American college football season
2002 Georgia Bulldogs football Conference Southeastern Conference Division Eastern Division Coaches No. 3 AP No. 3 2002 record 13–1 (7–1 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (2nd season)Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (2nd season)Home stadium Sanford Stadium (86,520)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
No. 11 Alabama
6
–
2
10
–
3
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
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. 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 1983 season with a 30–3 win over the Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game . The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win the Sugar Bowl over the 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 31–2886,520 September 14 3:30 p.m. at South Carolina No. 9 CBS W 13–784,227 September 21 1:00 p.m. Northwestern State * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 45–786,520 September 28 1:00 p.m. New Mexico State * No. 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 41–1086,520 October 5 3:30 p.m. at No. 22 Alabama No. 7 CBS W 27–2583,818 October 12 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Tennessee No. 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry ) CBS W 18–1386,520 October 19 12:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry ) JPS W 49–1786,520 October 26 3:30 p.m. at Kentucky No. 5 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY CBS W 52–2471,017 November 2 7:45 p.m. vs. Florida No. 5 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry , College GameDay )ESPN L 13–2084,433 November 9 7:00 p.m. Ole Miss No. 7 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN2 W 31–1786,520 November 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 24 Auburn No. 7 CBS W 24–2186,063 November 30 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech * No. 5 CBS W 51–786,520 December 7 6:00 p.m. vs. No. 22 Arkansas No. 4 CBS W 30–374,835 January 1, 2003 8:30 p.m. vs. No. 16 Florida State * No. 4 ABC W 26–1374,269 *Non-conference game 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
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
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
83
Jonathan Kilgo Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
References [ ]
Venues
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