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)

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	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

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