2002 Arizona Cardinals

2002 Arizona Cardinals season
Head Coach	Dave McGinnis
Home Field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Place	4th NFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2001	2003

The 2002 Arizona Cardinals season was the team's 83rd year with the National Football League and the 15th season in Arizona.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
12	Arizona Cardinals	Wendell Bryant	Defensive Tackle	Wisconsin

Pat Tillman

In May 2002, eight months after the September 11, 2001, attacks and after completing the fifteen remaining games of the 2001 season which followed the attacks (at a salary of $512,000 per year), Pat Tillman turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army.

Personnel

Staff

2002 Arizona Cardinals final staff
	Front Office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President/General Counsel – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the President – Rod Graves Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Rich Olson Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight Ends – Pete Hoener Offensive Line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive Backs – Kevin Ramsey Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2002 Arizona Cardinals final roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Josh McCown 15 Preston Parsons 16 Jake Plummer Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Washington Redskins	L 31-23	85,140
2	September 15, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	W 24-13	63,104
3	September 22, 2002	San Diego Chargers	L 23-15	28,980
4	September 29, 2002	New York Giants	W 21-7	30,014
5	October 6, 2002	at Carolina Panthers	W 16-13	72,286
6	Bye week
7	October 20, 2002	Dallas Cowboys	W 9-6	59,702
8	October 27, 2002	at San Francisco 49ers	L 38-28	67,173
9	November 3, 2002	St. Louis Rams	L 27-14	47,819
10	November 10, 2002	Seattle Seahawks	L 27-6	29,252
11	November 17, 2002	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 38-14	64,990
12	November 24, 2002	Oakland Raiders	L 41-20	58,814
13	December 1, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 49-0	77,809
14	December 8, 2002	Detroit Lions	W 23-20	28,640
15	December 15, 2002	at St. Louis Rams	L 30-28	65,939
16	December 21, 2002	San Francisco 49ers	L 17-14	44,051
17	December 29, 2002	at Denver Broncos	L 37-7	75,164

Standings

Template:2002 NFC West standings

References

• Cardinals on Pro Football Reference
• Cardinals on jt-sw.com