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2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Strong (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 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
Arkansas xy   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 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  
No. 11 ^Alabama   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Championship: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
  • $ – BCS representative as conference 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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his fourth season as head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

In 2002, South Carolina expanded their regular season from eleven to twelve games, an allowance for every college football program that the NCAA would soon make permanent.[1] However, the Gamecocks did not take advantage of their extra game this season, as they did not finish bowl-eligible and had their first losing season since 1999.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmNew Mexico State*No. 22
W 34–2483,717[2]
September 77:45 pmat Virginia*No. 22
ESPNL 21–3460,171[2]
September 143:30 pmNo. 9 Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
CBSL 7–1384,227[2]
September 217:00 pmTemple*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 42–2181,409[2]
September 287:00 pmat Vanderbilt
PPVW 20–1434,406[2]
October 51:00 pmMississippi Statedagger
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 34–1080,250[2]
October 126:30 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2W 16–1270,547[2]
October 197:45 pmat No. 14 LSU
ESPN2L 14–3891,340[2]
November 23:30 pmNo. 25 Tennessee
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
CBSL 10–1883,918[2]
November 912:30 pmArkansas
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 0–2379,307[2]
November 166:00 pmat No. 20 Florida
ESPNL 7–2885,222[2]
November 237:45 pmat Clemson*
ESPNL 20–2783,909[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Andrew Pinnock Sr
QB 9 Corey Jenkins Sr
WR 17 Mikal Goodman Sr
OL 68 Travelle Wharton Jr
OL 69 Stephen Sene Fr
OL 70 Na'Shan Goddard Fr
OL 71 Shane Hall Sr
OL 72 Jonathan Alston So
OL 73 Jon Hall Fr
OL 74 John Strickland  So
OL 75 Chad Walker  So
OL 76 Cedric Williams Sr
OL 77 Watts Sanderson  Sr
OL 78 Jabari Levey Fr
OL 79 Josh Malloy  Fr
TE 80 Andy Boyd Fr
WR 81 Corey Taylor Jr
WR 82 Troy Williamson Fr
WR 83 Chavez Donnings Sr
WR 84 Andre Hemphill Fr
WR 85 Michael Flint So
WR 86 Kris Clark Fr
TE 87 Brandon Jeffcoat  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 12 Rodriques Wilson So
LB 34 Rod Thomas Sr
LB 44 Brett Green Jr
LB 45 Kevin Caldwell So
LB 46 Lenny Williams  Sr
NT 57 Langston Moore Sr
DE 90 Jason Capers So
DL 91 Moe Thompson Fr
DL 92 Eric Stroman  Fr
DE 93 Dennis Quinn  Sr
DT 94 Preston Thorne  So
DL 95 Randy Jackson Jr
DL 96 Shaun Smith Sr
DL 98 Chris Tucker  Fr
DE 99 George Gause So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 97 Daniel Weaver Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-04

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Langston Moore Defensive tackle 6 174 Cincinnati Bengals
Corey Jenkins Defensive back 6 181 Miami Dolphins
Andrew Pinnock Defensive back 7 229 San Diego Chargers

References

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  1. ^ Pennington, Bill (April 29, 2005). "Extra Game of Football Is Approved for Colleges". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.