2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

The 2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished first in the SWAC East Division.

2002 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 19–31 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Anthony Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at No. 24 Jacksonville State*	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 17–20	16,851	[1]
September 14	No. 20 Grambling State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 13–23	8,785	[2]
September 21	Prairie View A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 15–12
September 28	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–14
October 5	vs. Southern	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	W 27–11	47,598	[3]
October 12	Tennessee State*	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 25–21	16,162	[4]
October 19	Mississippi Valley State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 24–13		[5]
October 26	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	W 23–20		[6]
November 9	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 11–13	10,200	[7]
November 16	Alcorn State	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 27–20		[8]
November 23	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 39–19		[9]
December 14	vs. No. 8 Grambling State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	L 19–31	23,727	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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