2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2002 record	7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (3rd year)
Base defense	4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 67,530)

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 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.

Season

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at #17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed, 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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at No. 17 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 22–17	42,660
September 7	1:30 PM	UTEP*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 77–17	59,213
September 14	6:00 PM	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 27–17	70,347
September 21	1:30 PM	Middle Tennessee State*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 44–22	60,584
September 28	3:30 PM	at No. 7 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 34–41	85,333
October 12	6:30 PM	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 12–16	70,547
October 19	3:00 PM	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 29–17	61,573
October 26	3:30 PM	No. 5 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	CBS	L 24–52	71,017
November 2	2:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	PPV	W 45–24	45,248
November 9	12:30 PM	No. 16 LSU	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	L 30–33	66,262
November 16	1:30 PM	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)		W 41–21	51,114
November 30	12:30 PM	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 0–24	105,462
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[4]^[5]

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

↑ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ AP Poll Archive
↑ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ AP Poll Archive
↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Commonwealth Stadium (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Indiana Louisville (Governor's Cup) Mississippi State Tennessee Transylvania Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band 2003 Arkansas game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.