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.
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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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
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Time
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Team
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TD/FG
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Type of score
|
Extra PT
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Vandy
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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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2003-02-10
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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