2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season November 2025 August 2023 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 3 3 13–1 7–1 Mark Richt 2nd Neil Callaway 2nd Pro-style Brian VanGorder 2nd 4–3 Sanford Stadium SEC championSEC Eastern Division championSugar Bowl champion SEC Championship Game W Won 30–3 vs. Arkansas Sugar Bowl W Won 26–13 vs. Florida State The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia won the SEC title for the first time since the 1982 season with a 30–3 win over Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win in the Sugar Bowl over Florida State and earned a No. 3 final ranking both in the AP poll and the Coaches Poll. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 31 7:45 p.m. w y 8 Clemson Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry ESPN 31–28 86,520 September 14 3:30 p.m. w y 9 South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC rivalry CBS 13–7 84,227 September 21 1:00 p.m. w y 8 Northwestern State 10 (I-AA) Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 45–7 86,520 September 28 1:00 p.m. w y 8 New Mexico State Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 41–10 86,520 October 5 3:30 p.m. w y 7 Alabama 22 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry, College GameDay CBS 27–25 83,818 October 12 3:30 p.m. w 6 Tennessee 10 rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CBS 18–13 86,520 October 19 12:30 p.m. w y 5 Vanderbilt Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry JPS 48–17 86,520 October 26 3:30 p.m. w y 5 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY CBS 52–24 71,017 November 2 7:45 p.m. l y 5 Florida Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 13–20 84,433 November 9 7:00 p.m. w 7 Ole Miss Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN2 31–17 86,520 November 16 3:30 p.m. w y 7 Auburn 24 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Deep South's Oldest Rivalry CBS 24–21 86,063 November 30 3:30 p.m. w y 5 Georgia Tech Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate CBS 51–7 86,520 December 7 6:00 p.m. w y 4 Arkansas 22 SEC Championship Game Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA CBS 30–3 74,835 January 1, 2003 8:30 p.m. w y y 4 Florida State 16 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 26–13 74,269 2002 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/2002-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 10, 2025 2002 Football Schedule https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 University of Georgia Athletics September 10, 2025 Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.htm University of Georgia dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120525080916/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.htm May 25, 2012 Game summaries Auburn #7 Georgia at Auburn Georgia 3 0 14 7 Auburn 7 7 7 0 November 16 Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama Source: USA Today yes 1 AUB Brown 53 yard run (Duval kick) AUB 7–0 1 UGA Bennett 43 yard field goal AUB 7–3 2 AUB B. Johnson 2 yard pass from Campbell (Duval kick) AUB 14–3 3 UGA Greene 1 yard run (Kilgo kick) AUB 14–10 3 AUB Campbell 21 yard run (Duval kick) AUB 21–10 3 UGA Stinchcomb recovered fumble in end zone (Bennett kick) AUB 21–17 4 1:25 UGA M. Johnson 19 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick) UGA 24–21 yes Georgia clinches SEC East Roster 2002 Georgia Bulldogs f 70 Sr Kevin Breedlove OL y 1 So Reggie Brown Reggie Brown (wide receiver) WR yes y 71 Sr George Foster George Foster (American football) T y 11 So David Greene David Greene (American football) QB y 3 Fr D. J. Shockley QB y 78 Sr Jon Stinchcomb T y 49 Sr J. T. Wall FB y 45 Sr Boss Bailey LB y 42 Sr Tony Gilbert LB y 23 Fr Tim Jennings CB y 6 Jr Sean Jones Sean Jones (safety) DB y 47 So David Pollack DE y 57 Jr Johnathan Sullivan DT y 83 Sr Jonathan Kilgo P https://web.archive.org/web/20021020120816/http://georgiadogs.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geo-m-footbl-mtt.html *Mark Richt 2002-10-20 References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Category:Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football Category:Long stubs with short prose