2002 Army Black Knights football
ConferenceConference USA
Record1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread/option
Defensive coordinatorDennis Therrell (3rd season)
Base defense4–4
CaptainAris Comeaux, Clarence Holmes, Ryan Kent, Alex Moore
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cincinnati +   6 – 2     7 – 7  
No. 23 TCU +   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Louisville   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Tulane   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     5 – 7  
East Carolina   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Houston   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Memphis   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Army   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Todd Berry, the Black Knights compiled a 1–11 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 491 to 226.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 58–12.[2] This loss began a 14-game losing streak by Army against Navy.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Holy Cross*
L 21–3028,063[3]
September 147:00 p.m.at Rutgers*
ESPN+L 0–4428,514
September 211:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
WDRBL 14–4528,625
September 291:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 6–2731,402
October 52:00 p.m.at East Carolina
L 24–5938,111[4]
October 126:00 p.m.TCU
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 27–4632,454
October 193:00 p.m.at Houston
L 42–5616,469
October 2612:00 p.m.UAB
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 26–2935,804
November 91:00 p.m.Air Force*
ESPN+L 30–4939,288
November 163:30 p.m.at Tulane
W 14–1019,421
November 232:00 p.m.at Memphis
L 10–3820,906
December 1vs. Navy*
L 12–58

Roster

2002 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Reggie Nevels So
QB 8 Zac Dahman Fr
WR 9 Aris Comeaux Sr
RB 28 Josh Holden Sr
TE 48 Warren Stewart Sr
C 53 Mike Hastings Sr
G 61 Steve Schmidt Sr
G 70 Aaron Burger Sr
OT 79 Craig Cunningham Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Maurio Smith Sr
LB 43 Joe Martinez Sr
LB 46 Michael Lennox Sr
LB 52 Jason Frazier Sr
DT 96 Paddy Heiliger Sr
DE 97 Keenan Beasley So
DE 98 Will Sullivan So
DL 99 Clarence Holmes Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 47 Chris Castelli Sr
Head coach
  • Todd Berry
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "2002 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Gross, Andrew (September 8, 2002). "Black Knights Embarrassed: Army Loses Five Fumbles in Defeat to I-AA Holy Cross". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 12C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "E. Carolina runs away from Army". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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