2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2002 record 4–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Jack Bicknell, Jr. (4th year)
Home stadium Joe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 30,600)

Independence Stadium
(Capacity: 53,000)
2002 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#15 Boise State   8 0         12 1  
Hawaii   7 1         10 4  
Fresno State   6 2         9 5  
San Jose State   4 4         6 7  
Nevada   4 4         5 7  
Rice   3 5         4 7  
Louisiana Tech   3 5         4 8  
SMU   3 5         3 9  
UTEP   1 7         2 10  
Tulsa   1 7         1 11  
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2002 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jack Bicknell, Jr., who was in his fourth season with Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM Oklahoma State* Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 39–36   31,391
September 7 12:00 PM at Clemson* Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 13–33   72,616
September 14 1:00 PM Tulsa Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA FSN W 53–9   18,600
September 21 11:00 AM at Penn State* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ESPN+ L 17–49   103,987
September 28 6:00 PM at #24 Texas A&M* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 3–31   72,802
October 5 7:00 PM at Rice Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX L 20–37   20,895
October 19 2:00 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX L 34–37   14,836
October 26 2:00 PM Nevada Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 50–47   15,315
November 9 4:00 PM at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA L 30–42   6,391
November 16 2:05 PM at #23 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID L 10–36   28,413
November 23 2:00 PM UTEP Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA W 38–24   9,267
December 5 6:00 PM Fresno State Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Battle for the Bone) ESPN2 L 13–45   17,810
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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