American college football season
2002 LSU Tigers football Conference Southeastern Conference Division Western Division 2002 record 8–5 (5–3 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (3rd season)Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp (1st season)Home stadium Tiger 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
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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . Coached by Nick Saban , the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . The defending SEC champion Tigers started out strong, but an injury to starting quarterback Matt Mauck hurt the team and they lost four of their final six games. The season is memorable because of the famous Bluegrass Miracle against the Kentucky Wildcats .
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 1:30 p.m. at No. 16 Virginia Tech * No. 14 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ABC L 8–2665,049 September 7 7:00 p.m. The Citadel * No. 23 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 35–1085,022 September 14 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) * No. 22 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 33–790,010 September 28 11:30 a.m. Mississippi State No. 20 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) JPS W 31–1390,793 October 5 7:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette * No. 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 48–091,357 October 12 6:45 p.m. at No. 16 Florida No. 18 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry )ESPN W 36–785,252 October 19 6:45 p.m. South Carolina No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN W 38–1491,340 October 26 11:30 a.m. at Auburn No. 10 JPS L 7–3185,366 November 9 11:30 a.m. at Kentucky No. 16 JPS W 33–30 66,262 November 16 8:00 p.m. No. 10 Alabama No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN L 0–3192,012 November 23 7:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 21 ESPN2 W 14–1391,613 November 27 1:30 p.m. at Arkansas No. 17 CBS L 20–2155,553 January 1, 2003 10:00 a.m. vs. No. 9 Texas * FOX L 20–3570,817 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster and Coaches [ ]
2002 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
40
John Corbello Sr
P
80
Donnie Jones Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
[ ] https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm
References [ ]
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