2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadiumCommonwealth 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 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Guy Morriss and played home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The Wildcats scored 385 points while allowing 301 points.[1]

Though finishing with a 7–5 record, the Wildcats were not bowl eligible due to NCAA sanctions resulting from the tenure of former head coach Hal Mumme.

Kentucky opened with a 22–17 win at no. 17 Louisville, a nationally broadcast upset at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in which Kentucky reclaimed the Governor's Cup. A 77–17 win over UTEP followed (the second largest point total in school history at the time), and wins against Indiana and Middle Tennessee State put Kentucky at 4–0. A 41–34 loss at no. 7 Florida was followed by a 16–12 loss to South Carolina that came down to the final play. A 29–17 win at Arkansas followed. A 52–24 loss to no. 5 Georgia was followed by a 45–24 win at Mississippi State. A 33–30 loss to no. 16 LSU on the game's final play was followed by a 41–21 win against Vanderbilt and a 24–0 loss at Tennessee.[2][3]

Morriss resigned following the season to accept the head coaching position at Baylor.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat No. 17 Louisville*
ESPN2W 22–1742,660
September 71:30 pmUTEP*
W 77–1759,213
September 146:00 pmIndiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
W 27–1770,347
September 211:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 44–2260,584
September 283:30 pmat No. 7 Florida
CBSL 34–4185,333
October 126:30 pmSouth Carolina
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
ESPN2L 12–1670,547
October 193:00 pmat Arkansas
W 29–1761,573
October 263:30 pmNo. 5 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
CBSL 24–5271,017
November 22:30 pmat Mississippi State
PPVW 45–2445,248
November 912:30 pmNo. 16 LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
JPSL 30–3366,262
November 161:30 pmVanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
W 41–2151,114
November 3012:30 pmat Tennessee
JPSL 0–24105,462
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At No. 17 Louisville

See also: 2002 Louisville Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 6 3 3 22
No. 17 Cardinals 0 7 10 0 17
Statistics UK LOU
First downs 14 16
Total yards 273 248
Rushing yards 78 55
Passing yards 195 193
Passing: comp–att–int 13–27–0 14–39–1
Turnovers 0 3
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 13/27, 195 yards, TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 28 rushes, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Ernest Simms 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Louisville Passing Dave Ragone 14/39, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Dave Ragone 13 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving Damien Dorsey 3 receptions, 91 yards

UTEP

See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 7 0 7 17
Wildcats 14 21 28 14 77
Statistics UTEP UK
First downs 19 27
Total yards 371 591
Rushing yards 220 364
Passing yards 151 227
Passing: comp–att–int 12–26–0 12–19–0
Turnovers 2 1
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Jon Schaper 10/24, 118 yards, TD
Rushing Matt Austin 14 rushes, 112 yards
Receiving Terrance Minor 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 10/17, 211 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 16 rushes, 116 yards, TD
Receiving Derek Abney 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Indiana

See also: 2002 Indiana Hoosiers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers 0 3 14 0 17
Wildcats 14 0 0 13 27
Statistics IU UK
First downs 21 17
Total yards 394 327
Rushing yards 160 144
Passing yards 234 183
Passing: comp–att–int 13–38–2 19–32–1
Turnovers 3 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing Gibran Hamdan 13/38, 234 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Yamar Washington 32 rushes, 163 yards
Receiving Courtney Roby 5 receptions, 101 yards
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 19/32, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Artose Pinner 25 rushes, 141 yards
Receiving Artose Pinner 10 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2002 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 0 16 6 0 22
Wildcats 17 7 13 7 44
Statistics MTSU UK
First downs 18 26
Total yards 422 510
Rushing yards 220 205
Passing yards 202 305
Passing: comp–att–int 10–19–0 22–31–1
Turnovers 2 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Andrico Hines 10/19, 202 yards, TD
Rushing Dwone Hicks 16 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving David Youell 5 receptions, 83 yards
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 22/31, 305 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Artose Pinner 24 rushes, 163 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Aaron Boone 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At No. 7 Florida

See also: 2002 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 28 6 34
No. 7 Gators 6 13 13 9 41
Statistics UK FLA
First downs 14 30
Total yards 268 509
Rushing yards 88 134
Passing yards 180 375
Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–1 28–43–0
Turnovers 2 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 20/32, 180 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Artose Pinner 20 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Aaron Boone 2 receptions, 40 yards
Florida Passing Rex Grossman 28/43, 375 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Earnest Graham 32 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Taylor Jacobs 12 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TD

South Carolina

See also: 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 3 13 16
Wildcats 0 10 0 2 12
Statistics SCAR UK
First downs 14 17
Total yards 350 327
Rushing yards 138 118
Passing yards 212 209
Passing: comp–att–int 10–18–1 23–39–1
Turnovers 1 3
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Corey Jenkins 7/15, 199 yards, INT
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 8 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving Troy Williamson 3 receptions, 101 yards
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 22/36, 194 yards, TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 25 rushes, 117 yards
Receiving Aaron Boone 4 receptions, 72 yards

At Arkansas

See also: 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 6 20 0 29
Razorbacks 7 3 7 0 17
Statistics UK ARK
First downs 18 26
Total yards 332 515
Rushing yards 79 293
Passing yards 253 222
Passing: comp–att–int 19–31–0 17–30–1
Turnovers 2 2
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 19/31, 253 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 26 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Aaron Boone 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Arkansas Passing Matt Jones 15/25, 210 yards, INT
Rushing Fred Talley 24 rushes, 182 yards
Receiving George Wilson 6 receptions, 82 yards

No. 5 Georgia

See also: 2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Bulldogs 14 7 21 10 52
Wildcats 17 7 0 0 24
Statistics UGA UK
First downs 33 19
Total yards 529 372
Rushing yards 172 130
Passing yards 357 242
Passing: comp–att–int 27–47–1 15–31–0
Turnovers 1 0
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing David Greene 16/32, 251 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Tony Milton 18 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving Terrence Edwards 5 receptions, 127 yards, 3 TD
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 13/27, 208 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 19 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Derek Abney 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD

At Mississippi State

See also: 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 6 21 8 45
Bulldogs 0 17 0 7 24
Statistics UK MSST
First downs 14 17
Total yards 266 392
Rushing yards 105 230
Passing yards 161 162
Passing: comp–att–int 12–26–0 9–34–4
Turnovers 0 5
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 10/22, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 31 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Tommy Cook 2 receptions, 48 yards
Mississippi State Passing Kevin Fant 9/30, 162 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jerious Norwood 15 rushes, 138 yards
Receiving Terrell Grindle 3 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

No. 16 LSU

See also: 2002 LSU Tigers football team and Bluegrass Miracle
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Tigers 0 14 7 12 33
Wildcats 7 0 7 16 30
Statistics LSU UK
First downs 18 21
Total yards 477 375
Rushing yards 213 154
Passing yards 264 221
Passing: comp–att–int 10–23–0 14–29–0
Turnovers 0 2
Team Category Player Statistics
LSU Passing Marcus Randall 10/23, 264 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Joseph Addai 9 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Devery Henderson 5 receptions, 201 yards, 3 TD
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 12/26, 210 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Artose Pinner 27 rushes, 143 yards
Receiving Aaron Boone 3 receptions, 112 yards, 3 TD

Vanderbilt

See also: 2002 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 7 7 7 0 21
Wildcats 21 7 0 13 41
Statistics VAN UK
First downs 16 18
Total yards 278 356
Rushing yards 102 228
Passing yards 176 128
Passing: comp–att–int 11–26–0 14–23–2
Turnovers 2 2
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Jay Cutler 11/26, 176 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kwane Doster 22 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Dan Stricker 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 14/23, 128 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Artose Pinner 31 rushes, 224 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Derek Abney 4 receptions, 31 yards

At Tennessee

See also: 2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 7 14 0 3 24
Statistics UK TENN
First downs 11 21
Total yards 172 330
Rushing yards 89 155
Passing yards 83 175
Passing: comp–att–int 12–30–0 13–26–0
Turnovers 1 0
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 9/23, 59 yards
Rushing Artose Pinner 11 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Aaron Boone 5 receptions, 45 yards
Tennessee Passing Casey Clausen 13/26, 175 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Derrick Tinsley 8 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Derrick Tinsley 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD

Roster

2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Ernest Simms Sr
WR 4 Glenn Holt Fr
RB 5 Arliss Beach Fr
QB 7 Shane Boyd So
RB 20 Artose Pinner Sr
QB 22 Jared Lorenzen Jr
G 65 Keith Chatelain Sr
G 66 Brandon Lesniewski So
G 67 Yancey Reynolds Jr
OT 68 Will Noble So
G 70 Jason Rollins So
OT 71 Jared McGowan Fr
C 72 Michael Aitcheson Fr
OT 73 Antonio Hall Jr
OT 74 Jeremy Darveau  Fr
G 75 Sylvester Miller Jr
G 76 Joe Brady Fr
G 77 Greg Perdue Sr
C 78 Nick Seitze Jr
C 79 Daniel Burnett So
WR 80 Brian Pickard Fr
WR 81 Dominick DeVastey Fr
WR 82 Chris Bernard Jr
WR 83 Gerad Parker So
TE 84 Jeremiah Drobney Fr
WR 85 DeMarcus Wood  Fr
TE 86 Win Gaffron Jr
TE 87 Jonny Butler Sr
WR 88 Dan Hopewell So
TE 89 Kurt Myers Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 62 Mike McKinley Jr
DE 64 Deion Holts  Fr
DT 68 Jeremy Caudill Jr
LB 29 Robert Willey So
DE 98 Vincent Burns So
DT 99 Ellery Moore So
FS 35 Travis Atwell So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Justin Hutton Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-10

Team players in the 2003 NFL draft

Main article: 2003 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dewayne Robertson Defensive tackle 1 4 New York Jets
Artose Pinner Running back 4 99 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "2002 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. ^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Baylor to hire Morriss".
  5. ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  6. ^ AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
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