2002 Clemson Tigers football team

2002 Clemson Tigers football
2002 Clemson Tigers football
Tangerine Bowl, L 15–55 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (1st season)
Captains	Nick Eason; Bryant McNeal; Jackie Robinson;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Florida State $	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 12 NC State	5	–	3	11	–	3
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season marked the 100th game played between Clemson and South Carolina. Clemson was defeated by Texas Tech in the Tangerine Bowl.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:45 p.m.	at No. 8 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 28–31	86,520
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 33–13	72,616
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–19	77,586
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 30–7	73,945
October 3	7:45 p.m.	at No. 11 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 31–48	78,841
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 17–22	54,114
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	W 31–23	81,008
October 24	7:45 p.m.	No. 12 NC State	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–38	78,904
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 34–31	16,479
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 42–12	42,000
November 16	7:45 p.m.	No. 19 Maryland	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 12–30	74,707
November 23	7:45 p.m.	South Carolina*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–20	83,909
December 23	5:30 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–55	21,689
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Clemson Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Charlie Whitehurst	Fr
WR	`17`	Kevin Youngblood	Jr
OT	`77`	Brad Lee	Fr
WR	`83`	Tony Elliott	Sr
WR	`84`	J. J. McKelvey	Sr
WR	`85`	Ronnie Thomas	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`45`	John Leake	Jr
DT	`98`	Nick Eason	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2002-12-05

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