2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was led by head coach John Bunting.

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2002 record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	John Bunting (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (1st season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

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
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 30–22	39,444
September 14	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Texas*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 21–52	60,500
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 13–21	57,000
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 38–35	42,128
October 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina–State Game)	JPS	L 17–34	60,250
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 27–37	55,648
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–31	31,476
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 7–59	44,000
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 12–42	42,000
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 14–40	81,910
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game)	JPS	W 23–21	30,002
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 88 Sam Aiken Sr QB 17 Matt Baker  Fr C 72 Jason Brown So QB 4 Darian Durant So FB 44 Madison Hedgecock So TE 86 Zach Hilton Sr RB 15 Willie Parker Jr T 77 Jeb Terry Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 24 Dexter Reid Jr CB 18 Michael Waddell Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 56 Greg Warren So	Head coach John Bunting Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position [1]	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

References

1. "2002 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 16, 2008.