2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Eastern Division
2002 record 2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Johnson (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Ted Cain (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Bruce Fowler (1st year)
Captain
3
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 41,221)[1]
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#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
#11 Alabama   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Arkansas xy   5 – 3         9 – 5  
#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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his first year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a 2–10 record for the season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 5:00 PM at Georgia Tech* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 3–45   43,719
September 7 6:00 PM Furman* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 49–18   28,568
September 14 11:30 AM at Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL JPS L 6–31   76,127
September 21 11:30 AM at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) JPS L 38–45   50,427
September 28 6:00 PM South Carolina* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV L 14–20   34,406
October 12 6:00 PM Middle Tennessee State* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN L 20–21   28,660
October 19 11:30 AM at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry) JPS L 17–48   86,520
October 26 11:00 AM Connecticut* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 28–24   21,210
November 2 1:00 PM #12 Alabama Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV L 8–30   36,407
November 9 1:00 PM #23 Florida Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV L 17–21   28,881
November 16 12:30 PM at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry) L 21–41   51,114
November 23 11:30 AM Tennessee The Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) JPS L 0–24   47,210
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

[2]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Hunter Hillenmeyer LB 5 166 Green Bay Packers

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References

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  2. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=341&season=2002
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm
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