2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 5–7 3–5 Lou Holtz 4th Skip Holtz 4th Spread Charlie Strong 4th 3–3–5 Williams-Brice Stadium The 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his fourth season as head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2002, South Carolina expanded their regular season from eleven to twelve games, an allowance for every college football program that the NCAA would soon make permanent.Pennington Bill April 29, 2005 Extra Game of Football Is Approved for Colleges https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/sports/ncaafootball/extra-game-of-football-is-approved-for-colleges.html September 26, 2024 The New York Times However, the Gamecocks did not take advantage of their extra game this season, as they did not finish bowl-eligible and had their first losing season since 1999. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 31 7:00 pm w y 22 New Mexico State Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina 34–24 83,717Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/teamcume-02.html University of South Carolina 2011-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20120420214857/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/teamcume-02.html 2012-04-20 dead September 7 7:45 pm l y y 22 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 21–34 60,171 September 14 3:30 pm l Georgia 9 rivalry Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina CBS 7–13 84,227 September 21 7:00 pm w y Temple Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina 42–21 81,409 September 28 7:00 pm w y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee PPV 20–14 34,406 October 5 1:00 pm w y Mississippi State Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina 34–10 80,250 October 12 6:30 pm w y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 16–12 70,547 October 19 7:45 pm l y LSU 14 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN2 14–38 91,340 November 2 3:30 pm l Tennessee 25 rivalry Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina CBS 10–18 83,918 November 9 12:30 pm l Arkansas Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina JPS 0–23 79,307 November 16 6:00 pm l y Florida 20 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida ESPN 7–28 85,222 November 23 7:45 pm l y y Clemson Palmetto Bowl Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina ESPN 20–27 83,909 Roster 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks f 4 Sr Andrew Pinnock RB y 9 Sr Corey Jenkins QB 17 Sr Mikal Goodman WR 68 Jr Travelle Wharton OL y 69 Fr Stephen Sene OL 70 Fr Na'Shan Goddard OL 71 Sr Shane Hall OL 72 So Jonathan Alston OL 73 Fr Jon Hall OL 74 So John Strickland OL yes 75 So Chad Walker OL yes 76 Sr Cedric Williams OL 77 Sr Watts Sanderson OL yes 78 Fr Jabari Levey OL 79 Fr Josh Malloy OL yes 80 Fr Andy Boyd TE 81 Jr Corey Taylor WR 82 Fr Troy Williamson WR y 83 Sr Chavez Donnings WR 84 Fr Andre Hemphill WR 85 So Michael Flint WR 86 Fr Kris Clark WR 87 So Brandon Jeffcoat TE yes 12 So Rodriques Wilson Rod Wilson S y 34 Sr Rod Thomas LB 44 Jr Brett Green LB 45 So Kevin Caldwell LB 46 Sr Lenny Williams LB yes 52 Fr Brandon Miller DL 57 Sr Langston Moore NT y 90 So Jason Capers DE 91 Fr Moe Thompson DL 92 Fr Eric Stroman DL yes 93 Sr Dennis Quinn DE yes 94 So Preston Thorne DT yes 95 Jr Randy Jackson DL 96 Sr Shaun Smith DL 98 Fr Chris Tucker DL yes 99 So George Gause DE 97 Jr Daniel Weaver PK https://web.archive.org/web/20021004130947/http://uscsports.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/scar-m-footbl-mtt.html *Lou Holtz John Gutekunst(Defensive backs coach) 2002-10-04 Team players in the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Langston Moore Defensive tackle 6 174 Cincinnati Bengals Corey Jenkins Defensive back 6 181 Miami Dolphins Andrew Pinnock Defensive back 7 229 San Diego Chargers References South Carolina Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football seasons South Carolina Gamecocks football