The 2002 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.
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Conference | Southland Football League |
Record | 4–7 (2–4 Southland) |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Lucas (13th season) |
Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 McNeese State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Nicholls State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | at Central Michigan* | No. 12 | L 10–34 | 18,826 | [1][2] | |
September 7 | Midwestern State (TX)* | No. 14 | W 26–23 | 7,126 | [3] | |
September 14 | at Northern Arizona* | No. 14 | L 14–40 | 6,019 | [4] | |
September 21 | Mississippi Valley State* |
| W 45–7 | 9,045 | [5] | |
September 28 | at No. 12 Western Illinois* | L 13–41 | 15,318 | [6] | ||
October 12 | at Jacksonville State | L 22–28 | 6,449 | [7] | ||
October 19 | at No. 23 Stephen F. Austin | W 10–7 | 8,003 | [8] | ||
October 26 | No. 2 McNeese State |
| L 10–47 | 6,110 | [9] | |
October 31 | at No. 3 Northwestern State | L 10–38 | 7,628 | [10] | ||
November 9 | No. 22 Nicholls State |
| L 16–34 | 3,016 | [11] | |
November 23 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 20–14 | 6,021 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Central Michigan 34, Sam Houston 10". Detroit Free Press. August 30, 2002. p. 6D. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CMU defeats Sam Houston St". Daily Press & Argus. August 30, 2002. p. 2B. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston St. 26, Midwestern St. 23". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Zack Hall (September 15, 2002). "Clinic in efficiency". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats blow Delta Devils away". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated Leathernecks scamper past Sam Houston State". Quad-City Times. September 29, 2002. p. D13. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacksonville St. 28, Sam Houston St. 22". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jacks nipped by Bearkats". Longview News-Journal. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese 47, SHS 10". Daily World. October 27, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons rip Bearkats". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls St. 34, SHS 16". Daily World. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston St 21, SW Texas 14". Victoria Advocate. November 24, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.