2002 Tennessee Volunteers 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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2002 college football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the SEC. The Vols finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in SEC play and lost the Peach Bowl 30–3 to Maryland.

Personnel

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	vs. Wyoming*	#4	The Coliseum • Nashville, TN	ESPN2	W 47–7	67,221
September 7	4:00 PM	MTSU*	#4	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 26–3	107,672
September 21	3:30 PM	#10 Florida	#4	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 13–30	108,722
September 28	4:00 PM	Rutgers*	#11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 35–14	103,925
October 5	7:45 PM	Arkansas	#10	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 41–38 ^6OT	105,688
October 12	3:30 PM	at #6 Georgia	#10	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	L 13–18	86,520
October 26	7:45 PM	#19 Alabama	#16	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 14–34	107,722
November 2	3:30 PM	at South Carolina	#25	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	W 18–10	83,918
November 9	3:30 PM	#1 Miami (Fla.)*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 3–26	107,745
November 16	12:30 PM	at Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	JP	W 35–17	54,807
November 23	12:30 PM	at Vanderbilt		The Coliseum^[1] • Nashville, TN	JP	W 24–0	47,210
November 30	12:30 PM	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	JP	W 24–0	105,462
December 31	7:30 PM	vs. #20 Maryland		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–30	68,330
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for Tennessee Football Games for the 2002 SEC Season

The 2003 NFL Draft was held on April 26–27, 2003 at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following University of Tennessee players were selected:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Eddie Moore	LB	2nd	49	Miami Dolphins
Kelley Washington	WR	3rd	65	Cincinnati Bengals
Jason Witten	TE	3rd	69	Dallas Cowboys
Julian Battle	CB	3rd	92	Kansas City Chiefs
Aubrayo Franklin	DT	5th	146	Baltimore Ravens
Keyon Whiteside	LB	5th	162	Indianapolis Colts
Rashad Moore	DT	6th	183	Seattle Seahawks
Demetrin Veal	DE	7th	238	Atlanta Falcons

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle for the Barrel (Kentucky) Florida Third Saturday in October (Alabama)

Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

People	Head coaches

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