2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2002 record	2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (1st season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium (Capacity: 41,221)
Seasons

2002 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 xy		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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his first year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a 2–10 record for the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31*	5:00 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA		L 3–45	43,719
September 7*	6:00 PM	Furman	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 49–18	28,568
September 14	11:30 AM	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	JPS	L 6–31	76,127
September 21	11:30 AM	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	L 38–45	50,427
September 28*	6:00 PM	South Carolina	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 14–20	34,406
October 12*	6:00 PM	Middle Tennessee State	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 20–21	28,660
October 19	11:30 AM	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	L 17–48	86,520
October 26*	11:00 AM	Connecticut	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 28–24	21,210
November 2	1:00 PM	#12 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	L 8–30	36,407
November 9	1:00 PM	#23 Florida	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	L 17–21	28,881
November 16	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		L 21–41	51,114
November 23	11:30 AM	Tennessee	The Coliseum • Nashville, TN	JPS	L 0–24	47,210
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Hunter Hillenmeyer	LB	5	166	Green Bay Packers