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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  


1.1  NFL draft  




1.2  Undrafted free agents  






2 Personnel  


2.1  Staff  




2.2  Roster  






3 Preseason  




4 Regular season  


4.1  Schedule  




4.2  Game summaries  


4.2.1  Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars  




4.2.2  Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins  






4.3  Standings  


4.3.1  Division  




4.3.2  Conference  








5 Postseason  


5.1  Game summaries  


5.1.1  AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets  








6 References  




7 External links  













2002 Indianapolis Colts season






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2002 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
General managerBill Polian
Head coachTony Dungy
Home fieldRCA Dome
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC South
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(atJets) 0–41
Pro BowlersQBPeyton Manning
WRMarvin Harrison
Uniform
  • Colts seasons
  • 2003 →

    • 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[edit]

    Signings Departures
    CBWalt Harris (Bears) TEKen Dilger (Buccaneers)
    WRTroy Walters (Vikings) SSChad Cota (Rams)
    QBBrock Huard (Seahawks) WRTony Simmons (Texans)
    WRQadry Ismail (Ravens) WRTerrence Wilkins (Rams)
    FBDetron Smith (Broncos) CBJeff Burris (Bengals)
    WRJerome Pathon (Saints)
    DTEllis Johnson (Falcons)
    GSteve McKinney (Texans)
    GLarry Moore (Redskins)

    NFL draft[edit]

    Main article: 2002 NFL draft
    2002 Indianapolis Colts draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    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

    [1]

    Undrafted free agents[edit]

    2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
    Player Position College
    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[edit]

    Staff[edit]

    2002 Indianapolis Colts staff

    Front office

    • Owner and chief executive officer – Jim Irsay
    • President – Bill Polian
    • Senior executive vice president – Pete Ward
    • Executive vice president – Bob Terpening
    • Director of football operations – Dom Anile
    • Director of pro player personnel – Clyde Powers
    • Assistant director of football operations – Chris Polian
    • Director of player development – Steve Champlin
    • Coordinator of player personnel – John Becker
    • Director of college scouting – Mike Butler

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    		Defensive coaches

    Special teams coaches

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength and conditioning – Jon Torine
    • Assistant strength and conditioning – Richard Howell

    [2]

    Roster[edit]

    2002 Indianapolis Colts final roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    		Reserve lists


    Practice squad


    Rookies in italics
     53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

    [3]

    Preseason[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
    1 August 10 atSeattle 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 atNew Orleans Saints L 21–25 2–2 Louisiana Superdome Recap

    Regular season[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
    1 September 8 atJacksonville 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 atHouston 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 atPittsburgh Steelers L 10–28 4–2 Heinz Field Recap
    8 October 27 atWashington Redskins L 21–26 4–3 FedExField Recap
    9 November 3 Tennessee Titans L 15–23 4–4 RCA Dome Recap
    10 November 10 atPhiladelphia 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 atDenver 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 atTennessee Titans L 17–27 8–5 Adelphia Coliseum Recap
    15 December 15 atCleveland 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[edit]

    Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Colts 7 7 7728
    Jaguars 0 7 10825

    atAlltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

    Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins[edit]

    Week 2: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Dolphins 14 7 0021
    Colts 0 3 01013

    atRCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Game information

    Standings[edit]

    Division[edit]

    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[edit]

    AFC
  • t
  • e
    • # 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]
    1. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b c N.Y. Jets finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (8–4 to 7–5) and Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  • ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)
  • ^ a b Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  • ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4).
  • ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

    • Postseason[edit]

    Further information: 2002–03 NFL playoffs
    Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue NFL Recap
    Wild Card January 4, 2003 atNew York Jets (4) L 0–41 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap

    Game summaries[edit]

    AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets[edit]

    AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Indianapolis Colts at (#4) New York Jets

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Colts 0 0 000
    Jets 7 17 10741

    atGiants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "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[edit]


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