2002 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 Florida Gators football Florida Gators script logo.svg Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 24 8–5 6–2 Ron Zook 1st Ed Zaunbrecher 1st Spread John Thompson 1st Multiple Earnest Graham Rex Grossman Byron Hardmon Taylor Jacobs Todd Johnson Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Outback Bowl L Lost 30–38 vs. Michigan The 2002 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Eastern Division in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Zook, the Gators compiled an overall record of 8–5 with mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SEC's Eastern Division title. Florida was invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Gators lost Michigan. The team played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 31 7:00 p.m. w y 6 UAB Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV 51–3 85,575 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90561596/same-old-gators-zooks-debut-has-a-spur/ The Tampa Tribune Same old Gators, Zook's debut has a Spurrier look September 1, 2002 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com September 7 5:15 p.m. l y 6 Miami (FL) 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry, College GameDay CBS 16–41 85,777 September 14 6:00 p.m. w y 12 Ohio Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV 34–6 84,002 September 21 3:30 p.m. w y 10 Tennessee 4 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry, College GameDay CBS 30–13 108,722 September 28 3:30 p.m. w 7 Kentucky Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry CBS 41–34 85,333 October 5 12:00 p.m. l y 6 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS CBS 14–17 61,140 October 12 7:45 p.m. l 16 LSU 18 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry ESPN 7–36 85,252 October 19 6:45 p.m. w Auburn Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry ESPN 30–23 OT 85,135 November 2 7:45 p.m. w y Georgia 5 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 20–13 84,433 November 9 2:00 p.m. w y 23 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN PPV 21–17 28,881 November 16 6:00 p.m. w y 20 South Carolina Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN 28–7 85,222 November 30 8:00 p.m. l y y 15 Florida State 23 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 14–31 83,938 January 1, 2003 11:00 a.m. l y y 15 Michigan 12 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Outback Bowl ESPN 30–38 65,101 2012 Florida Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20130527130648/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2012/media_guide.pdf May 27, 2013 , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 20032 https://web.archive.org/web/20110915214626/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/history/2002/team.pdf September 15, 2011 . Retrieved November 25, 2011. Game summaries UAB October 2021 Miami (FL) October 2021 Ohio October 2021 At Tennessee Florida Gators 2; text-align:center collapsed Florida Gators (2–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (1–1) September 21 3:30 p.m. EST Florida 0 24 0 6 Tennessee 0 0 13 0 Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee 108,722 Light rain, 71 F C Rogers Redding CBS Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter FLA – Earnest Graham 1-yard run (Matt Leach kick), 4:55. Florida 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:20. FLA – Carlos Perez 28-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Matt Leach kick), 3:40. Florida 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:12. FLA – Taylor Jacobs 7-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Matt Leach kick), 0:35. Florida 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 0:52. FLA – Matt Leach 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Florida 24–0. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:02. Third quarter TENN – Derrick Tinsley 15-yard pass from Casey Clausen (Alex Walls kick), 9:51. Florida 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:28. TENN – Jabari Davis 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:28. Florida 24–13. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:27. Fourth quarter FLA – Taylor Jacobs 21-yard pass from Rex Grossman (kick failed), 10:49. Florida 30–13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:32. Top passers FLA – Rex Grossman – 20/34, 324 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT TENN – Casey Clausen – 30/44, 285 yards, TD Top rushers FLA – Ran Carthon – 9 rushes, 51 yards TENN – Troy Fleming – 9 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers FLA – Taylor Jacobs – 9 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD TENN – Kelley Washington – 7 receptions, 102 yards Kentucky Kentucky 0 0 28 6 Florida 6 13 13 9 September 28 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 3:30 p.m. 3:38 85,333 Sunny; 86 F; wind 9 mph on W Steve Shaw yes Q1 2:08 FLA Graham 1-yard run (kick blocked) FLA 6–0 Q2 11:55 FLA Carthon 19-yard run (pass failed) FLA 12–0 Q2 2:54 FLA Carthon 6-yard run (Leach kick) FLA 19–0 Q3 11:05 UK Abney 14-yard pass from Lorenzen (Begley kick) FLA 19–7 Q3 7:21 FLA Jacobs 4-yard pass from Grossman (kick blocked) FLA 25–7 Q3 6:59 UK Abney 100-yard kickoff return (Begley kick) FLA 25–14 Q3 3:21 UK Pinner 1-yard run (Begley kick) FLA 25–21 Q3 3:03 UK Boone 39-yard pass from Lorenzen (Begley kick) UK 28–25 Q3 0:18 FLA Jacobs 35-yard pass from Grossman (Leach kick) FLA 32–28 Q4 9:25 FLA Ratliff 62-yard interception return (Leach kick) FLA 39–28 Q4 5:24 UK Abney 49-yard punt return (pass failed) FLA 39–34 Q4 5:24 FLA Ratliff PAT return FLA 41–34 yes GatorZone.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043006/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/boxscore.php?gameid=548 2015-09-24 . Retrieved 2015-Sep-06. At Ole Miss October 2021 LSU October 2021 Auburn October 2021 Vs. Georgia Florida 0 12 0 8 Georgia 7 6 0 0 Saturday, November 2 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 7:45 p.m. 3:25 84,433 Clear, 58 F Penn Wagers ESPN yes 1 6:59 UGA J.T. Wall 10-yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick) (3-48, 0:49) UGA 7-0 2 9:39 FLA Aaron Walker 5-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Brendt Talcott kick failed) (13-58, 5:21) UGA 7-6 2 3:56 FLA Guss Scott 47-yard interception return (pass failed) FLA 12-6 2 1:20 UGA Billy Bennett 47-yard field goal (8-48, 2:36) FLA 12-10 2 0:03 UGA Billy Bennett 25-yard field goal (4-(-2), 1:08) UGA 13-12 4 11:32 FLA Ben Troupe 10-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Grossman run) (10-89, 3:49) FLA 20-13 yes https://archive.today/20130124055715/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=4851 "Gators Upend No. 5 Georgia, 20-13". Gatorzone.com. Retrieved 02-May-2012. At Vanderbilt October 2021 South Carolina October 2021 At Florida State October 2021 Outback Bowl (vs. Michigan) October 2021 Roster 2002 Florida Gators f 2 Jr Kelvin Kight WR y 5 Sr Earnest Graham RB y 6 Sr Taylor Jacobs WR y 8 Sr Rex Grossman QB y 10 Fr Ingle Martin QB y 11 So O. J. Small WR y 54 Sr David Jorgensen OL 75 Jr Shannon Snell G 82 Sr Aaron Walker Aaron Walker (American football) TE y 1 Jr Keiwan Ratliff CB y 42 Sr Byron Hardmon LB 59 Sr Mike Nattiel LB y 86 Jr Darrell Lee DE 98 Sr Tron LaFavor DT y Matt Leach K http://floridagators.com/mobile/roster.aspx?roster=315&path=football *Ron Zook Ed Zaunbrecher- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks John Thompson – Defensive Coordinator Mike Woodford – Defense Jerry "Red" Anderson – Defensive Joe Wickline – Offensive Line Dwayne Dixon – Wide Receivers Larry Fedora – Running Backs Jerry Odom – Inside Linebackers Tyke Tolbert – Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Players drafted into the NFL 2003 NFL draft Florida Gators Round Pick Player Position NFL club 1 22 Rex Grossman QB Chicago Bears 2 44 Taylor Jacobs WR Washington Redskins 4 100 Todd Johnson S Chicago Bears 4 116 Ian Scott DT Chicago Bears 5 161 Aaron Walker TE San Francisco 49ers 5 171 Tron LaFavor DT Chicago Bears 6 190 Mike Nattiel LB Minnesota Vikings 7 227 Clint Mitchell DE Denver Broncos References Bibliography 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009). 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012). Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). 0-7948-2298-3. Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). 0-9650782-1-3. Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). 1-58261-514-4. Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Florida Gators football