2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's 8th year in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 6–10 and finished 3rd place in the AFC South. The team was coached by Tom Coughlin.

Offseason

2002 NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	9	9	John Henderson	Defensive Tackle	Tennessee
2	8	40	Mike Pearson	Offensive Tackle	Florida
3	24	89	Akin Ayodele	Linebacker	Purdue
4	10	108	David Garrard	Quarterback	East Carolina
4	20	118	Chris Luzar	Tight End	Virginia
6	8	180	Clenton Ballard	Defensive Tackle	Southwest Texas State
7	11	222	Kendall Newson	Wide Receiver	Middle Tennessee State
7	36	247	Steve Smith	Defensive Back	Oregon
7	37	248	Hayden Epstein	Kicker	Michigan

Personnel

Roster

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks  11 Mark Brunell  9 David Garrard Running Backs Dan Alexander Elvis Joseph Stacey Mack Fred Taylor Patrick Washington FB Wide Receivers Damon Gibson Patrick Johnson Kevin Lockett Jimmy Redmond Micah Ross Bobby Shaw Jimmy Smith Tight Ends Kyle Brady Chris Luzar Pete Mitchell		Offensive Linemen Todd Forham T Chris Naeole G Mike Pearson T Brad Meester C Daryl Terrell T/G Zach Wiegert G/T Maurice Williams T Defensive Linemen Tony Brackens DE Marco Coleman DE/LB John Henderson DT Stalin Colinet DT Chris Combs DE Larry Smith DT Rob Meier DT/DE Marcus Stroud DE Paul Spicer DE		Linebackers Akin Ayodele Bobby Brooks Danny Clark Edward Thomas Joe Tuipala Eric Westmoreland Defensive Backs Ainsley Battles Robert Bean James Boyd Ike Charlton Jason Craft Donovin Darius Marlon McCree Steve M. Smith Kiwaukee Thomas Special Teams Danny Boyd K Richie Cunningham K Hayden Epstein K Joe Zelenka LS/TE Chris Hanson P

Staff

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front Office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head Coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – John Pease Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – John Hufnagel Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – John McNulty Tight Ends – Tony Sparano Offensive Line – Mike Maser Offensive Quality Control – Ty Knott			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Lucious Selmon Linebackers – Steve Szabo Secondary – Perry Fewell Defensive Quality Control – Mike Sullivan Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego Assistant Special Teams – Mike Priefer Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	September 8, 2002	Indianapolis Colts	L 28–25	0–1	Alltel Stadium
2	September 15, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–16	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium
3	Bye
4	September 29, 2002	New York Jets	W 28–3	2–1	Alltel Stadium
5	October 6, 2002	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–25	3–1	Alltel Stadium
6	October 13, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	L 23–14	3–2	The Coliseum
7	October 20, 2002	at Baltimore Ravens	L 17–10	3–3	Ravens Stadium
8	October 27, 2002	Houston Texans	L 21–19	3–4	Alltel Stadium
9	November 3, 2002	at New York Giants	L 24–17	3–5	Giants Stadium
10	November 10, 2002	Washington Redskins	W 26–7	4–5	Alltel Stadium
11	November 17, 2002	at Houston Texans	W 24–21	5–5	Reliant Stadium
12	November 24, 2002	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–19	5–6	Texas Stadium
13	December 1, 2002	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 25–23	5–7	Alltel Stadium
14	December 8, 2002	Cleveland Browns	L 21–20	5–8	Alltel Stadium
15	December 15, 2002	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–15	6–8	Paul Brown Stadium
16	December 22, 2002	Tennessee Titans	L 28–10	6–9	Alltel Stadium
17	December 29, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	L 20–13	6–10	RCA Dome

Standings

x - clinched playoff berth y - clinched division z - clinched homefield advantage * - clinched first-round bye

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Tennessee Titans	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	367	324	W5
(5) Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	349	313	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	328	315	L2
Houston Texans	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	213	356	L3