2002 LSU Tigers football team

2002 LSU Tigers football
2002 LSU Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 20–35 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Will Muschamp (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium; (Capacity: 91,600)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

The 2002 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The defending SEC champion Tigers started out strong, but an injury to starting quarterback Matt Mauck hurt the team and they lost four of their final six games. The season is memorable because of the famous Bluegrass Miracle against the Kentucky Wildcats.