2002 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 May 2013 2002 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 16 14 9–4 5–3 Tommy Tuberville 4th Bobby Petrino 1st Multiple Gene Chizik 1st 4–3 Jordan–Hare Stadium SEC Western Division co-championCapital One Bowl champion Capital One Bowl W Won 13–9 vs. Penn State The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference.2002 Auburn Tigers Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/2002.html 2025-01-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous season, the coaching staff of the 2002 Tigers featured two prominent new members. Bobby Petrino was hired as the new offensive coordinator, and Gene Chizik joined the staff as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Petrino left following the season to assume the head coaching job at Louisville, while Chizik remained at Auburn through the 2004 season before leaving for the defensive coordinator position at Texas. The Tigers finished the season ranked #14 in the AP Poll and #16 in the Coaches Poll. Schedule 2002 AP Central September 2 7:00 pm l y y USC 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles ABC 17–24 63,269 September 7 4:00 pm w y Western Carolina Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama PPV 56–0 80,067 September 14 11:30 am w Vanderbilt Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama JPS 31–6 76,127 September 19 6:45 pm w y Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi ESPN 42–14 52,583 September 28 8:00 pm w y Syracuse Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama ESPN2 37–34 3OT 83,667 October 12 11:30 am l 24 Arkansas Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama JPS 17–38 84,692 October 19 5:45 pm l y Florida rivalry Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida ESPN 23–30 OT 85,135 October 26 11:30 am w LSU 10 Tiger Bowl Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama JPS 31–7 85,366 November 2 11:30 am w y Ole Miss rivalry Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi JPS 31–24 60,635 November 9 1:00 pm w y y Louisiana–Monroe Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama PPV 52–14 84,618 November 16 2:30 pm l 24 Georgia 7 Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama CBS 21–24 86,063 November 23 2:30 pm w y Alabama 9 Iron Bowl Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS 17–7 83,818 January 1 12:00 pm w y y 19 Penn State 10 Capital One Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida ABC 13–9 66,334 Roster 2002 Auburn Tigers f 1 Fr Devin Aromashodu WR y 23 So Ronnie Brown RB y 17 So Jason Campbell QB y 81 Jr Jeris McIntyre WR y 73 Fr Marcus McNeill T y 55 Sr Ben Nowland C 2 Fr Ben Obomanu WR y 24 So Carnell Williams RB y 80 Sr Marcel Willis WR 11 Jr Karlos Dansby LB y 83 So Jay Ratliff DE y 5 Sr Travaris Robinson DB y 14 So Carlos Rogers Carlos Rogers (American football) CB y 54 Jr Dontarrious Thomas LB y 82 Jr Reggie Torbor DE y https://web.archive.org/web/20021012105909/http://www.auburntigers.com:80/football/page.cfm?doc_id=817 *Tommy Tuberville *OC Bobby Petrino DC Gene Chizik 2022-06-15 Captains Position Player LB Mark Brown C Ben Nowland DB Travaris Robinson References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Auburn Tigers football