2002 LSU Tigers football team

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2002 LSU Tigers football
Louisiana State University (logo).svg
SEC Western Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 20–35 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp (1st season)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600)
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:30 p.m.at No. 16 Virginia Tech *No. 14 ABC L 8–2665,049
September 77:00 p.m. The Citadel *No. 23W 35–1085,022
September 147:00 p.m. Miami (OH) *No. 22
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 33–790,010
September 2811:30 a.m. Mississippi State No. 20
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
JPS W 31–1390,793
October 57:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPV W 48–091,357
October 126:45 p.m.at No. 16 Florida No. 18 ESPN W 36–785,252
October 196:45 p.m. South Carolina No. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 38–1491,340
October 2611:30 a.m.at Auburn No. 10JPSL 7–3185,366
November 911:30 a.m.at Kentucky No. 16JPSW 33–30 66,262
November 168:00 p.m.No. 10 Alabama No. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNL 0–3192,012
November 237:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 21
ESPN2 W 14–1391,613
November 291:30 p.m.at Arkansas No. 17 CBS L 20–2155,553
January 1, 200310:00 a.m.vs. No. 9 Texas * FOX L 20–3570,817
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster and Coaches

2002 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5 Skyler Green Fr
WR 9 Devery Henderson Jr
RB 10 Joseph Addai So
QB 12 Marcus Randall So
WR 14 Michael Clayton So
QB 18 Matt Mauck So
RB 22 LaBrandon Toefield Sr
RB 31 Domanick Davis Sr
TE 47 Eric Edwards Jr
C 55 Ben Wilkerson So
OL 64 Rudy Niswanger Fr
G 73 Rob Sale Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 87Blain BechSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 8 Jack Hunt Jr
LB 11 Bradie James Sr
CB 13 Corey Webster So
CB 21 Randall Gay Jr
LB 27 Eric Alexander Jr
DE 84 Marcus Spears So
DT 93 Chad Lavalais Jr
DT 95 Kyle Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 40John CorbelloSr
P 80 Donnie Jones Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

LSU Tigers in the 2003 National Football League Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickOverallNFL team
Domanick Davis Running back44101 Houston Texans
Bradie James Linebacker46103 Dallas Cowboys
LaBrandon Toefield Running back435132 Jacksonville Jaguars
Norman LejeuneDefensive back730244 Philadelphia Eagles

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm Archived 2009-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

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