2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2002 University of Kentucky football season

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

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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

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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

| FOX| 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

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2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `97` | Justin Hutton | Jr

Head coach

* Guy Morriss

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2002-10-10

## Team players in the 2003 NFL Draft

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Dewayne Robertson | Defensive tackle | 1 | 4 | New York Jets
Artose Pinner | Running back | 4 | 99 | Detroit Lions

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## References

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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". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

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Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues|

* Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972)
* Kroger Field (1973–present)
* E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Centre
* Florida
* Indiana
* Louisville: Governor's Cup
* Tennessee
* Transylvania: Battle On Broadway
* Vanderbilt

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* The Wildcat
* Scratch
* Blue
* "On, On, U of K"
* "Kentucky Fight"
* Marching band
* Bluegrass Miracle
* 2003 Arkansas game
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