2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Skip Holtz (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (4th season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
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
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

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.

Contents

In 2002, South Carolina expanded their regular season from eleven to twelve games, an allowance for every college football program that the NCAA would soon make permanent. [1] However, the Gamecocks did not take advantage of their extra game this season, as they did not finish bowl-eligible and had their first losing season since 1999.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pm New Mexico State *No. 22
W 34–2483,717 [2]
September 77:45 pmat Virginia *No. 22
 ESPN L 21–3460,171 [2]
September 143:30 pmNo. 9 Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
 CBS L 7–1384,227 [2]
September 217:00 pm Temple *
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 42–2181,409 [2]
September 287:00 pmat Vanderbilt
PPV W 20–1434,406 [2]
October 51:00 pm Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 34–1080,250 [2]
October 126:30 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2 W 16–1270,547 [2]
October 197:45 pmat No. 14 LSU
ESPN2L 14–3891,340 [2]
November 23:30 pmNo. 25 Tennessee
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
CBSL 10–1883,918 [2]
November 912:30 pm Arkansas
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
 JPS L 0–2379,307 [2]
November 166:00 pmat No. 20 Florida
ESPNL 7–2885,222 [2]
November 237:45 pmat Clemson *
ESPNL 20–2783,909 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Andrew Pinnock Sr
QB 9Corey JenkinsSr
WR 17Mikal GoodmanSr
OL 68 Travelle Wharton Jr
OL 69Stephen SeneFr
OL 70Na'Shan GoddardFr
OL 71Shane HallSr
OL 72Jonathan AlstonSo
OL 73Jon HallFr
OL 74John Strickland Redshirt.svg  So
OL 75Chad Walker Redshirt.svg  So
OL 76Cedric WilliamsSr
OL 77Watts Sanderson Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 78Jabari LeveyFr
OL 79Josh Malloy Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 80Andy BoydFr
WR 81Corey TaylorJr
WR 82 Troy Williamson Fr
WR 83Chavez DonningsSr
WR 84Andre HemphillFr
WR 85Michael FlintSo
WR 86Kris ClarkFr
TE 87Brandon Jeffcoat Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 12 Rodriques Wilson So
LB 34Rod ThomasSr
LB 44Brett GreenJr
LB 45Kevin CaldwellSo
LB 46Lenny Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
NT 57 Langston Moore Sr
DE 90Jason CapersSo
DL 91Moe ThompsonFr
DL 92Eric Stroman Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 93Dennis Quinn Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 94Preston Thorne Redshirt.svg  So
DL 95Randy JacksonJr
DL 96Shaun SmithSr
DL 98Chris Tucker Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 99George GauseSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 97Daniel WeaverJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-04

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Langston Moore Defensive tackle6174 Cincinnati Bengals
Corey Jenkins Defensive back6181 Miami Dolphins
Andrew Pinnock Defensive back7229 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ↑ Pennington, Bill (April 29, 2005). "Extra Game of Football Is Approved for Colleges". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
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