# 2002 Texas Longhorns football team

The 2002 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by senior quarterback Chris Simms.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 3 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | PPV | W 27–0 | 83,051 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Carolina* | No. 3 | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ABC | W 52–21 | 60,500 |
| September 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston* | No. 3 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | PPV | W 41–11 | 82,936 |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulane* | No. 3 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | ESPN | W 49–0 | 46,678 |
| October 5 | 11:30 a.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 2 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | FSN | W 17–15 | 83,116 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 3 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout, College GameDay) | ABC | L 24–35 | 75,587 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Kansas State | No. 8 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | W 17–14 | 50,659 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Iowa State | No. 7 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | W 21–10 | 83,071 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nebraska | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | FSN | W 27–24 | 78,268 |
| November 9 | 11:30 a.m. | Baylor | No. 4 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | PPV | W 41–0 | 83,016 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 4 | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | ABC | L 38–42 | 52,047 |
| November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | No. 10 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 50–20 | 83,711 |
| January 1, 2003 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. LSU* | No. 9 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | FOX | W 35–20 | 70,817 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Texas | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Mack Brown's first game back at North Carolina since taking the Texas job.

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Houston | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| • Texas | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Oklahoma St

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma St | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| • Texas | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 35 |

### Kansas St

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Kansas St | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |

### Iowa St

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa St | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Texas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Texas | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 41 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| • Texas Tech | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| • Texas | 9 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
* Chris Simms 278 Yds, 3 TD (finished 15–0 at home as starting QB)

### Cotton Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| LSU | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |