2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
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  
  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 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 385 points while allowing 301 points.[1]

Though finishing with a 7–5 record, the Wildcats were not bowl eligible due to NCAA sanctions resulting from the tenure of former head coach Hal Mumme.

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at #17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed (the second largest point total in school history at the time), and wins against Indiana and Middle Tennessee State put Kentucky at 4–0. A 41–34 loss at #7 Florida was followed by a 16–12 loss to South Carolina that came down to the final play. A 29–17 win at Arkansas followed. A 52–24 loss to #5 Georgia was followed by a 45–24 win at Mississippi State. A 33–30 loss to #16 LSU on the game's final play was followed by a 41–21 win against Vanderbilt and a 24–0 loss at Tennessee.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat No. 17 Louisville*
ESPN2W 22–1742,660
September 71:30 pmUTEP*
W 77–1759,213
September 146:00 pmIndiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
W 27–1770,347
September 211:30 pmMiddle Tennessee State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 44–2260,584
September 283:30 pmat No. 7 Florida
CBSL 34–4185,333
October 126:30 pmSouth Carolina
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
ESPN2L 12–1670,547
October 193:00 pmat Arkansas
W 29–1761,573
October 263:30 pmNo. 5 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
CBSL 24–5271,017
November 22:30 pmat Mississippi State
PPVW 45–2445,248
November 912:30 pmNo. 16 LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
JPSL 30–3366,262
November 161:30 pmVanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
W 41–2151,114
November 3012:30 pmat Tennessee
JPSL 0–24105,462
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Ernest Simms Sr
WR 4 Glenn Holt Fr
RB 5 Arliss Beach Fr
QB 7 Shane Boyd So
RB 20 Artose Pinner Sr
QB 22 Jared Lorenzen Jr
G 65 Keith Chatelain Sr
G 66 Brandon Lesniewski So
G 67 Yancey Reynolds Jr
OT 68 Will Noble So
G 70 Jason Rollins So
OT 71 Jared McGowan Fr
C 72 Michael Aitcheson Fr
OT 73 Antonio Hall Jr
OT 74 Jeremy Darveau  Fr
G 75 Sylvester Miller Jr
G 76 Joe Brady Fr
G 77 Greg Perdue Sr
C 78 Nick Seitze Jr
C 79 Daniel Burnett So
WR 80 Brian Pickard Fr
WR 81 Dominick DeVastey Fr
WR 82 Chris Bernard Jr
WR 83 Gerad Parker So
TE 84 Jeremiah Drobney Fr
WR 85 DeMarcus Wood  Fr
TE 86 Win Gaffron Jr
TE 87 Jonny Butler Sr
WR 88 Dan Hopewell So
TE 89 Kurt Myers Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 62 Mike McKinley Jr
DE 64 Deion Holts  Fr
DT 68 Jeremy Caudill Jr
LB 29 Robert Willey So
DE 98 Vincent Burns So
DT 99 Ellery Moore So
FS 35 Travis Atwell So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Justin Hutton Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-10

Team players in the 2003 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dewayne Robertson Defensive tackle 1 4 New York Jets
Artose Pinner Running back 4 99 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. ^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  5. ^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
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