American college football season
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.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | | | L 3–45 | 43,719 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman* | | | W 49–18 | 28,568 |
September 14 | 11:30 a.m. | at Auburn | | JPS | L 6–31 | 76,127 |
September 21 | 11:30 a.m. | at Ole Miss | | JPS | L 38–45 | 50,427 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| PPV | L 14–20 | 34,406 |
October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee State* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | L 20–21 | 28,660 |
October 19 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 5 Georgia | | JPS | L 17–48 | 86,520 |
October 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Connecticut* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | W 28–24 | 21,210 |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Alabama | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| PPV | L 8–30 | 36,407 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Florida | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| PPV | L 17–21 | 28,881 |
November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | | | L 21–41 | 51,114 |
November 23 | 11:30 a.m. | Tennessee | | JPS | L 0–24 | 47,210 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries[edit]
Georgia Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | • Georgia Tech | 0 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 45 | - Location: Atlanta
- Game start: 5:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 43,719
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Scoring Summary
Quarter | Time | Team | TD/FG | Type of score | Extra PT | Vandy | Georgia Tech |
Second Quarter | 15:00 | GT | TD | 1-yard passing touchdown | extra point is good | 0 | 7 |
Second Quarter | 10:06 | GT | TD | 2-yard rushing touchdown | extra point is good | 0 | 14 |
Second Quarter | 7:00 | GT | TD | 38-yard passing touchdown | extra point is good | 0 | 21 |
Second Quarter | 4:11 | GT | FG | field goal | - | 0 | 24 |
Second Quarter | 1:26 | GT | TD | 4-yard passing touchdown | extra point is good | 0 | 30 |
Third Quarter | 13:37 | GT | TD | 56-yard rushing touchdown | extra point is good | 0 | 37 |
Third Quarter | 0:32 | GT | TD | 5-yard rushing touchdown | extra point is good | 0 | 44 |
Fourth Quarter | 3:30 | VAN | FG | field goal | - | 3 | 45 |
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2002 Vanderbilt Commodores 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 Last update: 2003-02-10 |
Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]
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References[edit]
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