2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record210 (08 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (1st season)
Captain
3
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium[1]
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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his first year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a 2–10 record for the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*L 3–4543,719
September 76:00 p.m.Furman*W 49–1828,568
September 1411:30 a.m.at AuburnJPSL 6–3176,127
September 2111:30 a.m.at Ole MissJPSL 38–4550,427
September 286:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 14–2034,406
October 126:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 20–2128,660
October 1911:30 a.m.at No. 5 GeorgiaJPSL 17–4886,520
October 2611:00 a.m.Connecticut*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–2421,210
November 21:00 p.m.No. 12 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 8–3036,407
November 91:00 p.m.No. 23 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–2128,881
November 1612:30 p.m.at KentuckyL 21–4151,114
November 2311:30 a.m.Tennessee
JPSL 0–2447,210
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 003 3
Georgia Tech 0 31140 45
  • Location: Atlanta
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 43,719

[2]

Scoring Summary

Quarter Time Team TD/FG Type of score Extra PT Vandy Georgia Tech
Second Quarter15:00GTTD1-yard passing touchdownextra point is good07
Second Quarter10:06GTTD2-yard rushing touchdownextra point is good014
Second Quarter7:00GTTD38-yard passing touchdownextra point is good021
Second Quarter4:11GTFGfield goal-024
Second Quarter1:26GTTD4-yard passing touchdownextra point is good030
Third Quarter13:37GTTD56-yard rushing touchdownextra point is good037
Third Quarter0:32GTTD5-yard rushing touchdownextra point is good044
Fourth Quarter3:30VANFGfield goal-345

Roster

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Jay Cutler  Fr
G 72 Jim May Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 5 Aaron McWherter  Sr
LB 47 Hunter Hillenmeyer Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-02-10

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Hunter HillenmeyerLB5166Green Bay Packers

[3]

References

  1. "Notes for Homes Game Versus Florida" (PDF). Vanderbilt Athletics. November 3, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. "CNNSI.com - College Football - NCAA Football Scoreboard: Box Score: Middle Tennessee St. At Vanderbilt - Friday August 31, 2001 01:49 AM". Archived from the original on February 18, 2002. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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