2002 Indianapolis Colts season
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The 2002 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and 19th in Indianapolis. The Colts made it to the playoffs after a one-year absence in 2001 when they finished with a 6–10 record. This was the first of nine consecutive playoff appearances for the Colts. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the newly formed AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable for the team hiring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to a victory in Super Bowl XLI after a successful 2006 season.
In the Wildcard round, the Colts were soundly embarrassed by the New York Jets, as they ended up losing the game 41–0. The Jets would go on to lose to the eventual AFC champion Oakland Raiders the following week.
Offseason
Signings | Departures |
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CB Walt Harris (Bears) | TE Ken Dilger (Buccaneers) |
WR Troy Walters (Vikings) | SS Chad Cota (Rams) |
QB Brock Huard (Seahawks) | WR Tony Simmons (Texans) |
WR Qadry Ismail (Ravens) | WR Terrence Wilkins (Rams) |
FB Detron Smith (Broncos) | CB Jeff Burris (Bengals) |
WR Jerome Pathon (Saints) | |
DT Ellis Johnson (Falcons) | |
G Steve McKinney (Texans) | |
G Larry Moore (Redskins) |
NFL draft
2002 Indianapolis Colts draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 11 | Dwight Freeney * † | Defensive end | Syracuse | |
2 | 42 | Larry Tripplett | Defensive tackle | Washington | |
3 | 74 | Joseph Jefferson | Defensive back | Western Kentucky | |
4 | 106 | David Thornton | Linebacker | North Carolina | |
6 | 182 | David Pugh | Defensive tackle | Virginia Tech | |
6 | 183 | James Lewis | Defensive back | Miami (FL) | |
6 | 204 | Brian Allen | Running back | Stanford | |
7 | 220 | Josh Mallard | Defensive end | Georgia | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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David Collett | Kicker | Tennessee Tech |
Todd Delamielleure | Linebacker | Boise State |
Ricky Williams | Running Back | Texas Tech |
Mike Souza | Center | Northwestern |
Kurt Vollers | Tackle | Notre Dame |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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[3]
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 28–10 | 1–0 | Qwest Field | Recap |
2 | August 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–22 | 1–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
3 | August 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 19–7 | 2–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
4 | August 30 | at New Orleans Saints | L 21–25 | 2–2 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 8 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 28–25 | 1–0 | Alltel Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 15 | Miami Dolphins | L 13–21 | 1–1 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
3 | September 22 | at Houston Texans | W 23–3 | 2–1 | Reliant Stadium | Recap | |
4 | Bye | ||||||
5 | October 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–21 | 3–1 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
6 | October 13 | Baltimore Ravens | W 22–20 | 4–1 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
7 | October 21 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–28 | 4–2 | Heinz Field | Recap | |
8 | October 27 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–26 | 4–3 | FedExField | Recap | |
9 | November 3 | Tennessee Titans | L 15–23 | 4–4 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
10 | November 10 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–13 | 5–4 | Veterans Stadium | Recap | |
11 | November 17 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–3 | 6–4 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
12 | November 24 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–20 | 7–4 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap | |
13 | December 1 | Houston Texans | W 19–3 | 8–4 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
14 | December 8 | at Tennessee Titans | L 17–27 | 8–5 | Adelphia Coliseum | Recap | |
15 | December 15 | at Cleveland Browns | W 28–23 | 9–5 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap | |
16 | December 22 | New York Giants | L 27–44 | 9–6 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
17 | December 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–13 | 10–6 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Game summaries
Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
- Game weather: 85°, Sunny
- Game attendance: 56,595
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: September 15, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 pm
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,650
- Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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Standings
Division
AFC South | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
(2) Tennessee Titans | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | 367 | 324 | W5 |
(5) Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 349 | 313 | W1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 328 | 315 | L2 |
Houston Texans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | 213 | 356 | L3 |
Conference
AFC
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# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | ||
Division leaders | ||||||||||||
1[a] | Oakland Raiders | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .529 | .531 | ||
2[a] | Tennessee Titans | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .479 | .474 | ||
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 6–0 | 8–4 | .486 | .451 | ||
4[b] | New York Jets | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .500 | .500 | ||
Wild Cards | ||||||||||||
5 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .479 | .400 | ||
6[c] | Cleveland Browns | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .486 | .413 | ||
Did not qualify for the postseason | ||||||||||||
7[c][d] | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .527 | .486 | ||
8[b][c][d][e] | New England Patriots | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .525 | .455 | ||
9[b][e] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .508 | .486 | ||
10[f] | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .473 | .352 | ||
11[f][g] | San Diego Chargers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .492 | .453 | ||
12[g] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .527 | .516 | ||
13 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .506 | .384 | ||
14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .506 | .438 | ||
15 | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .518 | .492 | ||
16 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .537 | .406 | ||
Tiebreakers[h] | ||||||||||||
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Postseason
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | NFL Recap |
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Wild Card | January 4, 2003 | at New York Jets (4) | L 0–41 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jets | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: January 4, 2003
- Game time: 4:30 pm
- Game weather: 35 °F or 1.7 °C (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 78,524
- Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson
- Recap, Game Book
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References
- ^ "2002 Indianapolis Colts draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ "Administration, coaching staff and football operations". 2002 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide. pp. 2–24.
- ^ "2002 Indianapolis Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
External links
- 2002 Indianapolis Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com