2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bobby Johnson, Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, the placing last out of six teams the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.