The 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2002 college football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2002 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.
Schedule[]
Date
|
Time
|
Opponent
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
August 31*
|
5:00 PM
|
at #15 Oregon
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
|
FSN
|
L 13–36
|
56,386
|
September 14*
|
6:00 PM
|
Jacksonville State
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
|
|
W 51–13
|
47,456
|
September 19
|
6:45 PM
|
Auburn
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
|
ESPN
|
L 14–42
|
52,583
|
September 28
|
11:30 AM
|
at #22 LSU
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
|
JPS
|
L 13–31
|
90,793
|
October 5
|
12:00 PM
|
at South Carolina
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
|
L 10–34
|
80,250
|
October 12*†
|
1:30 PM
|
[[{{{school}}}|Troy State]]
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
|
|
W 11–8
|
49,546
|
October 19*
|
7:00 PM
|
at Memphis
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
|
|
W 29–17
|
28,209
|
November 2
|
1:30 PM
|
Kentucky
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
|
|
L 24–45
|
45,248
|
November 9
|
1:00 PM
|
at #11 Alabama
|
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)
|
PPV
|
L 14–28
|
83,818
|
November 16
|
11:30 AM
|
Tennessee
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
|
JPS
|
L 17–35
|
54,807
|
November 23
|
1:30 PM
|
Arkansas
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
|
|
L 19–26
|
40,108
|
November 28
|
6:45 PM
|
at Ole Miss
|
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
|
ESPN
|
L 12–24
|
60,245
|
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
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