2002 LSU Tigers football team

2002 LSU Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 20–35 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2002 record 8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600)
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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The defending SEC champion Tigers started out strong, but an injury to starting quarterback Matt Mauck hurt the team and they lost four of their final six games. The season is memorable because of the famous Bluegrass Miracle against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 1:30 PM at No. 16 Virginia Tech* No. 14 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia ABC L 8–26   65,049
September 7 7:00 PM The Citadel* No. 23 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 35–10   85,022
September 14 7:00 PM Miami (OH)* No. 22 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 33–7   90,010
September 28 11:30 AM Mississippi State No. 20 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) JPS W 31–13   90,793
October 5 7:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette*dagger No. 19 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 48–0   91,357
October 12 6:45 PM at No. 16 Florida No. 18 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry) ESPN W 36–7   85,252
October 19 6:45 PM South Carolina No. 12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN W 38–14   91,340
October 26 11:30 AM at Auburn No. 10 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Tiger Bowl) JPS L 7–31   85,366
November 9 11:30 AM at Kentucky No. 16 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Bluegrass Miracle) JPS W 33–30   66,262
November 16 8:00 PM No. 10 Alabama No. 12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ESPN L 0–31   92,012
November 23 7:30 PM Ole Miss No. 21 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl) ESPN2 W 14–13   91,613
November 27 1:30 PM at Arkansas No. 17 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS L 20–21   55,553
January 1 10:00 AM vs. No. 9 Texas* Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic) FOX L 20–35   70,817
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2002 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5 Skyler Green Fr
WR 9 Devery Henderson Jr
RB 10 Joseph Addai So
QB 12 Marcus Randall So
WR 14 Michael Clayton So
QB 18 Matt Mauck So
RB 22 LaBrandon Toefield Sr
RB 31 Domanick Davis Sr
TE 47 Eric Edwards Jr
C 55 Ben Wilkerson So
OL 64 Rudy Niswanger Fr
WR 87 Blain Bech So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 8 Jack Hunt Jr
LB 11 Bradie James Sr
CB 13 Corey Webster So
CB 21 Randall Gay Jr
LB 27 Eric Alexander Jr
DE 84 Marcus Spears So
DT 93 Chad Lavalais Jr
DT 95 Kyle Williams Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 40 John Corbello Sr
P 80 Donnie Jones Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

LSU Tigers in the 2003 National Football League Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickOverallNFL team
Domanick DavisRunning back44101Houston Texans
Bradie JamesLinebacker46103Dallas Cowboys
LaBrandon ToefieldRunning back435132Jacksonville Jaguars
Norman LejeuneDefensive back730244Philadelphia Eagles

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm

References

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