2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Conference

2002 record

5-7 (3-5 SEC)

Head coach

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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his fourth season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gamecocks did not finish the season bowl-eligible.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	New Mexico State*	#22	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 34-24	83,717^[1]
September 7	7:45 PM	at Virginia*	#22	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 21-34	60,171^[1]
September 14	3:30 PM	#9 Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	L 7-13	84,227^[1]
September 21	7:00 PM	Temple*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 42-21	81,409^[1]
September 28	7:00 PM	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 20-14	34,406^[1]
October 5	1:00 PM	Mississippi State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 34-10	80,250^[1]
October 12	6:30 PM	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	W 16-12	70,547^[1]
October 19	7:45 PM	at #14 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	L 14-38	91,340^[1]
November 2	3:30 PM	#25 Tennessee		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	L 10-18	83,918^[1]
November 9	12:30 PM	Arkansas		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JP Sports	L 0-23	79,307^[1]
November 16	6:00 PM	at #20 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 7-28	85,222^[1]
November 23	7:45 PM	at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN	L 20-27	83,909^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson

Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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