2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
2002 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC champion; SEC Eastern Division champion; Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, W 30–3 vs. Arkansas
Sugar Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Florida State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

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 in conference play, winning the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia won the SEC title for the first time since the 1982 season with a 30–3 win over Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win in the Sugar Bowl over Florida State and earned a No. 3 final ranking both in the AP poll and the Coaches Poll. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

Eastern Division

CoachesNo. 3

APNo. 3

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2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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
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
No. 11 ^Alabama	6	–	2	10	–	3
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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:45 p.m.	Clemson*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–28	86,520
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 9	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	CBS	W 13–7	84,227
September 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 10 (I-AA) Northwestern State*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 45–7	86,520
September 28	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 41–10	86,520
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Alabama	No. 7	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	W 27–25	83,818
October 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 18–13	86,520
October 19	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 48–17	86,520
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 5	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	CBS	W 52–24	71,017
November 2	7:45 p.m.	vs. Florida	No. 5	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 13–20	84,433
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 31–17	86,520
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Auburn	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 24–21	86,063
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	No. 5	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 51–7	86,520
December 7	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Arkansas	No. 4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 30–3	74,835
January 1, 2003	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Florida State*	No. 4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 26–13	74,269
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	3	0	14	7	24
Auburn	7	7	7	0	21


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

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2002 Georgia Bulldogs football

SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, W 30–3 vs. Arkansas
Sugar Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Florida State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →