2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2002 Tennessee Volunteers football
Peach Bowl, L 3–30 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (10th season)
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

v t e	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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	vs. Wyoming *	No. 4	The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee	ESPN2	W 47–7	67,221
September 7	4:00 pm	MTSU *	No. 4	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 26–3	107,672
September 21	3:30 pm	No. 10 Florida	No. 4	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in September) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 13–30	108,722
September 28	4:00 pm	Rutgers *	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 35–14	103,925
October 5 [2]	7:45 pm	Arkansas	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	W 41–38 6OT	105,688
October 12	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Georgia	No. 10	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (rivalry)	CBS	L 13–18	86,520
October 26	7:45 pm	No. 19 Alabama	No. 16	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 14–34	107,722
November 2	3:30 pm	at South Carolina	No. 25	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	CBS	W 18–10	83,918
November 9	3:30 pm	No. 2 Miami (FL) *		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (College GameDay)	CBS	L 3–26	108,745
November 16	12:30 pm	at Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi	JPS	W 35–17	54,807
November 23	12:30 pm	at Vanderbilt		The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)	JPS	W 24–0	47,210
November 30	12:30 pm	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 24–0	107,462
December 31	7:30 pm	vs. No. 20 Maryland *		Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–30	71,228
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2002.

Personnel

Roster

2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Casey Clausen Jr TE 1 Jason Witten Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 47 Dustin Colquitt So	Head coach Phillip Fulmer 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 Injured 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:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Eddie Moore	LB	2nd	49	Miami Dolphins
Kelley Washington	WR	3rd	65	Cincinnati Bengals
Jason Witten	TE	3rd	69	Dallas Cowboys
Julian Battle	CB	3rd	92	Kansas City Chiefs
Aubrayo Franklin	DT	5th	146	Baltimore Ravens
Keyon Whiteside	LB	5th	162	Indianapolis Colts
Rashad Moore	DT	6th	183	Seattle Seahawks
Demetrin Veal	DE	7th	238	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.

External links

• Season summary at Sports Reference