2002 LSU Tigers football team

2002 LSU Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 20–35 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2002 record	8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Will Muschamp (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)

2002 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#3 Georgia x$		7	–	1		13	–	1
Florida		6	–	2		8	–	5
Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5		7	–	5
South Carolina		3	–	5		5	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#11 Alabama		6	–	2		10	–	3
Arkansas xy		5	–	3		9	–	5
#14 Auburn x		5	–	3		9	–	4
LSU x		5	–	3		8	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5		7	–	6
Mississippi State		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:30 PM	No. 16 Virginia Tech*	No. 14	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ABC	L 8–26	65,049
September 7	7:00 PM	The Citadel*	No. 23	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 35–10	85,022
September 14	7:00 PM	Miami (OH)*	No. 22	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 33–7	90,010
September 28	11:30 AM	Mississippi State	No. 20	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	JPS	W 31–13	90,793
October 5	7:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 19	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 48–0	91,357
October 12	6:45 PM	at No. 16 Florida	No. 18	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 36–7	85,252
October 19	6:45 PM	South Carolina	No. 12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 38–14	91,340
October 26	11:30 AM	at Auburn	No. 10	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	JPS	L 7–31	85,366
November 9	11:30 AM	at Kentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Bluegrass Miracle)	JPS	W 33–30	66,262
November 16	8:00 PM	No. 10 Alabama	No. 12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–31	92,012
November 23	7:30 PM	Ole Miss	No. 21	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 14–13	91,613
November 27	1:30 PM	at Arkansas	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	L 20–21	55,553
January 1	10:00 AM	vs. No. 9 Texas*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	L 20–35	70,817
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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