2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head Coach	Tom Coughlin
Home Field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Place	3rd AFC South
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	P Chris Hanson
Uniform
File:AFCS-2002-Uniform-JAX.PNG
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2001	2003

The 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's eighth year in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 6–10 and finished 3rd place in the AFC South, missing the playoffs. The team's head coach was Tom Coughlin. This was Mark Brunell's final full season as the Jaguars' starting quarterback, and it was also Coughlin's final year coaching the team.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DE Marco Coleman (Redskins)	T Tony Boselli (Texans)
G Chris Naeole (Saints)	CB Aaron Beasley (Jets)
TE Pete Mitchell (Lions)	K Mike Hollis (Bills)
DE Stalin Colinet (Vikings)	WR Keenan McCardell (Buccaneers)
WR Bobby Shaw (Steelers)	LB Hardy Nickerson (Packers)
T Daryl Terrell (Saints)	LB Kevin Hardy (Cowboys)
	DT Seth Payne (Texans)
	QB Jonathan Quinn (Chiefs)
	DE Renaldo Wynn (Redskins)
	DT Gary Walker (Texans)

2002 Expansion Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL expansion draft

Jacksonville Jaguars selected during the Expansion Draft

Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
——	1	Tony Boselli	Tackle	Houston Texans
——	4	Gary Walker	Defensive tackle	Houston Texans
——	8	Seth Payne	Defensive tackle	Houston Texans

Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	John Henderson *	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
2	40	Mike Pearson	Offensive tackle	Florida
3	89	Akin Ayodele	Linebacker	Purdue
4	108	David Garrard *	Quarterback	East Carolina
4	118	Chris Luzar	Tight end	Virginia
6	180	Clenton Ballard	Defensive tackle	Southwest Texas State
7	222	Kendall Newson	Wide receiver	Middle Tenn. State
7	246	Steve Smith	Cornerback	Oregon
7	235	Hayden Epstein	Kicker	Michigan
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – John Pease Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – John Hufnagel Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – John McNulty Tight Ends – Tony Sparano Offensive Line – Mike Maser Offensive Quality Control – Ty Knott			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Lucious Selmon Linebackers – Steve Szabo Secondary – Perry Fewell Defensive Quality Control – Mike Sullivan Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego Assistant Special Teams – Mike Priefer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
	Quarterbacks  8 Mark Brunell  9 David Garrard Running backs 38 Dan Alexander 35 Elvis Joseph 34 Stacey Mack 28 Fred Taylor 31 Patrick Washington FB Wide receivers 84 Patrick Johnson 85 Kevin Lockett 87 Jimmy Redmond 86 Micah Ross 81 Bobby Shaw 82 Jimmy Smith Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 89 Chris Luzar 83 Pete Mitchell		Offensive linemen 78 Todd Fordham T 79 Drew Inzer G 72 Mike Pearson T 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 67 Daryl Terrell T/G 66 John Wade C 77 Zach Wiegert G/T 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen 91 Marco Coleman DE/LB 98 John Henderson DT 93 Stalin Colinet DT 96 Chris Combs DE 70 Javor Mills DE 94 Larry Smith DT 92 Rob Meier DT/DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 95 Paul Spicer DE		Linebackers 51 Akin Ayodele 56 Bobby Brooks 55 Danny Clark OLB 59 Edward Thomas 57 Joe Tuipala 52 Eric Westmoreland Defensive backs 26 Ainsley Battles 22 Robert Bean 42 James Boyd 23 Ike Charlton 29 Jason Craft 20 Donovin Darius 32 Marlon McCree 21 Steve Smith 41 Kiwaukee Thomas Special teams  5 Danny Boyd K 88 Joe Zelenka LS/TE  2 Chris Hanson P		Reserve lists 90 Tony Brackens DE (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 73 Derrick Chambers T (IR) File:Injury icon.svg  7 Richie Cunningham K (IR) File:Injury icon.svg  3 Tim Seder K (IR) File:Injury icon.svg Practice squad -- Duke Pettijohn DE Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Network	Kickoff	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 8, 2002	Indianapolis Colts	L 28–25	0–1	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	56,595
2	September 15, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–16	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	77,934
3	Bye
4	September 29, 2002	New York Jets	W 28–3	2–1	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	55,670
5	October 6, 2002	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–25	3–1	Alltel Stadium	FOX	4:15 pm	65,005
6	October 13, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	L 23–14	3–2	The Coliseum	CBS	4:15 pm	68,804
7	October 20, 2002	at Baltimore Ravens	L 17–10	3–3	Ravens Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	69,173
8	October 27, 2002	Houston Texans	L 21–19	3–4	Alltel Stadium	CBS	4:15 pm	53,721
9	November 3, 2002	at New York Giants	L 24–17	3–5	Giants Stadium	ESPN	8:30 pm	78,337
10	November 10, 2002	Washington Redskins	W 26–7	4–5	Alltel Stadium	FOX	4:05 pm	66,665
11	November 17, 2002	at Houston Texans	W 24–21	5–5	Reliant Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	69,711
12	November 24, 2002	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–19	5–6	Texas Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	62,204
13	December 1, 2002	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 25–23	5–7	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	55,260
14	December 8, 2002	Cleveland Browns	L 21–20	5–8	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	46,267
15	December 15, 2002	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–15	6–8	Paul Brown Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	42,092
16	December 22, 2002	Tennessee Titans	L 28–10	6–9	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00 pm	51,033
17	December 29, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	L 20–13	6–10	RCA Dome	CBS	4:05 pm	56,755

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y (2) Tennessee Titans	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	367	324	W5
x (5) Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	349	313	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	328	315	L2
Houston Texans	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	213	356	L3