2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

	2002 SEC football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	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;

Kentucky Wildcats football
	2002 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
2002 record	7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium; (Capacity: 67,530)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 385 points while allowing 301 points.^[1]

Though finishing with a 7–5 record, the Wildcats were not bowl eligible due to NCAA sanctions resulting from the tenure of former head coach Hal Mumme.

Season[]

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at #17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed, and wins against Indiana and Middle Tennessee State put Kentucky at 4–0. A 41–34 loss at #7 Florida was followed by a 16–12 loss to South Carolina that came down to the final play. A 29–17 win at Arkansas followed. A 52–24 loss to #5 Georgia was followed by a 45–24 win at Mississippi State. A 33–30 loss to #16 LSU on the game's final play was followed by a 41–21 win against Vanderbilt and a 24–0 loss at Tennessee.^[2]^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at No. 17 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 22–17	42,660
September 7	1:30 PM	UTEP*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 77–17	59,213
September 14	6:00 PM	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 27–17	70,347
September 21	1:30 PM	Middle Tennessee State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 44–22	60,584
September 28	3:30 PM	at No. 7 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	CBS	L 34–41	85,333
October 12	6:30 PM	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	L 12–16	70,547
October 19	3:00 PM	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas		W 29–17	61,573
October 26	3:30 PM	No. 5 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	CBS	L 24–52	71,017
November 2	2:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi (Rivalry)	PPV	W 45–24	45,248
November 9	12:30 PM	No. 16 LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	JPS	L 30–33	66,262
November 16	1:30 PM	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Rivalry)		W 41–21	51,114
November 30	12:30 PM	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 0–24	105,462
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Simms, ErnestErnest Simms	7.0 !Sr
WR	`4`	Holt, GlennGlenn Holt	1.0 !Fr
RB	`5`	Beach, ArlissArliss Beach	1.0 !Fr
QB	`7`	Boyd, ShaneShane Boyd	3.0 !So
RB	`20`	Pinner, ArtoseArtose Pinner	7.0 !Sr
QB	`22`	Lorenzen, JaredJared Lorenzen	5.0 !Jr
G	`65`	Chatelain, KeithKeith Chatelain	7.0 !Sr
G	`66`	Lesniewski, BrandonBrandon Lesniewski	3.0 !So
G	`67`	Reynolds, YanceyYancey Reynolds	5.0 !Jr
T	`68`	Noble, WillWill Noble	3.0 !So
G	`70`	Rollins, JasonJason Rollins	3.0 !So
T	`71`	McGowan, JaredJared McGowan	1.0 !Fr
C	`72`	Aitcheson, MichaelMichael Aitcheson	1.0 !Fr
T	`73`	Hall, AntonioAntonio Hall	5.0 !Jr
T	`74`	Darveau, JeremyJeremy Darveau	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`75`	Miller, SylvesterSylvester Miller	5.0 !Jr
G	`76`	Brady, JoeJoe Brady	1.0 !Fr
G	`77`	Perdue, GregGreg Perdue	7.0 !Sr
C	`78`	Seitze, NickNick Seitze	5.0 !Jr
C	`79`	Burnett, DanielDaniel Burnett	3.0 !So
WR	`80`	Pickard, BrianBrian Pickard	1.0 !Fr
WR	`81`	DeVastey, DominickDominick DeVastey	1.0 !Fr
WR	`82`	Bernard, ChrisChris Bernard	5.0 !Jr
WR	`83`	Parker, GeraldGerald Parker	3.0 !So
TE	`84`	Drobney, JeremiahJeremiah Drobney	1.0 !Fr
WR	`85`	Wood, DeMarcusDeMarcus Wood	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
TE	`86`	Gaffron, WinWin Gaffron	5.0 !Jr
TE	`87`	Butler, JonnyJonny Butler	7.0 !Sr
WR	`88`	Hopewell, DanDan Hopewell	3.0 !So
TE	`89`	Myers, KurtKurt Myers	1.0 !Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`62`	McKinley, MikeMike McKinley	5.0 !Jr
DT	`63`	Robertson, DewayneDewayne Robertson	5.0 !Jr
DE	`64`	Holts, DeionDeion Holts	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DT	`68`	Caudill, JeremyJeremy Caudill	5.0 !Jr
DE	`97`	Goodwin, RussellRussell Goodwin	1.0 !Fr
DE	`98`	Burns, VincentVincent Burns	3.0 !So
DT	`99`	Moore, ElleryEllery Moore	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`97`	Hutton, JustinJustin Hutton	5.0 !Jr

Head coach

Guy Morriss

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-10

Team players in the 2003 NFL Draft[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dewayne Robertson	Defensive tackle	1	4	New York Jets
Artose Pinner	Running back	4	99	Detroit Lions

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References[]

↑ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJByYIFZ?url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJByYIFZ?url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
↑ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJBzMXAY?url=http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1976. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
↑ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJBzy441?url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

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[1] "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJByYIFZ?url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

[2] "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJByYIFZ?url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

[3] AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite

[4] "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJBzMXAY?url=http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1976. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

[5] AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite

[6] "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kJBzy441?url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

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