2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football
2002 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 3 Georgia x$	7	–	1	13	–	1
Florida	6	–	2	8	–	5
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	5
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
Arkansas xy	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 14 Auburn x	5	–	3	9	–	4
LSU x	5	–	3	8	–	5
Ole Miss	3	–	5	7	–	6
Mississippi State	0	–	8	3	–	9
No. 11 ^Alabama	6	–	2	10	–	3
Championship: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – Alabama had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 385 points while allowing 301 points.^[1]

Though finishing with a 7–5 record, the Wildcats were not bowl eligible due to NCAA sanctions resulting from the tenure of former head coach Hal Mumme.

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at #17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed (the second largest point total in school history at the time), and wins against Indiana and Middle Tennessee State put Kentucky at 4–0. A 41–34 loss at #7 Florida was followed by a 16–12 loss to South Carolina that came down to the final play. A 29–17 win at Arkansas followed. A 52–24 loss to #5 Georgia was followed by a 45–24 win at Mississippi State. A 33–30 loss to #16 LSU on the game's final play was followed by a 41–21 win against Vanderbilt and a 24–0 loss at Tennessee.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 17 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 22–17	42,660
September 7	1:30 pm	UTEP*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 77–17	59,213
September 14	6:00 pm	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)		W 27–17	70,347
September 21	1:30 pm	Middle Tennessee State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 44–22	60,584
September 28	3:30 pm	at No. 7 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	CBS	L 34–41	85,333
October 12	6:30 pm	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	L 12–16	70,547
October 19	3:00 pm	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas		W 29–17	61,573
October 26	3:30 pm	No. 5 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	CBS	L 24–52	71,017
November 2	2:30 pm	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi	PPV	W 45–24	45,248
November 9	12:30 pm	No. 16 LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	JPS	L 30–33	66,262
November 16	1:30 pm	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)		W 41–21	51,114
November 30	12:30 pm	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 0–24	105,462
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Ernest Simms	Sr
WR	`4`	Glenn Holt	Fr
RB	`5`	Arliss Beach	Fr
QB	`7`	Shane Boyd	So
RB	`20`	Artose Pinner	Sr
QB	`22`	Jared Lorenzen	Jr
G	`65`	Keith Chatelain	Sr
G	`66`	Brandon Lesniewski	So
G	`67`	Yancey Reynolds	Jr
OT	`68`	Will Noble	So
G	`70`	Jason Rollins	So
OT	`71`	Jared McGowan	Fr
C	`72`	Michael Aitcheson	Fr
OT	`73`	Antonio Hall	Jr
OT	`74`	Jeremy Darveau	Fr
G	`75`	Sylvester Miller	Jr
G	`76`	Joe Brady	Fr
G	`77`	Greg Perdue	Sr
C	`78`	Nick Seitze	Jr
C	`79`	Daniel Burnett	So
WR	`80`	Brian Pickard	Fr
WR	`81`	Dominick DeVastey	Fr
WR	`82`	Chris Bernard	Jr
WR	`83`	Gerad Parker	So
TE	`84`	Jeremiah Drobney	Fr
WR	`85`	DeMarcus Wood	Fr
TE	`86`	Win Gaffron	Jr
TE	`87`	Jonny Butler	Sr
WR	`88`	Dan Hopewell	So
TE	`89`	Kurt Myers	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`62`	Mike McKinley	Jr
DE	`64`	Deion Holts	Fr
DT	`68`	Jeremy Caudill	Jr
LB	`29`	Robert Willey	So
DE	`98`	Vincent Burns	So
DT	`99`	Ellery Moore	So
FS	`35`	Travis Atwell	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`97`	Justin Hutton	Jr

Head coach

Guy Morriss

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-10

Team players in the 2003 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dewayne Robertson	Defensive tackle	1	4	New York Jets
Artose Pinner	Running back	4	99	Detroit Lions

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References

^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

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[1] "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

[2] "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

[3] AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

[5] AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

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2002 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →