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American college football season
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 p.m. at No. 16 Virginia Tech * No. 14 ABC L 8–2665,049
September 7 7:00 p.m. The Citadel * No. 23 W 35–1085,022
September 14 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) * No. 22 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 33–790,010
September 28 11:30 a.m. Mississippi State No. 20 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) JPS W 31–1390,793
October 5 7:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette * No. 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 48–091,357
October 12 6:45 p.m. at No. 16 Florida No. 18 ESPN W 36–785,252
October 19 6:45 p.m. South Carolina No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN W 38–1491,340
October 26 11:30 a.m. at Auburn No. 10 JPS L 7–3185,366
November 9 11:30 a.m. at Kentucky No. 16 JPS W 33–30 66,262
November 16 8:00 p.m. No. 10 Alabama No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN L 0–3192,012
November 23 7:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 21 ESPN2 W 14–1391,613
November 27 1:30 p.m. at Arkansas No. 17 CBS L 20–2155,553
January 1, 2003 10:00 a.m. vs. No. 9 Texas * FOX L 20–3570,817
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster and Coaches
2002 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm
References
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