2002 Auburn Tigers football team explained

Year:2002
Team:Auburn Tigers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Western Division
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:16
Aprank:14
Record:9–4
Conf Record:5–3
Hc Year:4th
Oc Year:1st
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Jordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 86,063)
Champion:SEC Western Division co-champion
Capital One Bowl champion
Bowl Result:W 13–9 vs. Penn State

The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference.[1] Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous season, the coaching staff of the 2002 Tigers featured two prominent new members. Bobby Petrino was hired as the new offensive coordinator, and Gene Chizik joined the staff as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Petrino left following the season to assume the head coaching job at Louisville, while Chizik remained at Auburn through the 2004 season before leaving for the defensive coordinator position at Texas. The Tigers finished the season ranked #14 in the AP Poll and #16 in the Coaches Poll.

Captains

PositionPlayer
LBMark Brown
CBen Nowland
DBTravaris Robinson

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Auburn Tigers Stats.