2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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]

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
2002 record	7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 67,530)

2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
No. 11 Alabama		6	–	2					10	–	3
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
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

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.

Season

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at #17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed, 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		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	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 (rivalry)	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 T 68 Will Noble So G 70 Jason Rollins So T 71 Jared McGowan Fr C 72 Michael Aitcheson Fr T 73 Antonio Hall Jr T 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 Gerald 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	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

1. "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
2. "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
3. AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
4. "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
5. AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
6. "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.