2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion
SEC Eastern Division champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Florida State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 7–1, winning the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia won the SEC title for the first time since the 1982 season with a 30–3 win over Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win in the Sugar Bowl over Florida State and earned a No. 3 final ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:45 p.m.Clemson*No. 8
ESPNW 31–2886,520
September 143:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 9
CBSW 13–784,227
September 211:00 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 45–786,520
September 281:00 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 41–1086,520
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 22 AlabamaNo. 7
CBSW 27–2583,818
October 123:30 p.m.No. 10 TennesseeNo. 6
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 18–1386,520
October 1912:30 p.m.VanderbiltdaggerNo. 5
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
JPSW 48–1786,520
October 263:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 5
CBSW 52–2471,017
November 27:45 p.m.vs. FloridaNo. 5
ESPNL 13–2084,433
November 97:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 7
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPN2W 31–1786,520
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 24 AuburnNo. 7
CBSW 24–2186,063
November 303:30 p.m.Georgia Tech*No. 5
CBSW 51–786,520
December 76:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 ArkansasNo. 4
CBSW 30–374,835
January 1, 20038:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Florida State*No. 4
ABCW 26–1374,269
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2]

Game summaries

Auburn

#7 Georgia at Auburn
1 234Total
• Georgia 3 0147 24
Auburn 7 770 21
Scoring summary
1AUBBrown 53 yard run (Duval kick)AUB 7–0
1UGABennett 43 yard field goalAUB 7–3
2AUBB. Johnson 2 yard pass from Campbell (Duval kick)AUB 14–3
3UGAGreene 1 yard run (Kilgo kick)AUB 14–10
3AUBCampbell 21 yard run (Duval kick)AUB 21–10
3UGAStinchcomb recovered fumble in end zone (Bennett kick)AUB 21–17
41:25UGAM. Johnson 19 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick)UGA 24–21
  • Georgia clinches SEC East

Roster

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Reggie Brown  So
OT 71 George Foster Sr
QB 11 David Greene So
QB 3 D. J. Shockley Fr
OT 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
P 83 Jonathan Kilgo Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "2002–2003 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.