2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	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

2002 Ole Miss Rebels football
2002 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W, 27–23 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
2002 record	7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe;
Offensive coordinator	John Latina (3rd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach (1st season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium; (Capacity: 60,580)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by David Cutcliffe, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		W 31–3	58,151
September 7	11:30 am	Memphis*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	JPS	W 38–16	54,718
September 14	2:30 pm	at Texas Tech*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	ABC	L 28–42	40,228
September 21	11:30 am	Vanderbilt		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	JPS	W 45–38	50,427
October 5	11:00 am	No. 6 Florida		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	CBS	W 17–14	61,140
October 12	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	No. 25	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		W 52–17	55,204
October 19	2:30 pm	at No. 24 Alabama	No. 21	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–42	83,818
October 26	1:00 pm	at Arkansas		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas (rivalry)		L 28–48	71,723
November 2	11:30 am	Auburn		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	JPS	L 24–31	60,635
November 9	6:00 pm	at No. 7 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	ESPN2	L 17–31	86,520
November 23	7:30 pm	at No. 21 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	L 13–14	91,613
November 28	6:45 pm	Mississippi State		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–12	60,245
December 27	4:30 pm	vs. Nebraska*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–23	46,096
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`9`	Jason Armstead	Sr
QB	`10`	Eli Manning	Jr
OL	`73`	Chris Spencer	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Eddie Strong	Sr
LB	`51`	Justin Wade	Jr
DT	`67`	Stacy Andrews	Jr
DL	`99`	Josh Cooper	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-13

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v t Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	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. Rankings from AP Poll