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2002 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record11–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMitch Ware (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (6th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
VMI   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10  
The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Sewak, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the sixth consecutive season. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Bethune–Cookman in the first round and Maine in the quarterfinals before falling to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 pmat No. 22 Delaware*No. 5
L 19–2219,056[1]
September 7Gardner–Webb*No. 12
W 56–018,895[2]
September 217:00 pmWoffordNo. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 7–1415,564[3]
September 28at ChattanoogaNo. 18
W 38–108,566[4]
October 5VMINo. 18
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 52–715,621[5]
October 12at Western CarolinaNo. 16
W 41–247,749[6]
October 19Appalachian StateNo. 13
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
W 36–2015,146[7]
October 262:00 pmat The CitadelNo. 10
W 28–2416,427[8]
November 2East Tennessee StateNo. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 40–716,106[9]
November 9at FurmanNo. 9
W 39–2415,794[10]
November 16Jacksonville State*No. 4
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 37–138,544[11]
November 30No. 11 Bethune–Cookman*No. 2
W 34–07,395[12]
December 7No. 7 Maine*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 31–76,708[13]
December 145:30 pmNo. 15 Western Kentucky*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 28–316,573[14]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ga. Southern falls to Delaware in Sewak's debut". The Macon Telegraph. August 30, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles score 5 TDs in first 25 minutes". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wofford upsets perennial SoCon power Georgia Southern". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ga. Southern rebounds against Chattanooga". The Macon Telegraph. September 29, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Southern crushes VMI". The News-Virginian. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles overwhelm Cats". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "No. 13 and growing up". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Citadel can't pull off upset". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Soaring Eagles bottle up Bucs in 40–7 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Southern takes easy win over Paladins". The Item. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eagles rout JSU". The Mobile Register. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Southern erases B–CC". Florida Today. December 1, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Eagles run away in the second half". Concord Monitor. December 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hilltoppers deny hopes for 7th title". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  16. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 127. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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