2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2002 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 3–30 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (8th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Neyland 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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in SEC play and lost the Peach Bowl, 30–3, to Maryland. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmvs. Wyoming *No. 4 ESPN2 W 47–767,221
September 74:00 pm MTSU *No. 4 PPV W 26–3107,672
September 213:30 pmNo. 10 Florida No. 4
CBS L 13–30108,722
September 284:00 pm Rutgers *No. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
PPVW 35–14103,925
October 5 [2] 7:45 pm Arkansas No. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
ESPN W 41–38 6OT105,688
October 123:30 pmat No. 6 Georgia No. 10CBSL 13–1886,520
October 267:45 pmNo. 19 Alabama No. 16
ESPNL 14–34107,722
November 23:30 pmat South Carolina No. 25CBSW 18–1083,918
November 93:30 pmNo. 2 Miami (FL) *Dagger-14-plain.png
CBSL 3–26108,745
November 1612:30 pmat Mississippi State JPS W 35–1754,807
November 2312:30 pmat Vanderbilt JPSW 24–047,210
November 3012:30 pm Kentucky
JPSW 24–0107,462
December 317:30 pmvs. No. 20 Maryland *ESPNL 3–3071,228
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2002. NeylandStadium.JPG
Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2002.

Game summaries

Personnel

Roster

2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Casey Clausen Jr
TE 1 Jason Witten Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 47 Dustin Colquitt So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Woody McCorvey Running backs
  • Pat Washington Wide receivers
  • Mike Barry Offensive line
  • John Chavis Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks Defensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Larry Slade Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell Special teams/defensive ends
  • Shawn Quinn Graduate assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

2003 NFL Draft

The 2003 NFL draft was held on April 26–27, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following UT players were selected:

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Team
Eddie Moore LB2nd49 Miami Dolphins
Kelley Washington WR3rd65 Cincinnati Bengals
Jason Witten TE3rd69 Dallas Cowboys
Julian Battle CB3rd92 Kansas City Chiefs
Aubrayo Franklin DT5th146 Baltimore Ravens
Keyon Whiteside LB5th162 Indianapolis Colts
Rashad Moore DT6th183 Seattle Seahawks
Demetrin Veal DE7th238 Atlanta Falcons

Source: [3]

References

  1. "2002 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. "It Takes Six Overtimes, but Tennessee Finally Defeats Arkansas". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.