Year: | 2002 |
Team: | Georgia Bulldogs |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Division: | Eastern Division |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Coachrank: | 3 |
Aprank: | 3 |
Record: | 13–1 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Mark Richt |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Off Coach: | Neil Callaway |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Brian VanGorder |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
Def Scheme: | 4-3 |
Stadium: | Sanford Stadium |
Champion: | SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion Sugar Bowl champion |
Conf Champ: | SEC Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | W 30–3 vs. Arkansas |
Bowl: | Sugar Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 26–13 vs. Florida State |
The 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 7–1, winning the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia won the SEC title for the first time since the 1982 season with a 30–3 win over Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 26–13 win in the Sugar Bowl over Florida State and earned a No. 3 final ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.