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2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Houston Bowl champion
Houston Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Southern Miss
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South Division
2002 record 8–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach Les Miles (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Gundy (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Bill Clay (2nd year)
Home stadium Lewis Field
(Capacity: 48,500)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#20 Colorado xy   7 1         9 5  
#7 Kansas State   6 2         11 2  
Iowa State   4 4         7 7  
Nebraska   3 5         7 7  
Missouri   2 6         5 7  
Kansas   0 8         2 10  
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$   6 2         12 2  
#6 Texas x   6 2         11 2  
Texas Tech   5 3         9 5  
Oklahoma State   5 3         8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5         6 6  
Baylor   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 0 7 0 14 21
Oklahoma State 0 3 7 14 24

The 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys' Houston Bowl appearance in 2002 was only the second time in 14 years that OSU made it to a bowl game.

Oklahoma State's first win versus Nebraska since 1961.

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Cowboys Rashaun Woods (31st overall), Tatum Bell (41st overall), and Antonio Smith (135th overall) would be selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.


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