2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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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 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by David Cutcliffe, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Schedule

August 316:00 PMLouisiana–Monroe*

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi

W 31–3 58,151 September 711:30 AMMemphis*

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi

JPSW 38–16 54,718 September 142:30 PMat Texas Tech*

• Jones SBC Stadium
• Lubbock, Texas

ABCL 28–42 40,228 September 2111:30 AMVanderbilt

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi (Rivalry)

JPSW 45–38 50,427 October 511:00 AMNo. 6 Florida

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi

CBSW 17–14 61,140 October 121:00 PMArkansas State*No. 25

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi

W 52–17 55,204 October 192:30 PMat No. 24 AlabamaNo. 21

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama

CBSL 7–42 83,818 October 261:00 PMat Arkansas

• Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
• Fayetteville, Arkansas (Rivalry)

L 28–48 71,723 November 211:30 AMAuburn

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi

JPSL 24–31 60,635 November 96:00 PMat No. 7 Georgia

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, Georgia

ESPN2L 17–31 86,520 November 237:30 PMat No. 21 LSU

• Tiger Stadium
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl)

ESPN2L 13–14 91,613 November 286:45 PMMississippi State

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)

ESPNW 24–12 60,245 December 274:30 PMvs. Nebraska*

• Independence Stadium
• Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)

ESPNW 27–23 46,096

Roster

2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 9 Jason Armstead Sr QB 10 Eli Manning Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Eddie Strong Sr LB 51 Justin Wade Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-13