2002 South Carolina Gamecocks 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 South Carolina Gamecocks football
2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
2002 record	5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Skip Holtz (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong (4th season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his fourth season as head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gamecocks did not finish the season bowl-eligible.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	New Mexico State*	No. 22	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 34–24	83,717^[1]
September 7	7:45 pm	at Virginia*	No. 22	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	ESPN	L 21–34	60,171^[1]
September 14	3:30 pm	No. 9 Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–13	84,227^[1]
September 21	7:00 pm	Temple*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 42–21	81,409^[1]
September 28	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	PPV	W 20–14	34,406^[1]
October 5	1:00 pm	Mississippi State		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 34–10	80,250^[1]
October 12	6:30 pm	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	W 16–12	70,547^[1]
October 19	7:45 pm	at No. 14 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN2	L 14–38	91,340^[1]
November 2	3:30 pm	No. 25 Tennessee		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	CBS	L 10–18	83,918^[1]
November 9	12:30 pm	Arkansas		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 0–23	79,307^[1]
November 16	6:00 pm	at No. 20 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	L 7–28	85,222^[1]
November 23	7:45 pm	at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–27	83,909^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Andrew Pinnock	Sr
QB	`9`	Corey Jenkins	Sr
WR	`17`	Mikal Goodman	Sr
OL	`68`	Travelle Wharton	Jr
OL	`69`	Stephen Sene	Fr
OL	`70`	Na'Shan Goddard	Fr
OL	`71`	Shane Hall	Sr
OL	`72`	Jonathan Alston	So
OL	`73`	Jon Hall	Fr
OL	`74`	John Strickland	So
OL	`75`	Chad Walker	So
OL	`76`	Cedric Williams	Sr
OL	`77`	Watts Sanderson	Sr
OL	`78`	Jabari Levey	Fr
OL	`79`	Josh Malloy	Fr
TE	`80`	Andy Boyd	Fr
WR	`81`	Corey Taylor	Jr
WR	`82`	Troy Williamson	Fr
WR	`83`	Chavez Donnings	Sr
WR	`84`	Andre Hemphill	Fr
WR	`85`	Michael Flint	So
WR	`86`	Kris Clark	Fr
TE	`87`	Brandon Jeffcoat	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`34`	Rod Thomas	Sr
LB	`44`	Brett Green	Jr
LB	`45`	Kevin Caldwell	So
LB	`46`	Lenny Williams	Sr
NT	`57`	Langston Moore	Sr
DE	`90`	Jason Capers	So
DL	`91`	Moe Thompson	Fr
DL	`92`	Eric Stroman	Fr
DE	`93`	Dennis Quinn	Sr
DT	`94`	Preston Thorne	So
DL	`95`	Randy Jackson	Jr
DL	`96`	Shaun Smith	Sr
DL	`98`	Chris Tucker	Fr
DE	`99`	George Gause	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`97`	Daniel Weaver	Jr

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-04

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

v t South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2002 record	5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Skip Holtz (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong (4th season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

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