2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2002
Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
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 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 385 points while allowing 301 points.[1]

Though finishing with a 7–5 record, the Wildcats were not bowl eligible due to NCAA sanctions resulting from the tenure of former head coach Hal Mumme.

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at #17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed (the second largest point total in school history at the time), and wins against Indiana and Middle Tennessee State put Kentucky at 4–0. A 41–34 loss at #7 Florida was followed by a 16–12 loss to South Carolina that came down to the final play. A 29–17 win at Arkansas followed. A 52–24 loss to #5 Georgia was followed by a 45–24 win at Mississippi State. A 33–30 loss to #16 LSU on the game's final play was followed by a 41–21 win against Vanderbilt and a 24–0 loss at Tennessee.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat No. 17
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)
    		• ESPN2W 22–1742,660
    September 71:30 pm
    Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
    		• FOXW 77–1759,213
    September 146:00 pmIndiana*
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
    		W 27–1770,347
    September 211:30 pmMiddle Tennessee State*
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky
    		W 44–2260,584
    September 283:30 pmat No. 7
    CBS
    		L 34–4185,333
    October 126:30 pmSouth Carolina
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky
    		ESPN2L 12–1670,547
    October 193:00 pmat Arkansas
    		W 29–1761,573
    October 263:30 pmNo. 5 Georgia
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky
    		CBSL 24–5271,017
    November 22:30 pmat Mississippi State
    		PPVW 45–2445,248
    November 912:30 pmNo. 16
    JPS
    		L 30–3366,262
    November 161:30 pmVanderbilt
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
    		W 41–2151,114
    November 3012:30 pmat
    Battle for the Barrel
    )    		JPSL 0–24105,462
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [4][5]

    Roster

    2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 3 Ernest Simms Sr
    WR 4 Glenn Holt Fr
    RB 5 Arliss Beach Fr
    QB 7 Shane Boyd So
    RB 20 Artose Pinner Sr
    QB 22 Jared Lorenzen Jr
    G 65 Keith Chatelain Sr
    G 66 Brandon Lesniewski So
    G 67 Yancey Reynolds Jr
    OT 68 Will Noble So
    G 70 Jason Rollins So
    OT 71 Jared McGowan Fr
    C 72 Michael Aitcheson Fr
    OT 73 Antonio Hall Jr
    OT 74 Jeremy Darveau  Fr
    G 75 Sylvester Miller Jr
    G 76 Joe Brady Fr
    G 77 Greg Perdue Sr
    C 78 Nick Seitze Jr
    C 79 Daniel Burnett So
    WR 80 Brian Pickard Fr
    WR 81 Dominick DeVastey Fr
    WR 82 Chris Bernard Jr
    WR 83 Gerad Parker So
    TE 84 Jeremiah Drobney Fr
    WR 85 DeMarcus Wood  Fr
    TE 86 Win Gaffron Jr
    TE 87 Jonny Butler Sr
    WR 88 Dan Hopewell So
    TE 89 Kurt Myers Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 62 Mike McKinley Jr
    DE 64 Deion Holts  Fr
    DT 68 Jeremy Caudill Jr
    LB 29 Robert Willey So
    DE 98 Vincent Burns So
    DT 99 Ellery Moore So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 97 Justin Hutton Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2002-10-10

    Team players in the 2003 NFL Draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Dewayne Robertson Defensive tackle 1 4 New York Jets
    Artose Pinner Running back 4 99 Detroit Lions

    [6]

    References

    1. ^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
    2. ^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
    3. ^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
    4. ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
    5. ^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
    6. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.


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