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2002 Vanderbilt

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Johnson.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2002, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 3–45; won vs. Furman 49–18; lost at Auburn 6–31; lost at Ole Miss 38–45; lost vs. South Carolina 14–20; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 20–21; lost at No. 5 Georgia 17–48; won vs. UConn 28–24; lost vs. No. 12 Alabama 8–30; lost vs. No. 23 Florida 17–21; lost at Kentucky 21–41; lost vs. Tennessee 0–24+31−42Lost 3–45 at Georgia Tech-42Georgia TechWon 49–18 vs. Furman+31FurmanLost 6–31 at Auburn-25AuburnLost 38–45 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissLost 14–20 vs. South Carolina-6South CarolinaLost 20–21 vs. Middle Tennessee-1Middle TennesseeLost 17–48 at No. 5 Georgia-31No. 5 GeorgiaWon 28–24 vs. UConn+4UConnLost 8–30 vs. No. 12 Alabama-22No. 12 AlabamaLost 17–21 vs. No. 23 Florida-4No. 23 FloridaLost 21–41 at Kentucky-20KentuckyLost 0–24 vs. Tennessee-24Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atGeorgia TechL 3–⁠4519%
Sep 7vsFurmanW 49–⁠1867%
Sep 14atAuburnL 6–⁠3128%
Sep 21atOle MissL 38–⁠4523%
Sep 28vsSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠2034%
Oct 12vsMiddle TennesseeL 20–⁠2154%
Oct 19at5GeorgiaL 17–⁠4811%
Oct 26vsUConnW 28–⁠2463%
Nov 2vs12AlabamaL 8–⁠3017%
Nov 9vs23FloridaL 17–⁠2116%
Nov 16atKentuckyL 21–⁠4120%
Nov 23vsTennesseeL 0–⁠2420%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 24–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

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
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠368
Coach
Bobby Johnson
Elo
1320 −68 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 77 of 117; offense No. 98, defense No. 53
SRS
−9.0 No. 87 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 69
Offensive coordinator
Ted Cain
Defensive coordinator
Bruce Fowler
Captains
Jamie Byrum, Rushen Jones and Dan Stricker
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Steven Brent OG★★★No. 670
Richard Freeman WDE★★★No. 670
Steven Bright DUAL★★★No. 670
Erik Davis ATH★★No. 898
Ron Bullock RB★★No. 898

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Running backs22.00.767
Offensive line42.30.775
Defensive line22.50.783
Linebackers32.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists32.00.767
Whole class182.20.772

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 5Hunter Hillenmeyer LBGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dan StrickerWRCoaches-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
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.