Southern Miss
USA · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 55–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 23–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H |  USA | 3–9 | W 33–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 10–3 | L 7–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | USA | 1–11 | W 27–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | USA | 9–2 | L 13–16 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | USA | 7–7 | W 23–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  TCUH2H | USA | 10–2 | L 7–37 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  UABH2H | USA | 5–7 | W 20–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | USA | 7–6 | L 17–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 8–5 | L 10–31 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | USA | 4–8 | W 24–7 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H |  B12 | 8–5 | L 23–33 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Cincinnati +7
- Illinois +5
- UAB +5
- East Carolina +4
- Memphis +3
- Army +1
- South Florida -2
- TCU -2
- Alabama -3
- Tulane -5
- Oklahoma State -5
- Louisville -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.