2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was Chan Gailey, the former head coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys from 1998-1999. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Silicon Valley Football Classic, L 21–30 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Chan Gailey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill O'Brien (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Mixed Shotgun & Ace
Defensive coordinator	Jon Tenuta (1st season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 43,719)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Florida State $		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 12 NC State		5	–	3					11	–	3
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Vanderbilt*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 45–3	43,719
September 7	3:30 pm	at Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	FSN	W 31–14	16,751
September 14	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 19–24	77,586
September 21	3:30 pm	BYU*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 28–19	43,719
September 28	3:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 21–13	57,000
October 5	3:30 pm	Wake Forest	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 21–24	43,719
October 17	7:45 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 10–34	41,766
October 26	3:30 pm	Virginia	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 23–15	42,727
November 2	3:30 pm	at No. 10 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 24–17	51,500
November 9	3:30 pm	No. 17 Florida State	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 13–21	43,719
November 16	1:00 pm	Duke	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 17–2	41,335
November 30	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 7–51	86,520
December 31	3:30 pm	vs. Fresno State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	ESPN	L 21–30	10,142
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 48 P. J. Daniels So OT 70 Nat Dorsey So TE 89 John Paul Foschi Jr RB 24 Tony Hollings Jr G 72 Brad Honeycutt  Fr WR 82 Jonathan Smith Jr QB 17 A. J. Suggs  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 44 Tony Hargrove So SS 34 Jack Rogers Sr DB 18 Chris Reis Fr LB 51 Daryl Smith Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Chan Gailey Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill O'Brien – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Patrick Nix – Running backs/recruiting coordinator Tommie Robinson – Wide receivers Joe D'Alessandris – Offensive line Jon Tenuta – Defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer – Defensive line Brick Haley – Linebackers Curtis Modkins – Defensive backs Tommy Raye – Special teams coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-17