2002 LSU Tigers football team

Conference

2002 record

8–5 (5–3 SEC)

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Home stadium

Seasons


2002 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#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
#11 Alabama	6	–	2	10	–	3
Arkansas ^x^y	5	–	3	9	–	5
#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 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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2002–2003. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The defending SEC champion Tigers started out strong, but an injury to starting quarterback Matt Mauck hurt the team down and they lost four of their final six games. The season is memorable because of the famous Bluegrass Miracle against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Schedule

2002 8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Date	Opponent	Result	Score		Notes	Attendance
September 1	@ Virginia Tech	L	8	26		65,049
September 7	vs. The Citadel	W	35	10		85,022
September 14	vs. Miami (Ohio)	W	33	7		90,010
September 28	vs. *Mississippi State	W	31	13		90,793
October 5	vs. UL-Lafayette	W	48	0		91,357
October 12	@ *Florida	W	36	7		85,252
October 19	vs. *South Carolina	W	38	14		91,340
October 26	@ *Auburn	L	7	31		85,366
November 9	@ *Kentucky	W	33	30	Bluegrass Miracle game	66,262
November 16	vs. *Alabama	L	0	31		92,012
November 23	vs. *Ole Miss	W	14	13		91,613
November 29	@ *Arkansas	L	20	21	@ Little Rock, Arkansas	55,553
January 1^	vs. Texas	L	20	35	@ Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl Classic	70,817
*Conference Game • ^Played in 2003

LSU Tigers football

Venues	Tiger Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Battle for the Rag (Tulane) Florida Magnolia Bowl (Ole Miss)

Culture & lore	Mike the Tiger Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band Earthquake Game

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

National championship seasons in bold