2002 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2002 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
2002 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Southland Football League
Record	5–6 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach	Jack Crowe (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Willie J. Slater (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paul Snow Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Third-year head coach Jack Crowe, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2002 Southland Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 McNeese State $^	6	–	0	13	–	2
No. 16 Northwestern State ^	4	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Nicholls State	3	–	3	7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	3	6	–	5
Jacksonville State	2	–	4	5	–	6
Sam Houston State	2	–	4	4	–	7
Southwest Texas State	1	–	5	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	No. 24	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 20–17	16,851
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State*	No. 24	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi	L 13–51	47,456
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at Nicholls State		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 6–14	2,162
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech*		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 35–29	6,720
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Samford*		Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	W 37–23	8,425
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State		Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 28–22	6,449
October 19	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 20–28	15,600
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin		Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 28–36	4,888
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Southwest Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 20–27	4,190
November 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 3 Northwestern State		Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 19–10	9,844
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Georgia Southern*		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 3–41	8,544
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2002". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "2002 **FINAL FOOTBALL STATS**". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.