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)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Texas Christian | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 30.1 | 18.5 | 5.90 | -4.93 | |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 29.2 | 23.5 | 2.84 | -0.02 | |
| Louisville | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28.8 | 24.5 | 0.77 | -1.93 | |
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 21.7 | 18.3 | -0.24 | -1.93 | |
| Tulane | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.8 | 21.7 | 0.91 | -5.47 | |
| Alabama-Birmingham | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 22.3 | 30.8 | -8.78 | -3.86 | |
| East Carolina | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.9 | 33.3 | -7.15 | -1.40 | |
| Houston | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 26.7 | 32.8 | -7.70 | -2.95 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 25.3 | 27.3 | -7.61 | -3.69 | |
| Army | 1 | 11 | .083 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 18.8 | 40.9 | -22.64 | -5.80 | |
| School | Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian | 25 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 17 | 17 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-31 | Liberty Bowl | Texas Christian | 17 | Colorado State | 3 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 2002-12-27 | Houston Bowl | Oklahoma State | 33 | Southern Mississippi | 23 | Houston Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 2002-12-25 | Hawaii Bowl | Tulane | 36 | Hawaii | 28 | Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| 2002-12-18 | GMAC Bowl | Marshall | 38 | Louisville | 15 | GMAC Bowl (Mobile, AL) |
| 2002-12-17 | New Orleans Bowl | North Texas | 24 | Cincinnati | 19 | New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| CUSA Defensive Player of the Year: | Lamarcus McDonald (Texas Christian) |
| CUSA Offensive Player of the Year: | Dave Ragone (Louisville) |
| CUSA Coach of the Year: | Gary Patterson (Texas Christian) |