2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
SEC Eastern Division champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Florida State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
2002 record 13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Mark Richt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (2nd season)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (86,520)
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 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 13–1 record.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:45 PM Clemson* No. 12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) ESPN W 31–28   86,520[1]
September 14 3:30 PM at South Carolina No. 10 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina (Rivalry) CBS W 13–7   84,227[1]
September 21 1:00 PM Northwestern State* No. 8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 45–7   86,520[1]
September 28 1:00 PM New Mexico State* No. 7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 41–10   86,520[1]
October 5 3:30 PM at No. 22 Alabama No. 6 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS W 27–25   83,818[1]
October 12 3:30 PM No. 10 Tennessee No. 6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) CBS W 18–13   86,520[1]
October 19 12:30 PM Vanderbiltdagger No. 5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Rivalry) JPS W 48–17   86,520[1]
October 26 3:30 PM at Kentucky No. 5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky CBS W 52–24   71,017[1]
November 2 7:45 PM vs. No. 22 Florida No. 5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Rivalry) ESPN L 13–20   84,433[1]
November 9 7:00 PM Ole Miss No. 8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN2 W 31–17   86,520[1]
November 16 3:30 PM at No. 24 Auburn No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 24–21   86,063[1]
November 30 3:30 PM Georgia Tech* No. 5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 51–7   86,520[1]
December 7 6:00 PM vs. No. 22 Arkansas No. 4 Georgia Dome • Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) CBS W 30–3   74,835[1]
January 1 8:30 PM vs. No. 16 Florida State* No. 4 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 26–13   74,269[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Auburn

#7 Georgia at Auburn
1 234Total
• Georgia 3 0147 24
Auburn 7 770 21
  • Georgia clinches SEC East

Roster

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Reggie Brown Jr
T 71 George Foster Sr
QB 11 David Greene So
QB 3 D. J. Shockley Fr
T 78 Jon Stinchcomb Sr
FB 49 J. T. Wall Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 Boss Bailey Sr
LB 42 Tony Gilbert Sr
CB 23 Tim Jennings Fr
DB 6 Sean Jones Jr
DE 47 David Pollack So
DT 57 Johnathan Sullivan Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-20

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  2. ↑ "2002–2003 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.


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