2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	John Bunting (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Sam Aiken; Dexter Reid; Ronald Brewer;
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place eighth.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 21–27	38,000^[1]
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 30–22	39,444^[1]
September 14	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Texas*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 21–52	60,500^[1]
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 13–21	57,000^[1]
October 5	10:00 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 38–35	42,128^[1]
October 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 17–34	60,250^[1]
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 27–37	55,648^[1]
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–31	31,476^[1]
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 7–59	44,000^[1]
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 12–42	42,000^[1]
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 14–40	81,190^[1]
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	W 23–21	33,002^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Name	Position ^[2]	Seasons in Position
John Bunting	Head coach	2nd
Gunter Brewer	Wide Receivers	3rd
Rod Broadway	Defensive tackles	2nd
Ken Browning	Tight Ends / recruiting coordinator	9th
Jeff Connors	Strength and conditioning coordinator	2nd
Jim Fleming	Defensive Backs / special teams coordinator	1st
Hal Hunter	Offensive Line	1st
Dave Huxtable	Defensive coordinator / Linebackers	2nd
Andre' Powell	Running backs	2nd
Gary Tranquill	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	2nd
James Webster, Jr.	Defensive ends	2nd

Schedule

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Florida State $	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 12 NC State	5	–	3	11	–	3
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll