2002 Florida Gators football team

The 2002 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2002 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were led by first-year head coach Ron Zook, who coached them to a second-place finish in the SEC East, an Outback Bowl berth, and an overall record of 8–5 (.615).

2002 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl, L 30–38 vs. Michigan
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainEarnest Graham
Rex Grossman
Byron Hardmon
Taylor Jacobs
Todd Johnson
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
No. 11 Alabama  6 –2   10 –3  
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  
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.UAB*No. 6
PPVW 51–385,575
September 75:15 p.m.No. 1 Miami (FL)*No. 6
CBSL 16–4185,777
September 146:00 p.m.Ohio*No. 12
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
PPVW 34–684,002
September 213:30 p.m.at No. 4 TennesseeNo. 10
CBSW 30–13108,722
September 283:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 7
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
CBSW 41–3485,333
October 512:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 6
CBSL 14–1761,140
October 127:45 p.m.No. 18 LSUNo. 16
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–3685,252
October 196:45 p.m.Auburn
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–23 OT85,135
November 27:45 p.m.vs. No. 5 Georgia
ESPNW 20–1384,433
November 92:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 23
PPVW 21–1728,881
November 166:00 p.m.South CarolinadaggerNo. 20
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNW 28–785,222
November 308:00 p.m.at No. 23 Florida State*No. 15
ABCL 14–3183,938
January 1, 200311:00 a.m.vs. No. 12 Michigan*No. 15
ESPNL 30–3865,101
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster
2002 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Kelvin Kight Jr
RB 5 Earnest Graham Sr
WR 6 Taylor Jacobs Sr
QB 8 Rex Grossman Sr
QB 10 Ingle Martin Fr
WR 11 O. J. Small So
OL 54 David Jorgensen Sr
G 75 Shannon Snell Jr
TE 82 Aaron Walker Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Keiwan Ratliff Jr
LB 42 Byron Hardmon Sr
LB 59 Mike Nattiel Sr
DE 86 Darrell Lee Jr
DT 98 Tron LaFavor Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Matt Leach
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

UAB

At Tennessee
Florida Gators (2–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 0 24 0630
Tennessee 0 0 13013

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Light rain, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 108,722
  • Referee: Rogers Redding
  • TV: CBS
  • Box Score
Game information

Kentucky
1 234Total
Kentucky 0 0286 34
• Florida 6 13139 41
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:38
  • Game attendance: 85,333
  • Game weather: Sunny; 86 °F (30 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h) W
  • Referee: Steve Shaw
Scoring summary
Q12:08FLAGraham 1-yard run (kick blocked)FLA 6–0
Q211:55FLACarthon 19-yard run (pass failed)FLA 12–0
Q22:54FLACarthon 6-yard run (Leach kick)FLA 19–0
Q311:05UKAbney 14-yard pass from Lorenzen (Begley kick)FLA 19–7
Q37:21FLAJacobs 4-yard pass from Grossman (kick blocked)FLA 25–7
Q36:59UKAbney 100-yard kickoff return (Begley kick)FLA 25–14
Q33:21UKPinner 1-yard run (Begley kick)FLA 25–21
Q33:03UKBoone 39-yard pass from Lorenzen (Begley kick)UK 28–25
Q30:18FLAJacobs 35-yard pass from Grossman (Leach kick)FLA 32–28
Q49:25FLARatliff 62-yard interception return (Leach kick)FLA 39–28
Q45:24UKAbney 49-yard punt return (pass failed)FLA 39–34
Q45:24FLARatliff PAT returnFLA 41–34

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Vs. Georgia
1 234Total
• Florida 0 1208 20
Georgia 7 600 13
  • Date: Saturday, November 2
  • Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Game start: 7:45 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 84,433
  • Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • Television network: ESPN
Scoring summary
16:59UGAJ.T. Wall 10-yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick) (3-48, 0:49)UGA 7-0
29:39FLAAaron Walker 5-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Brendt Talcott kick failed) (13-58, 5:21)UGA 7-6
23:56FLAGuss Scott 47-yard interception return (pass failed)FLA 12-6
21:20UGABilly Bennett 47-yard field goal (8-48, 2:36)FLA 12-10
20:03UGABilly Bennett 25-yard field goal (4-(-2), 1:08)UGA 13-12
411:32FLABen Troupe 10-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Grossman run) (10-89, 3:49)FLA 20-13

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References
  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2002 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  3. GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 20032 Archived September 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  4. GatorZone.com Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Sep-06.
  5. "Gators Upend No. 5 Georgia, 20-13". Gatorzone.com. Retrieved 02-May-2012.

Bibliography
  • 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
  • 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012).
  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
  • Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
  • Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
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