Record: 57-68, .456 W-L% (9th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -4.37 (9th of 12) ▪ SOS: -3.20 (9th of 12)
Conference Champion: Cincinnati and Texas Christian
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Louisville)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Texas Christian)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2002 | Mon | Cincinnati | 36 | Texas Christian | 29 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 2 | Sep 7, 2002 | Sat | Tulane | 34 | @ | Houston | 13 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 3 | Sep 14, 2002 | Sat | East Carolina | 24 | Tulane | 20 | ||
| 4 | Sep 14, 2002 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 33 | Memphis | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 5 | Sep 21, 2002 | Sat | Louisville | 45 | @ | Army | 14 | |
| 6 | Sep 21, 2002 | Sat | Memphis | 38 | Tulane | 10 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 7 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Alabama-Birmingham | 31 | Memphis | 17 | ||
| 8 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 27 | @ | Army | 6 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 9 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | East Carolina | 59 | Army | 24 | ||
| 10 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | Texas Christian | 34 | Houston | 17 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 11 | Oct 8, 2002 | Tue | Louisville | 38 | @ | Memphis | 32 | |
| 12 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | Alabama-Birmingham | 51 | Houston | 34 | ||
| 13 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | Texas Christian | 46 | @ | Army | 27 | |
| 14 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | Tulane | 35 | Cincinnati | 17 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 15 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | Houston | 56 | Army | 42 | ||
| 16 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 23 | Cincinnati | 14 | ||
| 17 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | Texas Christian | 45 | @ | Louisville | 31 | |
| 18 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | Tulane | 35 | Alabama-Birmingham | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 19 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Alabama-Birmingham | 29 | @ | Army | 26 | |
| 20 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Cincinnati | 48 | Memphis | 10 | ||
| 21 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Louisville | 44 | East Carolina | 20 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 22 | Oct 30, 2002 | Wed | Texas Christian | 37 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | ||
| 23 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | Houston | 26 | @ | Memphis | 21 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 24 | Nov 7, 2002 | Thu | Cincinnati | 24 | @ | Louisville | 14 | |
| 25 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | East Carolina | 54 | @ | Houston | 48 | |
| 26 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 20 | @ | Alabama-Birmingham | 13 | |
| 27 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | Texas Christian | 17 | Tulane | 10 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 28 | Nov 14, 2002 | Thu | Louisville | 20 | @ | Southern Mississippi | 17 | |
| 29 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | Alabama-Birmingham | 36 | East Carolina | 29 | ||
| 30 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | Army | 14 | @ | Tulane | 10 | |
| 31 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | Cincinnati | 47 | Houston | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 32 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | East Carolina | 31 | (22) Texas Christian | 28 | ||
| 33 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Louisville | 41 | Alabama-Birmingham | 21 | ||
| 34 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Memphis | 38 | Army | 10 | ||
| 35 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Tulane | 31 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 36 | Nov 30, 2002 | Sat | Cincinnati | 31 | Alabama-Birmingham | 23 | ||
| 37 | Nov 30, 2002 | Sat | Houston | 27 | Louisville | 10 | ||
| 38 | Nov 30, 2002 | Sat | Southern Mississippi | 24 | East Carolina | 7 | ||
| 39 | Nov 30, 2002 | Sat | Texas Christian | 27 | Memphis | 20 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 40 | Dec 6, 2002 | Fri | Cincinnati | 42 | @ | East Carolina | 26 |