2002 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2002 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his sixth year, played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Bulls finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2). However, the Bulls did not participate in a bowl game.
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2002 record | 9–2 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Hobbie (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Rick Kravitz (6th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Wally Burnham (2nd as DC, 3rd overall season) |
| Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium (66,321, grass) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | W 51–10 | 22,074 | ||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
| W 37–6 | 23,559 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arkansas | WMOR | L 3–42 | 55,817 | |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Oklahoma | TBS | L 14–31 | 74,432 | |
| October 5 | 8:05 p.m. | at North Texas | WMOR | W 24–17 | 15,512 | |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| FSN | W 16–13 | 28,181 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | FSN | W 46–30 | 33,419 | |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern |
| W 56–6 | 23,144 | |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis |
| W 31–28 | 32,270 | |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green |
| W 29–7 | 28,098 | |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Houston | FSN | W 32–14 | 12,856 | |
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- Source: GoUSFBulls.com: Football – 2002 Schedule & Results[1]
Roster
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Kawika Mitchell | Linebacker | 2 | 47 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Shurron Pierson | Defensive end | 4 | 129 | Oakland Raiders |
| DeAndrew Rubin | Wide receiver | 7 | 253 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- "2002 USF Schedule & Results". GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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