2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by 2nd year head coach Mark Richt and competed in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 13–1 record and won the SEC for the first time since 1983 with their 30–3 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC Championship Game. They won the Sugar Bowl over the Florida State Seminoles 26–13 and earned a No. 3 final AP ranking.

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
2002 record13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (2nd season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (86,520)
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:45 p.m.Clemson*No. 8
ESPNW 31–2886,520[1]
September 143:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 9
CBSW 13–784,227[1]
September 211:00 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 45–786,520[1]
September 281:00 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 41–1086,520[1]
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 22 AlabamaNo. 7
CBSW 27–2583,818[1]
October 123:30 p.m.No. 10 TennesseeNo. 6
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 18–1386,520[1]
October 1912:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 5
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
JPSW 49–1786,520[1]
October 263:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 5
CBSW 52–2471,017[1]
November 27:45 p.m.vs. FloridaNo. 5
ESPNL 13–2084,433[1]
November 97:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 7
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPN2W 31–1786,520[1]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 24 AuburnNo. 7
CBSW 24–2186,063[1]
November 303:30 p.m.Georgia Tech*No. 5
CBSW 51–786,520[1]
December 76:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 ArkansasNo. 4
CBSW 30–374,835[1]
January 1, 20038:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Florida State*No. 4
ABCW 26–1374,269[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Auburn
#7 Georgia at Auburn
1 234Total
• Georgia 3 0147 24
Auburn 7 770 21
  • Georgia clinches SEC East

Roster
2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Reggie Brown  So
T 71 George Foster Sr
QB 11 David Greene So
QB 3 D. J. Shockley Fr
T 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
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-20

References
  1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  2. "2002–2003 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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