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American college football season
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, 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 the Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win the Sugar Bowl over the Florida State and earned a No. 3 final ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:45 p.m. | Clemson* | No. 8 | | ESPN | W 31–28 | 86,520 |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 9 | | CBS | W 13–7 | 84,227 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 45–7 | 86,520 |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | No. 8 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| | W 41–10 | 86,520 |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Alabama | No. 7 | | CBS | W 27–25 | 83,818 |
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 6 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| CBS | W 18–13 | 86,520 |
October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 5 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA (rivalry)
| JPS | W 48–17 | 86,520 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 5 | | CBS | W 52–24 | 71,017 |
November 2 | 7:45 p.m. | vs. Florida | No. 5 | | ESPN | L 13–20 | 84,433 |
November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 7 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| ESPN2 | W 31–17 | 86,520 |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Auburn | No. 7 | | CBS | W 24–21 | 86,063 |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | No. 5 | | CBS | W 51–7 | 86,520 |
December 7 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 22 Arkansas | No. 4 | | CBS | W 30–3 | 74,835 |
January 1, 2003 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Florida State* | No. 4 | | ABC | W 26–13 | 74,269 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Auburn
#7 Georgia at Auburn
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Georgia |
3 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
24 |
Auburn |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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- Georgia clinches SEC East
Roster
2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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83
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Jonathan Kilgo
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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