2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersP Chris Hanson
Uniform

The 2002 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 8th in the National Football League and their eight and final under head coach Tom Coughlin. The team matched their 2001 record of 6–10 and finished 3rd place in the AFC South, missing the playoffs for the third season in a row. This was Mark Brunell's final full season as the Jaguars' starting quarterback. Tom Coughlin was fired after this season and replaced by Jack Del Rio the following season.

Offseason[edit]

Additions Subtractions
DE Marco Coleman (Redskins) T Tony Boselli (Texans)
G Chris Naeole (Saints) CB Aaron Beasley (Jets)
TE Pete Mitchell (Lions) K Mike Hollis (Bills)
DE Stalin Colinet (Vikings) WR Keenan McCardell (Buccaneers)
WR Bobby Shaw (Steelers) LB Hardy Nickerson (Packers)
T Daryl Terrell (Saints) LB Kevin Hardy (Cowboys)
DT Seth Payne (Texans)
QB Jonathan Quinn (Chiefs)
DE Renaldo Wynn (Redskins)
DT Gary Walker (Texans)

2002 expansion draft[edit]

Jacksonville Jaguars selected during the expansion draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion Team
—— 1 Tony Boselli Tackle Houston Texans
—— 4 Gary Walker Defensive tackle Houston Texans
—— 8 Seth Payne Defensive tackle Houston Texans

Draft[edit]

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 John Henderson *  Defensive tackle Tennessee
2 40 Mike Pearson  Offensive tackle Florida
3 89 Akin Ayodele  Linebacker Purdue
4 108 David Garrard *  Quarterback East Carolina
4 118 Chris Luzar  Tight end Virginia
6 180 Clenton Ballard  Defensive tackle Southwest Texas State
7 222 Kendall Newson  Wide receiver Middle Tenn. State
7 246 Steve Smith  Cornerback Oregon
7 235 Hayden Epstein  Kicker Michigan
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents[edit]

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Quinn Gray Quarterback Florida A&M

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster[edit]

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 8 Indianapolis Colts L 25–28 0–1 Alltel Stadium 56,595
2 September 15 at Kansas City Chiefs W 23–16 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 77,934
3 Bye
4 September 29 New York Jets W 28–3 2–1 Alltel Stadium 55,670
5 October 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–25 3–1 Alltel Stadium 65,005
6 October 13 at Tennessee Titans L 14–23 3–2 The Coliseum 68,804
7 October 20 at Baltimore Ravens L 10–17 3–3 Ravens Stadium 69,173
8 October 27 Houston Texans L 19–21 3–4 Alltel Stadium 53,721
9 November 3 at New York Giants L 17–24 3–5 Giants Stadium 78,337
10 November 10 Washington Redskins W 26–7 4–5 Alltel Stadium 66,665
11 November 17 at Houston Texans W 24–21 5–5 Reliant Stadium 69,711
12 November 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 19–21 5–6 Texas Stadium 62,204
13 December 1 Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–25 5–7 Alltel Stadium 55,260
14 December 8 Cleveland Browns L 20–21 5–8 Alltel Stadium 46,267
15 December 15 at Cincinnati Bengals W 29–15 6–8 Paul Brown Stadium 42,092
16 December 22 Tennessee Titans L 10–28 6–9 Alltel Stadium 51,033
17 December 29 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–20 6–10 RCA Dome 56,755

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[edit]

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

Week 2: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 9 01423
Chiefs 3 3 01016

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 4: vs. New York Jets[edit]

Week 4: New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 3 003
Jaguars 7 7 14028

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: September 29, 2002
  • Game time: 1:00 pm
  • Game attendance: 55,670
  • Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
  • TV: CBS
  • Recap
Game information

Standings[edit]

Division[edit]

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Tennessee Titans 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 367 324 W5
(5) Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 349 313 W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 328 315 L2
Houston Texans 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 213 356 L3

Conference[edit]

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV
Division leaders
1[a] Oakland Raiders West 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .529 .531
2[a] Tennessee Titans South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 .479 .474
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 5 1 .656 6–0 8–4 .486 .451
4[b] New York Jets East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .500 .500
Wild Cards
5 Indianapolis Colts South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 .479 .400
6[c] Cleveland Browns North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .486 .413
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d] Denver Broncos West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .527 .486
8[b][c][d][e] New England Patriots East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .525 .455
9[b][e] Miami Dolphins East 9 7 0 .563 2–4 7–5 .508 .486
10[f] Buffalo Bills East 8 8 0 .500 2–4 5–7 .473 .352
11[f][g] San Diego Chargers West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .492 .453
12[g] Kansas City Chiefs West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .527 .516
13 Baltimore Ravens North 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 .506 .384
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .506 .438
15 Houston Texans South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .518 .492
16 Cincinnati Bengals North 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .537 .406
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b c N.Y. Jets finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (8–4 to 7–5) and Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  3. ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)
  4. ^ a b Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  6. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ a b San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4).
  8. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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