2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

2002
Williams-Brice 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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the

Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gamecocks did not finish the season bowl-eligible and had their first losing season since 1999
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pm
Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
  • W 34–2483,717[1]
    September 77:45 pmat Virginia*No. 22ESPNL 21–3460,171[1]
    September 143:30 pmNo. 9
    CBS
    L 7–1384,227[1]
    September 217:00 pmTemple*
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, South Carolina
    W 42–2181,409[1]
    September 287:00 pmat
    Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • PPVW 20–1434,406[1]
    October 51:00 pmMississippi Statedagger
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, South Carolina
    W 34–1080,250[1]
    October 126:30 pmat
    Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
  • ESPN2W 16–1270,547[1]
    October 197:45 pmat No. 14 ESPN2L 14–3891,340[1]
    November 23:30 pmNo. 25 Tennessee
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
    CBSL 10–1883,918[1]
    November 912:30 pm
    JPS
    L 0–2379,307[1]
    November 166:00 pmat No. 20 FloridaESPNL 7–2885,222[1]
    November 237:45 pmat Clemson*ESPNL 20–2783,909[1]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Roster

    2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 4 Andrew Pinnock Sr
    QB 9 Corey Jenkins Sr
    WR 17 Mikal Goodman Sr
    OL 68 Travelle Wharton Jr
    OL 69 Stephen Sene Fr
    OL 70 Na'Shan Goddard Fr
    OL 71 Shane Hall Sr
    OL 72 Jonathan Alston So
    OL 73 Jon Hall Fr
    OL 74 John Strickland  So
    OL 75 Chad Walker  So
    OL 76 Cedric Williams Sr
    OL 77 Watts Sanderson  Sr
    OL 78 Jabari Levey Fr
    OL 79 Josh Malloy  Fr
    TE 80 Andy Boyd Fr
    WR 81 Corey Taylor Jr
    WR 82 Troy Williamson Fr
    WR 83 Chavez Donnings Sr
    WR 84 Andre Hemphill Fr
    WR 85 Michael Flint So
    WR 86 Kris Clark Fr
    TE 87 Brandon Jeffcoat  So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S 12 Rodriques Wilson So
    LB 34 Rod Thomas Sr
    LB 44 Brett Green Jr
    LB 45 Kevin Caldwell So
    LB 46 Lenny Williams  Sr
    NT 57 Langston Moore Sr
    DE 90 Jason Capers So
    DL 91 Moe Thompson Fr
    DL 92 Eric Stroman  Fr
    DE 93 Dennis Quinn  Sr
    DT 94 Preston Thorne  So
    DL 95 Randy Jackson Jr
    DL 96 Shaun Smith Sr
    DL 98 Chris Tucker  Fr
    DE 99 George Gause So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 97 Daniel Weaver Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2002-10-04

    Team players in the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Langston Moore Defensive tackle 6 174 Cincinnati Bengals
    Corey Jenkins Defensive back 6 181 Miami Dolphins
    Andrew Pinnock Defensive back 7 229 San Diego Chargers

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.