2002 Clemson Tigers football team

2002 Clemson Tigers football
Tangerine Bowl, L 15–55 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2002 record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden
Captain	Nick Eason
Captain	Bryant McNeal
Captain	Jackie Robinson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)

2002 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 Florida State $		7	–	1		9	–	5
#22 Virginia		6	–	2		9	–	5
#13 Maryland		6	–	2		11	–	3
#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

The 2002 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. 2002 was the 100th game played between Clemson and South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:45 PM	at #8 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 28–31	86,520
September 7	1:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		W 33–13	72,616
September 14	12:00 PM	Georgia Tech	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–19	77,586
September 21	1:00 PM	Ball State*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		W 30–7	73,945
October 3	7:45 PM	at #11 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Bowden Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–48	78,841
October 12	12:00 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 17–22	54,114
October 19	3:30 PM	Wake Forest	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	W 31–23	81,008
October 24	7:45 PM	#12 NC State	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–38	78,904
November 2	12:00 PM	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	JPS	W 34–31	16,479
November 9	12:00 PM	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 42–12	42,000
November 16	7:45 PM	#19 Maryland	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN	L 12–30	74,707
November 23	7:45 PM	South Carolina*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN	W 27–20	83,909
December 23	5:30 PM	vs. Texas Tech*	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–55	21,689
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Clemson Tigers football

Venues	Bowman Field (1900–1914) Riggs Field (1915–1941) Memorial Stadium (1942–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Boston College (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech NC State (Textile Bowl) South Carolina

Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Marching band Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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