2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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.

2002 Ole Miss Rebels football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W, 27–23 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
2002 record	7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator	John Latina (3rd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach (1st season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 60,580)

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
No. 11 Alabama		6	–	2					10	–	3
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
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		W 31–3	58,151
September 7	11:30 am	Memphis*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	JPS	W 38–16	54,718
September 14	2:30 pm	at Texas Tech*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	ABC	L 28–42	40,228
September 21	11:30 am	Vanderbilt		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	JPS	W 45–38	50,427
October 5	11:00 am	No. 6 Florida		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	CBS	W 17–14	61,140
October 12	1:00 pm	Arkansas State*	No. 25	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		W 52–17	55,204
October 19	2:30 pm	at No. 24 Alabama	No. 21	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–42	83,818
October 26	1:00 pm	at Arkansas		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas (rivalry)		L 28–48	71,723
November 2	11:30 am	Auburn		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)	JPS	L 24–31	60,635
November 9	6:00 pm	at No. 7 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	ESPN2	L 17–31	86,520
November 23	7:30 pm	at No. 21 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	L 13–14	91,613
November 28	6:45 pm	Mississippi State		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–12	60,245
December 27	4:30 pm	vs. Nebraska*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–23	46,096
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 9 Jason Armstead Sr QB 10 Eli Manning Jr OL 73 Chris Spencer  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Eddie Strong Sr LB 51 Justin Wade Jr DT 67 Stacy Andrews Jr DL 99 Josh Cooper So	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

References