2002_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team

2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football
2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 11
Record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Les Koenning (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (2nd season)
Captain	6 Jarret Johnson; Kenny King; Kindal Moorehead; Tyler Watts; Ahmaad Galloway; Lane Bearden;
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium; Legion Field
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season

The 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 108th overall season, 70th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 11th within the SEC Western Division. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione, in his second year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 10–3 (6–2 in the SEC) to finish in first place in the SEC West; however, the team was ineligible to compete in the 2002 SEC Championship Game or a bowl game due to a two-year postseason ban imposed as part of the penalty for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violations.

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The team was led by second-year head coach Dennis Franchione. The team began the season with a 4–1 record, only losing a very close game to then #8 ranked Oklahoma. On October 5, the Crimson Tide lost another hard-fought game to the #4 Georgia 27–25 at home. The team would then defeat their next five opponents by an average of 24.4 points. In the 2002 Iron Bowl, the team was defeated by the Auburn Tigers by a score of 17–7. The team would end their season by defeating Hawaii. Though the team finished at 10–3 (6–2) and atop the SEC West standings, they were ineligible to play in the postseason due to receiving NCAA sanctions in 2001.

On December 5, Franchione left Alabama to take a head coaching job at Texas A&M University. which was left vacant by the firing of R. C. Slocum.^[1]

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"Franchione bolts Alabama for Texas A&M". CNN. Retrieved February 10, 2008.

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"All-time Football Results: 2002 Season". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

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2002 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, p. 2

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:30 a.m.	Middle Tennessee*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 39–34	80,091
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Oklahoma*		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 27–37	75,564
September 14	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 33–7	79,818
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 20–7	83,818
September 28	6:45 p.m.	at Arkansas		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	W 30–12	73,551
October 5	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Georgia	No. 22	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 25–27	83,818
October 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 21 Ole Miss	No. 24	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	W 42–7	83,818
October 26	6:45 p.m.	at No. 16 Tennessee	No. 19	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	W 34–14	107,722
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 12	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	W 30–8	36,407
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	PPV	W 28–14	83,818
November 16	8:00 p.m.	at No. 14 LSU	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–0	92,012
November 23	2:30 p.m.	Auburn	No. 9	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	L 7–17	83,818
November 30	6:45 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 14	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN	W 21–16	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Name	Position	Consecutive seasons at Alabama
Dennis Franchione	Head coach	2nd
Les Koenning	Offensive coordinator/quarterback coach	2nd
Kenith Pope	Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach	2nd
Jim Bob Helduser	Offensive line coach	2nd
Mark Tommerdahl	Special teams coordinator/tight end coach	2nd
Lee Fobbs	Running backs coach	2nd
Carl Torbush	Defensive coordinator/ Linebackers coach	2nd
Chris Thurmond	Cornerbacks coach	2nd
Melvin Smith	Safeties coach	1st
Stan Eggen	Defensive line coach	2nd
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	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	0	11	3	20	34
Alabama	22	0	7	10	39

Statistics	MTSU	Alabama
First downs	22	22
Total yards	385	430
Rushing yards	183	194
Passing yards	202	236
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:02	29:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MTSU	Passing	Andrico Hines	16–24, 165 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	ReShard Lee	11 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Calico	7 receptions, 75 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tyler Watts	16–22, 236 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ahmaad Galloway	15 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Triandos Luke	9 receptions, 85 yards

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2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 11
Record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Les Koenning (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (2nd season)
Captain	6 Jarret Johnson Kenny King Kindal Moorehead Tyler Watts Ahmaad Galloway Lane Bearden
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

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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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Andrew Smith	9–18, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Patrick Cobbs	14 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	George Marshall	6 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Tyler Watts	12–15, 161 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shaud Williams	7 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Donald Clarke	3 receptions, 80 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing	Micky D'Angelo	8–27, 110 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Derrick Nix	14 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Marvin Young	2 receptions, 35 yards
Alabama	Passing	Brodie Croyle	4–15, 15 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Shaud Williams	21 carries, 137 yards
	Receiving	Sam Collins	2 receptions, 10 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	David Greene	15–27, 224 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Musa Smith	21 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Terrence Edwards	5 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Brodie Croyle	16–29, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ray Hudson	3 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Dre Fulgham	3 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Eli Manning	18–32, 219 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Robert Williams	8 carries, 23 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Collins	3 receptions, 62 yards
Alabama	Passing	Brodie Croyle	6–11, 179 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Santonio Beard	13 carries, 138 yards, 5 TD
	Receiving	Dre Fulgham	3 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Kevin Fant	19–33, 127 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jerious Norwood	9 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Justin Jenkins	4 receptions, 35 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tyler Watts	16–22, 223 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Santonio Beard	14 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Triandos Luke	7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Jason Campbell	10–18, 169 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tre Smith	25 carries, 126 yards
	Receiving	Marcel Willis	3 receptions, 59 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tyler Watts	11–21, 126 yards
	Rushing	Shaud Williams	7 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Dre Fulgham	2 receptions, 58 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	3	0	14	10	27
#3 Oklahoma	9	14	0	14	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Georgia	7	7	3	10	27
#22 Alabama	3	6	3	13	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Ole Miss	7	0	0	0	7
#24 Alabama	14	7	7	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Alabama	7	7	10	10	34
#16 Tennessee	0	7	7	0	14