The 2002 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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 and they lost four of their final six games. The season is memorable because of the famous Bluegrass Miracle against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Virginia Tech* | No. 14 | | ABC | L 8–26 | 65,049 |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | The Citadel* | No. 23 | | | W 35–10 | 85,022 |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 22 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| | W 33–7 | 90,010 |
September 28 | 11:30 a.m. | Mississippi State | No. 20 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| JPS | W 31–13 | 90,793 |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 19 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| PPV | W 48–0 | 91,357 |
October 12 | 6:45 p.m. | at No. 16 Florida | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 36–7 | 85,252 |
October 19 | 6:45 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 12 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| ESPN | W 38–14 | 91,340 |
October 26 | 11:30 a.m. | at Auburn | No. 10 | | JPS | L 7–31 | 85,366 |
November 9 | 11:30 a.m. | at Kentucky | No. 16 | | JPS | W 33–30 | 66,262 |
November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Alabama | No. 12 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 0–31 | 92,012 |
November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 21 | | ESPN2 | W 14–13 | 91,613 |
November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 17 | | CBS | L 20–21 | 55,553 |
January 1, 2003 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. No. 9 Texas* | | | FOX | L 20–35 | 70,817 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster[]
2002 LSU Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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5
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Green, SkylerSkyler Green
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1.0 !Fr
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WR
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9
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Henderson, DeveryDevery Henderson
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5.0 !Jr
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RB
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10
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Addai, JosephJoseph Addai
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3.0 !So
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QB
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12
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Randall, MarcusMarcus Randall
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3.0 !So
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WR
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14
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Clayton, MichaelMichael Clayton
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3.0 !So
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QB
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18
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Mauck, MattMatt Mauck
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3.0 !So
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RB
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22
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Toefield, LaBrandonLaBrandon Toefield
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7.0 !Sr
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RB
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31
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Davis, DomanickDomanick Davis
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7.0 !Sr
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TE
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47
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Edwards, EricEric Edwards
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5.0 !Jr
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C
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55
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Wilkerson, BenBen Wilkerson
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3.0 !So
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OL
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64
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Niswanger, RudyRudy Niswanger
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1.0 !Fr
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WR
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87
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Bech, BlainBlain Bech
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3.0 !So
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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40
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Corbello, JohnJohn Corbello
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7.0 !Sr
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P
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80
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Jones, DonnieDonnie Jones
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5.0 !Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm
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