2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-5-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's North Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bill Cowher (10-5-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's North Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Steelers scored 390 points, and the defense yielded 345. Tommy Maddox threw for 2,836 yards. Hines Ward paced all receivers, grabbing 112 passes for 1,329 yards. Plaxico Burress provided receiving help as well.

Amos Zereoue carried the ball for a team-best 762 yards for Pittsburgh, while Jerome Bettis also buoyed the ground attack.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 36 turnovers. Joey Porter and Brent Alexander each picked off 4 opponent throws. Jason Gildon and Joey Porter each sacked opposing passers 9 times, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.

Bill Cowher coached the team. The 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
27	Brent Alexander	FS	July 10, 1971	5'11"	189	Tennessee St.	Gallatin, TN USA	16	16
85	John Allred	TE	September 9, 1974	6'4"	249	USC	Del Mar, CA USA	13	0
94	Rodney Bailey	DE	October 7, 1979	6'3"	306	Ohio St.	Cleveland, OH USA	16	0
81	Marco Battaglia	TE	January 25, 1973	6'3"	250	Rutgers	Howard Beach, NY USA	1	0
97	Kendrell Bell	LILB	July 2, 1978	6'1"	254	Georgia	Augusta, GA USA	12	12
36	Jerome Bettis	RB	February 16, 1972	5'11"	252	Notre Dame	Detroit, MI USA	13	11
87	Mark Bruener	TE	September 16, 1972	6'4"	260	Washington	Olympia, WA USA	12	12
80	Plaxico Burress	WR	August 12, 1977	6'5"	226	Michigan St.	Norfolk, VA USA	16	15
96	Kendrick Clancy	DT	September 17, 1978	6'1"	305	Mississippi	Tuscaloosa, AL USA	7	0
48	Matt Cushing	TE	July 2, 1975	6'4"	255	Illinois	South Bend, IN USA	6	0
66	Alan Faneca	LG	December 7, 1976	6'5"	312	LSU	New Orleans, LA USA	16	16
51	James Farrior	RILB	January 6, 1975	6'2"	242	Virginia	Richmond, VA USA	14	14
57	John Fiala	LB	November 25, 1973	6'2"	237	Washington	Fullerton, CA USA	11	1
41	Lee Flowers	SS	January 14, 1973	6'0"	213	Georgia Tech	Columbia, SC USA	16	15
50	Larry Foote	LB	June 12, 1980	6'0"	234	Michigan	Detroit, MI USA	14	3
45	Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	RB	March 4, 1977	6'0"	252	Utah	Honolulu, HI USA	8	0
72	Wayne Gandy	LT	February 10, 1971	6'4"	308	Auburn	Haines City, FL USA	16	16
92	Jason Gildon	LOLB	July 31, 1972	6'4"	255	Oklahoma St.	Altus, OK USA	16	16
53	Clark Haggans	LB	January 10, 1977	6'4"	243	Colorado St.	Torrance, CA USA	16	1
98	Casey Hampton	NT	September 3, 1977	6'1"	320	Texas	Galveston, TX USA	16	15
93	James Harrison	LB	May 4, 1978	6'0"	242	Kent St.	Akron, OH USA	1	0
64	Jeff Hartings	C	September 7, 1972	6'3"	301	Penn St.	St. Henry, OH USA	13	11
34	Verron Haynes	RB	February 17, 1979	5'10"	223	Georgia	Bronx, NY USA	14	0
28	Chris Hope	DB	September 29, 1980	5'11"	206	Florida St.	Rock Hill, SC USA	14	0
29	Chidi Iwuoma	DB	February 19, 1978	5'8"	184	California	Los Angeles, CA USA	13	0
95	Mike Jones	LB	April 15, 1969	6'1"	240	Missouri	Kansas City, MO USA	6	1
99	Brett Keisel	DE	September 19, 1978	6'5"	285	BYU	Provo, UT USA	1	0
35	Dan Kreider	FB	March 11, 1977	5'11"	255	New Hampshire	Lancaster, PA USA	16	13
90	Justin Kurpeikis	LB	July 17, 1977	6'3"	254	Penn St.	Allison Park, PA USA	6	0
31	Mike Logan	DB	September 15, 1974	6'0"	212	West Virginia	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	0
8	Tommy Maddox	QB	September 2, 1971	6'4"	220	UCLA	Shreveport, LA USA	15	11
88	Terance Mathis	WR	June 7, 1967	5'10"	177	New Mexico	Detroit, MI USA	16	0
89	Lee Mays	WR	September 18, 1978	6'2"	200	Texas-El Paso	Houston, TX USA	16	0
4	Josh Miller	P	July 14, 1970	6'4"	225	Arizona	Queens, NY USA	14	0
81	Dan O'Leary	TE	September 1, 1977	6'3"	248	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	4	1
56	Chukky Okobi	C	October 18, 1978	6'1"	310	Purdue	Pittsburgh, PA USA	13	5
2	Todd Peterson	K	February 4, 1970	5'11"	180	Navy	Washington, DC USA	10	0
55	Joey Porter	ROLB	March 22, 1977	6'2"	250	Colorado St.	Bakersfield, CA USA	16	16
22	Hank Poteat	DB	August 30, 1977	5'9"	192	Pittsburgh	Philadelphia, PA USA	13	0
82	Antwaan Randle El	KR	August 17, 1979	5'10"	192	Indiana	Riverdale, IL USA	16	0
3	Jeff Reed	K	April 9, 1979	5'11"	226	North Carolina	Kansas City, MO USA	6	0
79	Oliver Ross	T	September 27, 1974	6'5"	317	Iowa St.	Culver City, CA USA	16	1
14	Tom Rouen	P	June 9, 1968	6'3"	225	Colorado St.	Hinsdale, IL USA	2	0
54	Mike Schneck	C	August 4, 1977	6'0"	237	Wisconsin	Whitefish Bay, WI USA	12	0
30	Chad Scott	LCB	September 6, 1974	6'1"	205	Towson St.	Capitol Heights, MD USA	15	15
73	Kendall Simmons	RG	March 11, 1979	6'3"	313	Auburn	Ripley, MA USA	14	14
91	Aaron Smith	LDE	April 9, 1976	6'5"	300	Northern Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO USA	16	16
77	Marvel Smith	RT	August 6, 1978	6'5"	321	Arizona St.	Oakland, CA USA	16	16
10	Kordell Stewart	QB	October 16, 1972	6'1"	218	Colorado	New Orleans, LA USA	8	5
39	Erik Totten	DB	January 21, 1980	5'9"	194	West. Washington	Renton, WA USA	1	0
26	Deshea Townsend	DB	September 8, 1975	5'10"	191	Alabama	Batesville, MS USA	16	3
84	Jerame Tuman	TE	March 24, 1976	6'4"	255	Michigan	Liberal, KS USA	13	7
68	Keydrick Vincent	G	April 13, 1978	6'5"	330	Mississippi	Bartow, FL USA	7	1
67	Kimo von Oelhoffen	RDE	January 30, 1971	6'4"	300	Hawaii	Kaunakakai, HI USA	16	16
86	Hines Ward	WR	March 8, 1976	6'0"	205	Georgia	Seoul, South Korea	16	16
20	Dewayne Washington	RCB	December 27, 1972	5'11"	195	North Carolina St.	Durham, NC USA	16	16
21	Amos Zereoue	RB	October 8, 1976	5'8"	212	West Virginia	, Ivory Coast	16	5