| Year: | 2002 |
| Team: | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Western Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Head Coach: | Jackie Sherrill |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Off Coach: | Sparky Woods |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Joe Lee Dunn |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Davis Wade Stadium |
The 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.