2002 Army Black Knights football team

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.

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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

Roster

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	Head coach Todd Berry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "2002 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. 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.
4. "E. Carolina runs away from Army". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.