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2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill O'Brien (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMixed Shotgun & Ace
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 43,719)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 1     9 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 2     9 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 2     11 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 3     11 3  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
North Carolina   1 7     3 9  
Duke   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was Chan Gailey, the former head coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys from 1998-1999. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmVanderbilt*W 45–343,719
September 73:30 pmat Connecticut*FSNW 31–1416,751
September 1412:00 pmat ClemsonESPNL 19–2477,586
September 213:30 pmBYU*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 28–1943,719
September 283:30 pmat North CarolinaABCW 21–1357,000
October 53:30 pmWake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCL 21–2443,719
October 177:45 pmat MarylandESPNL 10–3441,766
October 263:30 pmVirginiadagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 23–1542,727
November 23:30 pmat No. 10 NC StateABCW 24–1751,500
November 93:30 pmNo. 17 Florida State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCL 13–2143,719
November 161:00 pmDuke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 17–241,335
November 303:30 pmat No. 5 Georgia*CBSL 7–5186,520
December 313:30 pmvs. Fresno State*ESPNL 21–3010,142
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 48 P. J. Daniels So
OT 70 Nat Dorsey So
TE 89 John Paul Foschi Jr
RB 24 Tony Hollings Jr
G 72 Brad Honeycutt  Fr
WR 82 Jonathan Smith Jr
QB 17 A. J. Suggs  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 44 Tony Hargrove So
SS 34 Jack Rogers Sr
DB 18 Chris Reis Fr
LB 51 Daryl Smith Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-17

References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Archive". Georgia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2012.