2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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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

The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the

AP Poll and the Coaches Poll
.

Schedule

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.
JPS
W 48–1786,520
October 263:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 5
CBSW 52–2471,017
November 27:45 p.m.vs.
Alltel Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry
    • , College GameDay)    		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
    Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
    • )    		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
    ABC
    		W 26–1374,269
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [1][2]

    Game summaries

    Auburn

    #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

    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References

    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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