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2002 Florida

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ron Zook.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2002, game by game: won vs. UAB 51–3; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 16–41; won vs. Ohio 34–6; won at No. 4 Tennessee 30–13; won vs. Kentucky 41–34; lost at Ole Miss 14–17; lost vs. No. 18 LSU 7–36; won vs. Auburn 30–23; won vs. No. 5 Georgia 20–13; won at Vanderbilt 21–17; won vs. South Carolina 28–7; lost at No. 23 Florida State 14–31; lost vs. No. 13 Michigan 30–38+48−29Won 51–3 vs. UAB+48UABLost 16–41 vs. No. 1 Miami-25No. 1 MiamiWon 34–6 vs. Ohio+28OhioWon 30–13 at No. 4 Tennessee+17No. 4 TennesseeWon 41–34 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 14–17 at Ole Miss-3Ole MissLost 7–36 vs. No. 18 LSU-29No. 18 LSUWon 30–23 vs. Auburn+7AuburnWon 20–13 vs. No. 5 Georgia+7No. 5 GeorgiaWon 21–17 at Vanderbilt+4VanderbiltWon 28–7 vs. South Carolina+21South CarolinaLost 14–31 at No. 23 Florida State-17No. 23 Florida StateLost 30–38 vs. No. 13 Michigan-8No. 13 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsUABW 51–⁠381%
Sep 7vs1MiamiL 16–⁠4152%
Sep 14vsOhioW 34–⁠692%
Sep 21at4TennesseeW 30–⁠1342%
Sep 28vsKentuckyW 41–⁠3481%
Oct 5atOle MissL 14–⁠1766%
Oct 12vs18LSUL 7–⁠3665%
Oct 19vsAuburnW 30–⁠2373%
Nov 2vs5GeorgiaW 20–⁠1345%
Nov 9atVanderbiltW 21–⁠1784%
Nov 16vsSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠779%
Nov 30at23Florida StateL 14–⁠3146%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13MichiganOutback BowlL 30–⁠3851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 38–⁠30 in the Outback Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 12: 23
  10. Wk 13: 20
  11. Wk 14: 19
  12. Wk 15: 15
  13. Wk 16: 23

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
336–⁠279
Coach
Ron Zook
Elo
1656 −39 this season
SP+ rating
15.9 No. 22 of 117; offense No. 47, defense No. 20
SRS
9.6 No. 29 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 10
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
John Thompson
Captains
Earnest Graham, Rex Grossman, Byron Hardmon, Taylor Jacobs and Todd Johnson
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense0.0own 28— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Ciatrick Fason RB★★★★★No. 6
Gavin Dickey DUAL★★★★No. 42
DeShawn Wynn RB★★★★No. 48
Randy Hand OT★★★★No. 91
Jermaine McCollum CB★★★No. 670

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.982
Running backs24.50.988
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line23.00.864
Defensive line22.50.783
Defensive backs22.50.783
Whole class103.10.859

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 1Rex Grossman QBChicago Bears
Rd 2Taylor Jacobs WRWashington Redskins
Rd 4Todd Johnson DBChicago Bears
Rd 4Ian Scott DTChicago Bears
Rd 5Aaron Walker TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Tron LaFavor DTChicago Bears
Rd 6Michael Nattiel LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Clint Mitchell DEDenver Broncos

All-SEC

2 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia7–⁠113–⁠13
Alabama6–⁠210–⁠311
Florida6–⁠28–⁠5
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Arkansas5–⁠39–⁠5
LSU5–⁠38–⁠5
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠5
Ole Miss3–⁠57–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Mississippi State0–⁠83–⁠9
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.