2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7–6 4–4 Chan Gailey 1st Bill O'Brien 2nd Mixed Shotgun & Ace Jon Tenuta 1st Bobby Dodd Stadium(Capacity: 43,719) Silicon Valley Football Classic L 21–30 vs. Fresno State The 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was Chan Gailey, the former head coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys from 1998-1999. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 31 6:00 pm w y Vanderbilt Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA rivalry 45–3 43,719 September 7 3:30 pm w y y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT FSN 31–14 16,751 September 14 12:00 pm l y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ESPN 19–24 77,586 September 21 3:30 pm w y BYU Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 28–19 43,719 September 28 3:30 pm w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC 21–13 57,000 October 5 3:30 pm l Wake Forest Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 21–24 43,719 October 17 7:45 pm l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN 10–34 41,766 October 26 3:30 pm w y Virginia Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 23–15 42,727 November 2 3:30 pm w y NC State 10 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC 24–17 51,500 November 9 3:30 pm l Florida State 17 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 13–21 43,719 November 16 1:00 pm w Duke Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 17–2 41,335 November 30 3:30 pm l y y Georgia 5 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate CBS 7–51 86,520 December 31 3:30 pm l y y Fresno State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Silicon Valley Football Classic ESPN 21–30 10,142 2002-03 Archive http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/geot-m-footbl-2002.html Georgia Tech Athletics September 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130918205626/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/geot-m-footbl-2002.html September 18, 2013 dead Roster 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets f 48 So P. J. Daniels RB y 70 So Nat Dorsey T y 89 Jr John Paul Foschi TE y 24 Jr Tony Hollings RB y 72 Fr Brad Honeycutt G yes 82 Jr Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith (wide receiver) WR y 17 Jr A. J. Suggs QB yes y 44 So Tony Hargrove DE y 34 Sr Jack Rogers SS 18 Fr Chris Reis DB y 51 Jr Daryl Smith Daryl Smith (linebacker) LB y https://web.archive.org/web/20021017214327/http://ramblinwreck.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geot-m-footbl-mtt.html *Chan Gailey Bill O'Brien – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Patrick Nix – Running backs/recruiting coordinator Tommie Robinson – Wide receivers Joe D'Alessandris – Offensive line Jon Tenuta – Defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer – Defensive line Brick Haley – Linebackers Curtis Modkins – Defensive backs Tommy Raye – Special teams coordinator 2002-10-17 References Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football Category:2002 in Atlanta