2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football

SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, W 30–3 vs. Arkansas
Sugar Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Florida State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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 University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 7–1, winning the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia won the SEC title for the first time since the 1982 season with a 30–3 win over Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win in the Sugar Bowl over Florida State and earned a No. 3 final ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:45 p.m.	Clemson*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–28	86,520
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 9	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	CBS	W 13–7	84,227
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern State*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 45–7	86,520
September 28	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 41–10	86,520
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Alabama	No. 7	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	W 27–25	83,818
October 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 18–13	86,520
October 19	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 48–17	86,520
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 5	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	CBS	W 52–24	71,017
November 2	7:45 p.m.	vs. Florida	No. 5	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 13–20	84,433
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 31–17	86,520
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Auburn	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 24–21	86,063
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 51–7	86,520
December 7	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Arkansas	No. 4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 30–3	74,835
January 1, 2003	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Florida State*	No. 4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 26–13	74,269
*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	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	3	0	14	7	24
Auburn	7	7	7	0	21

Date: November 16
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

Source: USA Today

Scoring summary

1		AUB	Brown 53 yard run (Duval kick)	AUB 7–0

1		UGA	Bennett 43 yard field goal	AUB 7–3

2		AUB	B. Johnson 2 yard pass from Campbell (Duval kick)	AUB 14–3

3		UGA	Greene 1 yard run (Kilgo kick)	AUB 14–10

3		AUB	Campbell 21 yard run (Duval kick)	AUB 21–10

3		UGA	Stinchcomb recovered fumble in end zone (Bennett kick)	AUB 21–17

4	1:25	UGA	M. 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

Mark Richt

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "2002–2003 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012.

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