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2002 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record4–7 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (13th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 McNeese State $^   6 0     13 2  
No. 16 Northwestern State ^   4 2     9 4  
No. 23 Nicholls State   3 3     7 4  
Stephen F. Austin   3 3     6 5  
Jacksonville State   2 4     5 6  
Sam Houston State   2 4     4 7  
Southwest Texas State   1 5     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at Central Michigan*No. 12L 10–3418,826[1][2]
September 7Midwestern State (TX)*No. 14W 26–237,126[3]
September 14at Northern Arizona*No. 14L 14–406,019[4]
September 21Mississippi Valley State*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 45–79,045[5]
September 28at No. 12 Western Illinois*L 13–4115,318[6]
October 12at Jacksonville StateL 22–286,449[7]
October 19at No. 23 Stephen F. AustinW 10–78,003[8]
October 26No. 2 McNeese State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 10–476,110[9]
October 31at Northwestern StateL 10–387,628[10]
November 9No. 22 Nicholls State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 16–343,016[11]
November 23Southwest Texas State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 20–146,021[12]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Michigan 34, Sam Houston 10". Detroit Free Press. August 30, 2002. p. 6D. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "CMU defeats Sam Houston St". Daily Press & Argus. August 30, 2002. p. 2B. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston St. 26, Midwestern St. 23". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Zack Hall (September 15, 2002). "Clinic in efficiency". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bearkats blow Delta Devils away". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Undefeated Leathernecks scamper past Sam Houston State". Quad-City Times. September 29, 2002. p. D13. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacksonville St. 28, Sam Houston St. 22". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Jacks nipped by Bearkats". Longview News-Journal. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese 47, SHS 10". Daily World. October 27, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Demons rip Bearkats". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nicholls St. 34, SHS 16". Daily World. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston St 21, SW Texas 14". Victoria Advocate. November 24, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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