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2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southeastern Conference 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
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  
No. 11 ^Alabama   6 – 2     10 – 3  
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

Schedule edit

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.Vanderbilt No. 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2]

Game summaries edit

Auburn edit

#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 edit

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 70 Kevin Breedlove Sr
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
P 83 Jonathan Kilgo Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References edit

  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.


 

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