2002 Indianapolis Colts season

2002 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Tony Dungy
General manager	Bill Polian
Owner	Jim Irsay
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 41–0
Pro Bowlers	QB Peyton Manning WR Marvin Harrison
Uniform

The 2002 Indianapolis Colts season was the 50th season for the team 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 and would not miss the playoffs again until 2011. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the new AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable when the team hired Ex-Bucs coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to 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

NFL draft

Main article: 2002 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2002 Indianapolis Colts draft
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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Personnel

Staff

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

Head Coach – Tony Dungy

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Tom Moore
Quarterbacks – Jim Caldwell
Running Backs – Gene Huey
Wide Receivers – Clyde Christensen
Tight Ends – Chris Foerster
Offensive Line – Howard Mudd
Offensive Quality Control – Ricky Thomas

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ron Meeks
Defensive Line – John Teerlinck
Linebackers – Mike Murphy
Defensive Backs – Alan Williams
Defensive Quality Control – Diron Reynolds

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Russ Purnell

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jon Torine
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell

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Roster

2002 Indianapolis Colts roster

Quarterbacks

7 Brock Huard
18 Peyton Manning

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

92 Chad Bratzke DE
79 Raheem Brock DE
97 James Cannida DT
93 Dwight Freeney DE
68 Josh Mallard DE
91 Chukie Nwokorie DE
95 David Pugh DT
99 Brad Scioli DT
75 Larry Tripplett DT
96 Josh Williams DT

Linebackers

94 Rob Morris MLB
52 Mike Peterson OLB
98 Sam Sword OLB
52 Donnell Thompson MLB
50 David Thornton OLB
53 Marcus Washington OLB

Defensive backs

28 Idrees Bashir FS
41 Cory Bird SS
31 Clifton Crosby CB
34 Jason Doering FS/SS
26 David Gibson SS
25 Nick Harper CB
21 Walt Harris CB
29 Joseph Jefferson CB
40 Brian Leigeb S
27 David Macklin CB
37 Eric Vance S
20 Joe Walker S

Special teams

Rookies in italics

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Preseason schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Host Stadium	NFL Recap
August 10, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	W 28–10	Qwest Field	Recap
August 20, 2002	Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–22	RCA Dome	Recap
August 24, 2002	Buffalo Bills	W 19–7	RCA Dome	Recap
August 30, 2002	at New Orleans Saints	L 21–25	Louisiana Superdome	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL Recap	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–25	1–0	Alltel Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,595
2	September 15, 2002	Miami Dolphins	L 13–21	1–1	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,650
3	September 22, 2002	at Houston Texans	W 23–3	2–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	69,204
4	Bye
5	October 6, 2002	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–21	3–1	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,570
6	October 13, 2002	Baltimore Ravens	W 22–20	4–1	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,174
7	October 21, 2002	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–28	4–2	Heinz Field	Recap	ABC 9:00 pm	62,800
8	October 27, 2002	at Washington Redskins	L 21–26	4–3	FedEx Field	Recap	ESPN 8:30 pm	80,169
9	November 3, 2002	Tennessee Titans	L 15–23	4–4	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,752
10	November 10, 2002	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–13	5–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	65,660
11	November 17, 2002	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–3	6–4	RCA Dome	Recap	FOX 4:15 pm	57,057
12	November 24, 2002	at Denver Broncos	W 23–20	7–4	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap	ESPN 8:30 pm	75,075
13	December 1, 2002	Houston Texans	W 19–3	8–4	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,820
14	December 8, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–27	8–5	Adelphia Coliseum	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	68,804
15	December 15, 2002	at Cleveland Browns	W 28–23	9–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	73,098
16	December 22, 2002	New York Giants	L 27–44	9–6	RCA Dome	Recap	FOX 1:00 pm	56,579
17	December 29, 2002	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–13	10–6	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 4:15 pm	56,755

Standings

AFC South
	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

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
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: °F,
Game attendance: 56,595
TV: NBC

Scoring summary

Q1 – IND – 2:38 – 6-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)

Q2 – JAC – 7:34 – 8-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Pete Mitchell (Hayden Epstein kick) (7–7)

Q2 – IND – 0:33- Marcus Washington 40-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick) (14–7 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 7:39 – Hayden Epstein 27-yard FG (14–10 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 5:20 – 18-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Patrick Johnson (Hayden Epstein kick) (14–17 JAC)

Q3 – IND – 2:57 – 12-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (21–17 IND)

Q4 – IND – 11:26 – 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (28–17 IND)

Q4 – JAC – 4:11 – Fred Taylor 6-yard run (Mark Brunell pass to Jimmy Smith for 2-point conversion) (28–25 IND)

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	7	0	0	21
Colts	0	3	0	10	13

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
TV: NBC

The Colts were defeated by the Dolphins in their only game of the season against a team from their former division, the AFC East. The game was also the first following the passing of Colts Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas. In tribute to Unitas, Peyton Manning wore black cleats, this against league rules; he was fined but the league was criticized for the fine later.

Postseason schedule

For more details on this topic, see NFL playoffs, 2002-03.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL Recap
Wild Card	January 4, 2003	at New York Jets (4)	L 0–41	0–1	Giants Stadium	Recap

Postseason results

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	7	17	10	7	41

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 4:30 pm EST/5:30 pm CST
Game weather: 35 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 78,524
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson

In his playoff debut, quarterback Chad Pennington completed 19 of 25 passes for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns as he led the Jets to a shutout victory over the Colts. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was limited to 14 out of 31 (45.2 percent) completions for 137 yards, with 2 interceptions.

Scoring summary

- NYJ – FG Hall 41
- NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick)
- NYJ – Moss 4 pass from Pennington (Hall kick)
- NYJ – FG Hall 39
- NYJ – Baker 3 pass from Pennington (Hall kick)
- NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick)

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

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (16)	1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014

Conference championships (7)	1958 1959 1964 1968 1970 2006 2009

League championships (4^†)	1958 1959 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI) ^† does not include 1968 NFL championship

Retired numbers	19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

2002 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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