2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2002 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 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
Arkansas xy		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 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
No. 11 ^Alabama		6	–	2					10	–	3
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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2002 NCAA Division I FBS 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Phillip Fulmer – head coach
• John Chavis – defensive coordinator
• Randy Sanders – offensive coordinator

Schedule

August 316:00 PMvs. Wyoming*No. 4

• The Coliseum
• Nashville, TN

ESPN2W 47-767,221 September 74:00 PMMTSU*No. 4

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

PPVW 26-3107,672 September 213:30 PMNo. 13 FloridaNo. 4

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September)

CBSL 13–30108,722 September 284:00 PMRutgers*No. 11

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

PPVW 35-14103,925 October 57:45 PMNo. 25 ArkansasNo. 10

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

ESPNW 41-38 ^6OT105,688 October 123:30 PMat No. 8 GeorgiaNo. 10

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA (Rivalry)

CBSL 13–1886,520 October 267:45 PMAlabamaNo. 16

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)

ESPNL 14–34107,722 November 23:30 PMat South CarolinaNo. 25

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, SC

CBSW 18-1083,918 November 98:00 PMNo. 3 Miami (FL)*

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN

CBSL 3–26 108,745 November 1612:30 PMat Mississippi State

• Davis Wade Stadium
• Starkville, MS

JPSW 35-17 54,807 November 2312:30 PMat Vanderbilt

• The Coliseum
• Nashville, TN (Rivalry)

JPSW 24-0 47,210 November 3012:30 PMKentucky

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)

JPSW 24–0 107,462 December 31st7:30 PMvs. No. 20 Maryland

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)

ESPNL 30–3 71,228

Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for Tennessee Football Games for the 2002 SEC Season

Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2002.

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:

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