2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's eighth year in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 6–10 and finished 3rd place in the AFC South, missing the playoffs. The team's head coach was Tom Coughlin. This was Mark Brunell's final full season as the Jaguars' starting quarterback, and it was also Coughlin's final year coaching the team.

Offseason

2002 NFL Draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	9	9	John Henderson	Defensive Tackle	Tennessee
2	8	40	Mike Pearson	Offensive Tackle	Florida
3	24	89	Akin Ayodele	Linebacker	Purdue
4	10	108	David Garrard	Quarterback	East Carolina
4	20	118	Chris Luzar	Tight End	Virginia
6	8	180	Clenton Ballard	Defensive Tackle	Southwest Texas State
7	11	222	Kendall Newson	Wide Receiver	Middle Tennessee State
7	36	247	Steve Smith	Defensive Back	Oregon
7	37	248	Hayden Epstein	Kicker	Michigan

Personnel

Staff

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – John Pease Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – John Hufnagel Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – John McNulty Tight Ends – Tony Sparano Offensive Line – Mike Maser Offensive Quality Control – Ty Knott			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Lucious Selmon Linebackers – Steve Szabo Secondary – Perry Fewell Defensive Quality Control – Mike Sullivan Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego Assistant Special Teams – Mike Priefer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks  8 Mark Brunell  9 David Garrard Running Backs Dan Alexander Elvis Joseph Stacey Mack Fred Taylor Patrick Washington FB Wide Receivers Damon Gibson Patrick Johnson Kevin Lockett Jimmy Redmond Micah Ross Bobby Shaw Jimmy Smith Tight Ends Kyle Brady Chris Luzar Pete Mitchell		Offensive Linemen Todd Fordham T Chris Naeole G Mike Pearson T Brad Meester C Daryl Terrell T/G Zach Wiegert G/T Maurice Williams T Defensive Linemen Tony Brackens DE Marco Coleman DE/LB John Henderson DT Stalin Colinet DT Chris Combs DE Larry Smith DT Rob Meier DT/DE Marcus Stroud DE Paul Spicer DE		Linebackers Akin Ayodele Bobby Brooks Danny Clark Edward Thomas Joe Tuipala Eric Westmoreland Defensive Backs Ainsley Battles Robert Bean James Boyd Ike Charlton Jason Craft Donovin Darius Marlon McCree Steve Smith Kiwaukee Thomas Special Teams Danny Boyd K Richie Cunningham K Hayden Epstein K Joe Zelenka LS/TE Chris Hanson P Tim Seder K

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Network	Kickoff	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 8, 2002	Indianapolis Colts	L 28–25	0–1	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	56,595
2	September 15, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–16	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	77,934
3	Bye
4	September 29, 2002	New York Jets	W 28–3	2–1	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	55,670
5	October 6, 2002	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–25	3–1	Alltel Stadium	FOX	4:15pm	65,005
6	October 13, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	L 23–14	3–2	The Coliseum	CBS	1:00pm	68,804
7	October 20, 2002	at Baltimore Ravens	L 17–10	3–3	Ravens Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	69,173
8	October 27, 2002	Houston Texans	L 21–19	3–4	Alltel Stadium	CBS	4:15pm	53,721
9	November 3, 2002	at New York Giants	L 24–17	3–5	Giants Stadium	ESPN	8:30pm	78,337
10	November 10, 2002	Washington Redskins	W 26–7	4–5	Alltel Stadium	FOX	4:15pm	66,665
11	November 17, 2002	at Houston Texans	W 24–21	5–5	Reliant Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	69,711
12	November 24, 2002	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–19	5–6	Texas Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	62,204
13	December 1, 2002	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 25–23	5–7	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	55,260
14	December 8, 2002	Cleveland Browns	L 21–20	5–8	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	46,267
15	December 15, 2002	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–15	6–8	Paul Brown Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	42,092
16	December 22, 2002	Tennessee Titans	L 28–10	6–9	Alltel Stadium	CBS	1:00pm	51,033
17	December 29, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	L 20–13	6–10	RCA Dome	CBS	4:15pm	56,755

Standings

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

References