2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his first year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a 2–10 record for the season.

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Cain (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bruce Fowler (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	3 Jamie Byrum Rushen Jones Dan Stricker
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium

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
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 3–45	43,719
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Furman*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 49–18	28,568
September 14	11:30 a.m.	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	JPS	L 6–31	76,127
September 21	11:30 a.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	JPS	L 38–45	50,427
September 28	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	L 14–20	34,406
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 20–21	28,660
October 19	11:30 a.m.	at No. 5 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 17–48	86,520
October 26	11:00 a.m.	Connecticut*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 28–24	21,210
November 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	L 8–30	36,407
November 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Florida	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	L 17–21	28,881
November 16	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 21–41	51,114
November 23	11:30 a.m.	Tennessee	The Coliseum Nashville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–24	47,210
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 0 0 0 3 3 • Georgia Tech 0 31 14 0 45 Location: Atlanta Game start: 5:00 p.m. Game attendance: 43,719

Quarter	Time	Team	TD/FG	Type of score	Extra PT	Vandy	Georgia Tech
Second Quarter	15:00	GT	TD	1-yard passing touchdown	extra point is good	0	7
Second Quarter	10:06	GT	TD	2-yard rushing touchdown	extra point is good	0	14
Second Quarter	7:00	GT	TD	38-yard passing touchdown	extra point is good	0	21
Second Quarter	4:11	GT	FG	field goal	-	0	24
Second Quarter	1:26	GT	TD	4-yard passing touchdown	extra point is good	0	30
Third Quarter	13:37	GT	TD	56-yard rushing touchdown	extra point is good	0	37
Third Quarter	0:32	GT	TD	5-yard rushing touchdown	extra point is good	0	44
Fourth Quarter	3:30	VAN	FG	field goal	-	3	45

Roster

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Jay Cutler  Fr G 72 Jim May Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 5 Aaron McWherter  Sr LB 47 Hunter Hillenmeyer Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Johnson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-02-10

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Hunter Hillenmeyer	LB	5	166	Green Bay Packers