2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
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  
  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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bobby Johnson, Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, the placing last out of six teams the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 315:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*
L 3–4543,719
September 76:00 p.m.Furman*
W 49–1828,568[1]
September 1411:30 a.m.at Auburn
JPSL 6–3176,127
September 2111:30 a.m.at Ole Miss
JPSL 38–4550,427
September 286:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 14–2034,406
October 126:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 20–2128,660
October 1911:30 a.m.at No. 5 Georgia
JPSL 17–4886,520
October 2611:00 a.m.Connecticut*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–2421,210
November 21:00 p.m.No. 12 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 8–3036,407
November 91:00 p.m.No. 23 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–2128,881
November 1612:30 p.m.at Kentucky
L 21–4151,114
November 2311:30 a.m.Tennessee
JPSL 0–2447,210
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

Team 1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 003 3
• Georgia Tech 0 31140 45
  • Location: Atlanta
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 43,719

[2]

Quarter Time Team TD/FG Type of score Extra PT Vandy Georgia Tech
Second Quarter 15:00 GT TD 1-yard passing touchdown extra point is good 0 7
Second Quarter 10:06 GT TD 2-yard rushing touchdown extra point is good 0 14
Second Quarter 7:00 GT TD 38-yard passing touchdown extra point is good 0 21
Second Quarter 4:11 GT FG field goal - 0 24
Second Quarter 1:26 GT TD 4-yard passing touchdown extra point is good 0 30
Third Quarter 13:37 GT TD 56-yard rushing touchdown extra point is good 0 37
Third Quarter 0:32 GT TD 5-yard rushing touchdown extra point is good 0 44
Fourth Quarter 3:30 VAN FG field goal - 3 45

Roster

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Jay Cutler  Fr
G 72 Jim May Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Aaron McWherter  Sr
LB 47 Hunter Hillenmeyer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-02-10

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

  1. ^ "Daydream turns into a nightmare". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "CNNSI.com - College Football - NCAA Football Scoreboard: Box Score: Middle Tennessee St. At Vanderbilt - Friday August 31, 2001 01:49 AM". Archived from the original on February 18, 2002. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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