2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 football 2002 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 8–5 5–3 Phillip Fulmer 10th Randy Sanders 4th John Chavis 8th Pro-style Multiple 4–3 Neyland Stadium Peach Bowl L Lost 3–30 vs. Maryland The 2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in SEC play, and lost the Peach Bowl 30–3 to Maryland.2002 Southeastern Conference Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/2002.html 2024-12-13 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 31 6:00 pm w y y 4 Wyoming The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee ESPN2 47–7 67,221 September 7 4:00 pm w y 4 MTSU Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee PPV 26–3 107,672 September 21 3:30 pm l 4 Florida 10 Third Saturday in September) (College GameDay Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee CBS 13–30 108,722 September 28 4:00 pm w y 11 Rutgers Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee PPV 35–14 103,925 October 5 Associated Press It Takes Six Overtimes, but Tennessee Finally Defeats Arkansas The New York Times 2002-10-06 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/sports/college-football-top-25-it-takes-six-overtimes-but-tennessee-finally-defeats.html 2024-11-26 7:45 pm w 10 Arkansas Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN 41–38 6OT 105,688 October 12 3:30 pm l y 10 Georgia 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (rivalry) CBS 13–18 86,520 October 26 7:45 pm l 16 Alabama 19 Third Saturday in October Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN 14–34 107,722 November 2 3:30 pm w y 25 South Carolina rivalry Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina CBS 18–10 83,918 November 9 3:30 pm l y y Miami (FL) 2 College GameDay Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee CBS 3–26 108,745 November 16 12:30 pm w y Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi JPS 35–17 54,807 November 23 12:30 pm w y Vanderbilt rivalry The Coliseum Nashville, Tennessee JPS 24–0 47,210 November 30 12:30 pm w Kentucky Battle for the Barrel Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee JPS 24–0 107,462 December 31 7:30 pm l y y Maryland 20 Peach Bowl Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia ESPN 3–30 71,228 250px|thumb|left|Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2002. Game summaries Personnel Roster 2002 Tennessee Volunteers f 7 Jr Casey Clausen QB y 1 Sr Jason Witten TE y 47 So Dustin Colquitt P y *Phillip Fulmer Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Woody McCorvey – Running backs Pat Washington – Wide receivers Mike Barry – Offensive line John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Dan Brooks – Defensive line/recruiting coordinator Larry Slade – Defensive backs Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends 2003 NFL draft The 2003 NFL draft was held on April 26–27, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following UT players were selected: Tennessee Volunteers Player Position Round Pick NFL team Eddie Moore LB 2nd 49 Miami Dolphins Kelley Washington WR 3rd 65 Cincinnati Bengals Jason Witten TE 3rd 69 Dallas Cowboys Julian Battle CB 3rd 92 Kansas City Chiefs Aubrayo Franklin DT 5th 146 Baltimore Ravens Keyon Whiteside LB 5th 162 Indianapolis Colts Rashad Moore DT 6th 183 Seattle Seahawks Demetrin Veal DE 7th 238 Atlanta Falcons Source:2003 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm 2024-11-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References External links Season summary at Sports Reference Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Tennessee Volunteers football