2002 Auburn Tigers football team

2002 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Capital One Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 14
2002 record 9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Tommy Tuberville (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Gene Chizik (1st season)
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 86,063)
2002 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 3 Georgia x$  7 –1     13 –1  
Florida  6 –2     8 –5  
Tennessee  5 –3     8 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5     7 –5  
South Carolina  3 –5     5 –7  
Vanderbilt  0 –8     2 –10  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama  6 –2     10 –3  
Arkansas xy  5 –3     9 –5  
No. 14 Auburn x  5 –3     9 –4  
LSU x  5 –3     8 –5  
Ole Miss  3 –5     7 –6  
Mississippi State  0 –8     3 –9  
Championship: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference.[1] Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous season, the coaching staff of the 2002 Tigers featured two prominent new members. Bobby Petrino was hired as the new offensive coordinator, and Gene Chizik joined the staff as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Petrino left following the season to assume the head coaching job at Louisville, while Chizik remained at Auburn through the 2004 season before leaving for the defensive coordinator position at Texas. The Tigers finished the season ranked #14 in the AP Poll and #16 in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM at No. 20 USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC L 17–24   63,269
September 7 4:00 PM Western Carolina* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama PPV W 56–0   80,067
September 14 11:30 AM Vanderbilt Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama JPS W 31–6   76,127
September 19 6:45 PM at Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN W 42–14   52,583
September 28 8:00 PM Syracuse* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN2 W 37–34 OT  83,667
October 12 11:30 AM Arkansas No. 24 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama JPS L 17–38   84,692
October 19 5:45 PM at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN L 23–30 OT  85,135
October 26 11:30 AM No. 10 LSU Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Tiger Bowl) JPS W 31–7   85,366
November 2 11:30 AM at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi JPS W 31–24   60,635
November 9 1:00 PM Louisiana–Monroe*dagger Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama PPV W 52–14   84,618
November 16 2:30 PM No. 7 Georgia No. 24 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS L 21–24   86,063
November 23 2:30 PM at No. 9 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Iron Bowl) CBS W 17–7   83,818
January 1 12:00 PM vs. No. 10 Penn State* No. 19 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Capital One Bowl) ABC W 13–9   66,334
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2002 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Devin Aromashodu Fr
RB 23 Ronnie Brown So
QB 17 Jason Campbell So
WR 81 Jeris McIntyre Jr
T 73 Marcus McNeill Fr
WR 2 Ben Obomanu Fr
RB 24 Carnell Williams So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11 Karlos Dansby Jr
DE 83 Jay Ratliff So
DB 5 Travaris Robinson Sr
CB 14 Carlos Rogers So
LB 54 Dontarrious Thomas Jr
DE 82 Reggie Torbor Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-12

Captains

Position Player
LB Mark Brown
C Ben Nowland
DB Travaris Robinson

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/2002.html
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