2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

The 2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished first in the SWAC East Division.

2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
SWAC East Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  6 1   8 4  
Jackson State  5 2   7 4  
Alcorn State  3 4   6 5  
Mississippi Valley State  3 4   5 6  
Alabama State  2 5   6 6  
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$  6 1   11 2  
Southern  5 2   6 6  
Texas Southern  3 4   4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 5   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 7   1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 24 Jacksonville State*L 17–2016,851[1]
September 14No. 20 Grambling StateL 13–238,785[2]
September 21Prairie View A&M
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 15–12
September 28at Texas SouthernW 21–14
October 5vs. SouthernW 27–1147,598[3]
October 12Tennessee State*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 25–2116,162[4]
October 19Mississippi Valley State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 24–13[5]
October 26vs. Alabama StateW 23–20[6]
November 9at Jackson StateL 11–1310,200[7]
November 16Alcorn State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 27–20[8]
November 23at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 39–19[9]
December 14vs. No. 8 Grambling State
L 19–3123,727[10]

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References

  1. "Jax State kicker gets Southland honor". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 2, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "GSU back on track". The News-Star. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alabama A&M tops Southern in Classic". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee State defense falters in final quarter". The Tennessean. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bulldogs defense too much for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama State outshines A&M in Magic City". The Selma Times-Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackson St. slips by with 13–11 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "A&M fends off Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alabama A&M rips UAPB 39–19, wins SWAC East". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling wins 3rd straight title 31–19". The Clarion-Ledger. December 15, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Alabama A&M Bulldogs Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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