2002 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2002 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University (logo).svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 8–5 5–3 Nick Saban 3rd Jimbo Fisher 3rd Pro-style Will Muschamp 1st 4–3 Tiger Stadium SEC Western Division co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic L 20–35 vs. Texas The 2002 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The defending SEC champion Tigers started out strong, but an injury to starting quarterback Matt Mauck hurt the team and they lost four of their final six games. The season is memorable because of the famous Bluegrass Miracle against the Kentucky Wildcats. Schedule 2002 AP Central September 1 1:30 p.m. l y y 14 Virginia Tech 16 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ABC 8–26 65,049 September 7 7:00 p.m. w y 23 The Citadel Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 35–10 85,022 September 14 7:00 p.m. w y 22 Miami (OH) Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 33–7 90,010 September 28 11:30 a.m. w 20 Mississippi State rivalry Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA JPS 31–13 90,793 October 5 7:00 p.m. w y y 19 Louisiana–Lafayette Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV 48–0 91,357 October 12 6:45 p.m. w y 18 Florida 16 rivalry Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN 36–7 85,252 October 19 6:45 p.m. w 12 South Carolina Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 38–14 91,340 October 26 11:30 a.m. l y 10 Auburn Tiger Bowl Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL JPS 7–31 85,366 November 9 11:30 a.m. w y 16 Kentucky Bluegrass Miracle Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY JPS 33–30 66,262 November 16 8:00 p.m. l 12 Alabama 10 rivalry Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 0–31 92,012 November 23 7:30 p.m. w 21 Ole Miss Magnolia Bowl Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 14–13 91,613 November 29 1:30 p.m. l y 17 Arkansas Battle for the Golden Boot War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR CBS 20–21 55,553 January 1, 2003 10:00 a.m. l y y Texas 9 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX FOX 20–35 70,817 Roster 2002 LSU Tigers f 5 Fr Skyler Green WR y 9 Jr Devery Henderson WR y 10 So Joseph Addai RB y 12 So Marcus Randall QB y 14 So Michael Clayton Michael Clayton (American football) WR y 18 So Matt Mauck QB y 22 Sr LaBrandon Toefield RB y 31 Sr Domanick Davis RB y 47 Jr Eric Edwards Eric Edwards (American football) TE y 55 So Ben Wilkerson C y 64 Fr Rudy Niswanger OL y 73 Sr y Rob Sale OG y 87 So Blain Bech WR 8 Jr Jack Hunt Jack Hunt (American football) DB y 11 Sr Bradie James LB y 13 So Corey Webster CB y 21 Jr Randall Gay CB y 27 Jr Eric Alexander Eric Alexander (American football) LB y 84 So Marcus Spears Marcus Spears (defensive end) DE y 93 Jr Chad Lavalais DT y 95 Fr Kyle Williams Kyle Williams (defensive tackle) DT y 40 Sr John Corbello K 80 Jr Donnie Jones P y https://lsusports.net/sports/football/roster/2002 *Nick Saban *Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers-Kirk Doll Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks-Jimbo Fisher Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator-Michael Haywood Offensive Line-George Yarno Wide Receivers-Stan Hixon Tight Ends-Derek Dooley Defensive Coordinator -Will Muschamp Defensive Line-Lance Thompson Defensive Backs- Charlie Harbison Defensive Graduate Assistant - Jay Rodgers Graduate Assistant - Adam Gase Graduate Assistant - Scott Cochran Strength and Conditioning assistant - Bo Davis LSU Tigers in the 2003 NFL draft 2 LSU Tigers Player Position Round Pick Overall NFL team Domanick Davis Running back 4 4 101 Houston Texans Bradie James Linebacker 4 6 103 Dallas Cowboys LaBrandon Toefield Running back 4 35 132 Jacksonville Jaguars Norman Lejeune Defensive back 7 30 244 Philadelphia Eagles https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090527000715/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm 2009-05-27 References LSU Category:LSU Tigers football seasons LSU Tigers football