2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 19–31 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	8–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Anthony Jones (1st season);
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished first in the SWAC East Division.

2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy	6	–	1	8	–	4
Jackson State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Alcorn State	3	–	4	6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	4	5	–	6
Alabama State	2	–	5	6	–	6
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$	6	–	1	11	–	2
Southern	5	–	2	6	–	6
Texas Southern	3	–	4	4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2	–	5	3	–	8
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at No. 24 Jacksonville State*	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 17–20	16,851	^[1]
September 14	No. 20 Grambling State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 13–23	8,785	^[2]
September 21	Prairie View A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 15–12
September 28	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–14
October 5	vs. Southern	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	W 27–11	47,598	^[3]
October 12	Tennessee State*	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 25–21	16,162	^[4]
October 19	Mississippi Valley State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 24–13		^[5]
October 26	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	W 23–20		^[6]
November 9	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 11–13	10,200	^[7]
November 16	Alcorn State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 27–20		^[8]
November 23	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 39–19		^[9]
December 14	vs. No. 8 Grambling State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	L 19–31	23,727	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Jax State kicker gets Southland honor". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 2, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "GSU back on track". The News-Star. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama A&M tops Southern in Classic". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State defense falters in final quarter". The Tennessean. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs defense too much for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama State outshines A&M in Magic City". The Selma Times-Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson St. slips by with 13–11 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A&M fends off Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama A&M rips UAPB 39–19, wins SWAC East". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling wins 3rd straight title 31–19". The Clarion-Ledger. December 15, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama A&M Bulldogs Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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