2002 Mississippi State
3–9 (0–8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jackie Sherrill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Jacksonville State 51–13Sep 14
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at 15Oregon | L 13–36 | 20% |
| Sep 14 | vs Jacksonville State | W 51–13 | 81% |
| Sep 19 | vs Auburn | L 14–42 | 51% |
| Sep 28 | at 22LSU | L 13–31 | 20% |
| Oct 5 | at South Carolina | L 10–34 | 27% |
| Oct 12 | vs Troy | W 11–8 | 58% |
| Oct 19 | at Memphis | W 29–17 | 41% |
| Nov 2 | vs Kentucky | L 24–45 | 51% |
| Nov 9 | at 11Alabama | L 14–28 | 14% |
| Nov 16 | vs Tennessee | L 17–35 | 32% |
| Nov 23 | vs Arkansas | L 19–26 | 28% |
| Nov 28 | at Ole Miss | L 12–24 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 24–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Jerious NorwoodRunning back
Donald LeeTight end
Antonio JohnsonDefensive tackle
Mario HagganLinebacker- Clarence McDougal
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
- 3–9
- Conference
- 0–8 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 227–339
- Coach
- Jackie Sherrill
- Elo
- 1381 −98 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.5 No. 89 of 117; offense No. 107, defense No. 57
- SRS
- −8.9 No. 85 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 15
- Offensive coordinator
- Sparky Woods
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Lee Dunn
- Offense
- Multiple I formation
- Defense
- 3–3 stack
Top recruits in the 2002 class
| Jerious Norwood RB | ★★★★★ | No. 23 |
| Darren Williams S | ★★★★★ | No. 26 |
| Marvin Byrdsong OLB | ★★★★ | No. 40 |
| Nick Turner RB | ★★★★ | No. 105 |
| Otis Riddley DT | ★★★ | No. 670 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2002 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Running backs | 3 | 3.7 | 0.897 |
| Receivers | 3 | 2.7 | 0.789 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.3 | 0.778 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.875 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.0 | 0.841 |
| Whole class | 17 | 2.8 | 0.821 |
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 4 | Justin Griffith RB | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 5 | Donald Lee TE | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 7 | Mario Haggan LB | Buffalo Bills |
All-SEC
3 second teamSecond team
Jason ClarkDLAP-2- Mario HagganLBAP-2; Coaches-2
- Brent SmithKAP-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 7–1 | 13–1 | 3 |
| Alabama | 6–2 | 10–3 | 11 |
 Florida | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Auburn | 5–3 | 9–4 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 5–3 | 9–5 | |
| LSU | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Tennessee | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Kentucky | 3–5 | 7–5 | |
| Ole Miss | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
| South Carolina | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–8 | 3–9 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.