Texas Christian Football Team History
Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium Capacity: 46,000 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Gary Patterson Conference: Conference USA-
2002 Season Highlights
Gary Patterson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
The Horned Toads won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 2 @
Cincinnati
29
36
L
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Northwestern
48
24
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Southern Methodist
17
6
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
North Texas
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Houston
34
17
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Army
46
27
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Louisville
45
31
W
Wed., Oct. 30 vs.
Southern Mississippi
37
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Tulane
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
East Carolina
28
31
L
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Memphis
27
20
W
Tue., Dec. 31
Colorado State
17
3
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 361
Scoring Average 30.1
Points Allowed 222
Defense Average 18.5
Opponents Record 66-86
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
23 10-2-0
AP
22 10-2-0
Coaches
22 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.