2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
Sugar Bowl champion
SEC champion
SEC Eastern Division champion
Sugar Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Florida State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
2002 record 13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Mark Richt (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (2nd year)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (86,520)
2002 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#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
#11 Alabama   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Arkansas xy   5 – 3         9 – 5  
#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  
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 during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 13–1 record.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:45 PM Clemson* No. 12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN W 31–28   86,520[1]
September 14 3:30 PM at South Carolina No. 10 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina CBS W 13–7   84,227[1]
September 21 1:00 PM Northwestern State* No. 8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 45–7   86,520[1]
September 28 1:00 PM New Mexico State* No. 7 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia W 41–10   86,520[1]
October 5 3:30 PM at No. 22 Alabama No. 6 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS W 27–25   83,818[1]
October 12 3:30 PM No. 10 Tennessee No. 6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS W 18–13   86,520[1]
October 19 12:30 PM Vanderbiltdagger No. 5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia JPS W 48–17   86,520[1]
October 26 3:30 PM at Kentucky No. 5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky CBS W 52–24   71,017[1]
November 2 7:45 PM vs. No. 22 Florida No. 5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) ESPN L 13–20   84,433[1]
November 9 7:00 PM Ole Miss No. 8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN2 W 31–17   86,520[1]
November 16 3:30 PM at No. 24 Auburn No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 24–21   86,063[1]
November 30 3:30 PM Georgia Tech* No. 5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) CBS W 51–7   86,520[1]
December 7 6:00 PM vs. No. 22 Arkansas No. 4 Georgia Dome • Atlanta (SEC Championship Game) CBS W 30–3   74,835[1]
January 1 8:30 PM vs. No. 16 Florida State* No. 4 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 26–13   74,269[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Auburn

#7 Georgia at Auburn
1 234Total
• Georgia 3 0147 24
Auburn 7 770 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia.
  2. ↑ "2002–2003 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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