2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his first year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a 2–10 record for the season.

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record210 (08 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (1st season)
Captain
3
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 41,221)[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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*L 3–4543,719
September 76:00 p.m.Furman*W 49–1828,568
September 1411:30 a.m.at AuburnJPSL 6–3176,127
September 2111:30 a.m.at Ole MissJPSL 38–4550,427
September 286:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 14–2034,406
October 126:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 20–2128,660
October 1911:30 a.m.at No. 5 GeorgiaJPSL 17–4886,520
October 2611:00 a.m.Connecticut*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–2421,210
November 21:00 p.m.No. 12 Alabama
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 8–3036,407
November 91:00 p.m.No. 23 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
PPVL 17–2128,881
November 1612:30 p.m.at KentuckyL 21–4151,114
November 2311:30 a.m.Tennessee
JPSL 0–2447,210
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 003 3
Georgia Tech 0 31140 45
  • Location: Atlanta
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 43,719

[2]

Scoring Summary

Quarter Time Team TD/FG Type of score Extra PT Vandy Georgia Tech
Second Quarter15:00GTTD1-yard passing touchdownextra point is good07
Second Quarter10:06GTTD2-yard rushing touchdownextra point is good014
Second Quarter7:00GTTD38-yard passing touchdownextra point is good021
Second Quarter4:11GTFGfield goal-024
Second Quarter1:26GTTD4-yard passing touchdownextra point is good030
Third Quarter13:37GTTD56-yard rushing touchdownextra point is good037
Third Quarter0:32GTTD5-yard rushing touchdownextra point is good044
Fourth Quarter3:30VANFGfield goal-345

Roster

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Jay Cutler  Fr
G 72 Jim May Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 5 Aaron McWherter  Sr
LB 47 Hunter Hillenmeyer Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-02-10

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Hunter HillenmeyerLB5166Green Bay Packers

[3]

References

  1. "Notes for Homes Game Versus Florida" (PDF). Vanderbilt Athletics. November 3, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. "CNNSI.com - College Football - NCAA Football Scoreboard: Box Score: Middle Tennessee St. At Vanderbilt - Friday August 31, 2001 01:49 AM". Archived from the original on February 18, 2002. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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