2002 Army Black Knights football team

2002 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Berry (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/option
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Therrell (3rd season)
Base defense	4–4
Captain	Aris Comeaux, Clarence Holmes, Ryan Kent, Alex Moore
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Conference USA football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		Holy Cross*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 21–30	28,063	^[3]
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 0–44	28,514
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Louisville	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	WDRB	L 14–45	28,625
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 6–27	31,402
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 24–59	38,111	^[4]
October 12	6:00 p.m.	TCU	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 27–46	32,454
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 42–56	16,469
October 26	12:00 p.m.	UAB	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 26–29	35,804
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Air Force*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPN+	L 30–49	39,288
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 14–10	19,421
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–38	20,906
December 1		vs. Navy*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)		L 12–58
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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

^ "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "2002 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ 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.
^ "E. Carolina runs away from Army". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Army Black Knights football
Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mules Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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