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2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (7th season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pmat No. 15 Oregon*
FSNL 13–3656,386
September 146:00 pmNo. 24 (I-AA) Jacksonville State*
W 51–1347,456
September 196:45 pmAuburn
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNL 14–4252,583
September 2811:30 amat No. 22 LSU
JPSL 13–3190,793
October 512:00 pmat South Carolina
L 10–3480,250
October 121:30 pmTroy State* 
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 11–849,546
October 197:00 pmat Memphis*
W 29–1728,209
November 21:30 pmKentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
PPVL 24–4545,248
November 91:00 pmat No. 11 Alabama
PPVL 14–2883,818
November 1611:30 amTennessee
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
JPSL 17–3554,807
November 231:30 pmArkansas
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
L 19–2640,108
November 286:45 pmat Ole Miss
ESPNL 12–2460,245
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References edit

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