2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 4–8 overall and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC.

2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell Jr. (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Conroy Hines (3nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Rick Smith (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (1st season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium Independence Stadium

2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Oklahoma State*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		W 39–36	31,391
September 7	12:00 pm	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 13–33	72,616
September 14	1:00 pm	Tulsa	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FSN	W 53–9	18,600
September 21	11:00 am	at No. 15 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN Plus	L 17–49	103,987
September 28	6:00 pm	at No. 24 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 3–31	72,802
October 5	7:00 pm	at Rice	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX		L 20–37	20,895
October 19	2:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX		L 34–37	14,836
October 26	2:00 pm	Nevada	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 50–47	15,315
November 9	4:00 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 30–42	6,391
November 16	2:05 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 10–36	28,413
November 23	2:00 pm	UTEP	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA		W 38–24	9,267
December 5	6:00 pm	Fresno State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN2	L 13–45	17,810
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Luke McCown Jr WR 33 Sam Washington Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Corey Brazil So CB 18 Delone Williams Fr DB 39 Orlandus Williams Fr CB 22 Tramon Williams Fr CB 24 Jerron Wishom So DL 48 Spencer Young Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 23 Josh Scobee Jr	Head coach Jack Bicknell, Jr. Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-16