The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season

2002 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended the season with what most consider an exciting double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34 game winning...

. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Thomas Hawley Tuberville is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas Tech University, a position he has held since the 2010 season...

, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

. Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous season

2001 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2001 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.They posted a 7–5 record, including a record of 5–3 in the Southeastern Conference...

, the coaching staff of the 2002 Tigers featured two prominent new members. Bobby Petrino

Bobby Petrino

Bobby Petrino is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Arkansas, a position he has held since the 2008 season...

 was hired as the new offensive coordinator, and Gene Chizik

Gene Chizik

Eugene "Gene" Chizik is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Auburn University football team, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS...

 joined the staff as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Petrino left following the season to assume the head coaching job at Louisville

Louisville Cardinals football

The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in college football as a member of the Big East Conference. Howard Schnellenberger started the program's rise to relevancy after winning the Miami Hurricanes' first national championship...

, while Chizik remained at Auburn through the 2004 season

2004 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2004 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn compiled a record of 13–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship and finishing the season ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll...

 before leaving for the defensive coordinator position at Texas

Texas Longhorns football

The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...

. The Tigers finished the season ranked #14 in the AP Poll

AP Poll

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 and #16 in the Coaches Poll

Coaches Poll

The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....

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Schedule

Date	Team	Location	PF	PA	Result	Attend
September 2, 2002	@ Southern Cal 2002 USC Trojans football team The 2002 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2002-2003 NCAA Division I-A college football season....	Los Angeles, CA	17	24	L	63,269
September 7, 2002		Auburn, AL	56	0	W	80,067
September 14, 2002		Auburn, AL	31	6	W	76,127
September 19, 2002	@	Starkville, MS	42	14	W	52,583
September 28, 2002		Auburn, AL	37	34	W (3 OT)	83,667
October 12, 2002	Arkansas 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and three home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock,...	Auburn, AL	17	38	L	84,692
October 19, 2002	@ Florida 2002 Florida Gators football team The 2002 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2002 college football season...	Gainesville, FL	23	30	L (OT)	85,135
October 26, 2002	LSU 2002 LSU Tigers football team The 2002 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2002–2003. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The defending SEC champion Tigers started out strong, but an injury to...	Auburn, AL	31	7	W	85,366
November 2, 2002	@	Oxford, MS	31	24	W	60,635
November 9, 2002		Auburn, AL	52	14	W	84,618
November 16, 2002	Georgia	Auburn, AL	21	24	L	86,063
November 23, 2002	@ Alabama 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 106th overall season, 70th as a member of the Southeastern Conference and its 11th within the SEC Western Division...	Tuscaloosa, AL	17	7	W	84,818
January 1, 2003	Penn State 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2002–2003 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania....	Orlando, FL Capital One Bowl Capital One Bowl The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...	13	9	W	66,334
			394	231	9–4

Captains

Position	Player
LB	Mark Brown
C	Ben Nowland Ben Nowland Ben Nowland,born May 27, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida is an American football offensive lineman with the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League.-High school years:...
DB	Travaris Robinson Travaris Robinson Travaris Robinson is an American football coach and former college and professional player. He played college football for Auburn University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League...