2002 Southern Jaguars football team

2002 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–6 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTerrence Graves (3rd season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  6 1   8 4  
Jackson State  5 2   7 4  
Alcorn State  3 4   6 5  
Mississippi Valley State  3 4   5 6  
Alabama State  2 5   6 6  
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$  6 1   11 2  
Southern  5 2   6 6  
Texas Southern  3 4   4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 5   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 7   1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2002 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished second in the SWAC West Division.