2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Independence Bowl, L 23–27 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
2002 record	7–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Solich (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Solich (5th year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bohl (3rd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,918)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#20 Colorado xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
#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
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
#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

Arizona State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona State 3 0 7 0 10 • Nebraska 3 7 14 24 48 Date: August 24 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 77,779 TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Troy State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Troy State 0 3 7 6 16 • Nebraska 7 7 14 3 31 Date: August 31 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 77,831

Utah State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 7 0 0 6 13 • Nebraska 17 20 7 0 44 Date: September 7 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 78,176

Nebraska at Penn State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 7 0 0 7 • Penn State 0 13 20 7 40 Date: September 14 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game start: 7:07 p.m. CST Game attendance: 110,753 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 7 7 0 14 • Iowa State 3 16 7 10 36 Date: September 28 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST Game attendance: 51,888 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

McNeese State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total McNeese State 0 7 0 7 14 • Nebraska 7 14 0 17 38 Date: October 5 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:35 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,192 Television network: HDNet

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 10 3 0 0 13 • Nebraska 7 7 7 3 24 Date: October 12 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:36 a.m. CST Game attendance: 78,014 TV announcers (PPV): Dave Armstrong (Play-by-play), Rich Baldinger (Color), Bill Doleman (Sideline) & Chris Gerving (Sideline)

Nebraska at Oklahoma State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 7 0 14 21 • Oklahoma State 0 3 14 7 24 Date: October 19 Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 11:39 a.m. CST Game attendance: 45,017 TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

The 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska finished in 4th place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 8th conference–wide, with a final record of 7–7 (3–5).

Nebraska finished in 4th place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 8th conference-wide, with a final record of 7-7 (3-5).

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2002 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

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