://www.kuathletics.com:80/football/bios/
| head_coach = *Mark Mangino
| asst_coach =
| accessdate= 2002-09-04
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Kansas Jayhawks football navbox}}
Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons
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