2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team

2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bobby Keasler (4th season; first 3 games) Mike Collins (interim, final 9 games)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Condell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins (4th season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium

2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		6	–	0					8	–	5
New Mexico State		5	–	1					7	–	5
Arkansas State		3	–	3					6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4					3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Indians began the season led by fourth-year Bobby Keasler, who resigned after the team lost its first three games. Louisiana–Monroe's defensive coordinator, Mike Collins, was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Indians finished the year with an overall record of 3–9 and mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in athree-way tie for fourth in the Sun Belt. Louisiana–Monroe's offense scored 236 points while the defense allowed 451 points.^[1] The team played home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 3–31	58,151
September 7	6:10 pm	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 0–68	43,104
September 14	6:00 pm	No. 3 (I-AA) McNeese State*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 19–24	10,091
September 21	6:00 pm	Arkansas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 21–33	9,375
October 5	6:00 pm	Tulane*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 9–52	11,645
October 12	6:00 pm	Idaho	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 34–14	6,509
October 19	3:05 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		L 21–34	12,183
October 26	6:00 pm	Utah State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 51–48 ^2OT	6,190
November 2	3:05 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		L 2–41	16,212
November 9	1:00 pm	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 14–52	84,618
November 16	2:30 pm	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	L 28–44	8,326
November 23	4:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)		W 34–10	7,012
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Kjell Nesen Jr QB 10 Daniel Da Prato Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 5 Chris Harris So DE 89 Marbrae Wilson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Keasler Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-11-08

References

1. "2002 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.