2002 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
August 29 (Thu) #5 at #22 DelawareL 19-2219,0566-6 (4-5)
September 7 #12 Gardner-WebbW 56-018,8959-1 (3-0)
September 21 #9 WoffordL 7-1415,5649-3 (7-1)
September 28 #18 at ChattanoogaW 38-108,5662-10 (2-5)
October 5 #18 Virginia MilitaryW 52-715,6216-6 (3-5)
October 12 #16 at Western CarolinaW 41-247,7495-6 (2-5)
October 19 #13 #3 Appalachian StateW 36-2015,1468-4 (5-2)
October 26 #10 at The CitadelW 28-2416,4273-9 (1-6)
November 2 #9 East Tennessee StateW 40-7CSS16,1064-8 (2-6)
November 9 #9 at #4 FurmanW 42-2115,7948-4 (6-2)
November 16 #4 Jacksonville StateW 41-38,5445-6 (2-4)
November 30 #2 #11 Bethune-Cookman
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 34-07,39511-2 (7-1)
December 7#2#7 Maine
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 31-7WABI6,70811-3 (7-2)
December 14#2#15 Western Kentucky
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
L 28-316,57312-3 (7-1)

 GSOPP
Scoring493190
Points Per Game35.213.6
Offensive Touchdowns6323
Defensive Touchdowns11
Special Teams Touchdowns20
First Downs285219
Rushing Yardage54071972
Rush Attempts859526
Yards Per Rush6.293.75
Rush Yards Per Game386.2140.9
TDs Rushing5413
Passing Yardage11682154
Comp-Att54-122180-385
Completion Percentage44.3%46.8%
Yards Per Attempt9.575.59
Yards Per Catch21.6311.97
Pass Yards Per Game83.4153.9
TDs Passing910
Interceptions415
Fumbles Lost168
Total Offense65754126
Total Plays981911
Yards Per Play6.704.53
Yards Per Game469.6294.7
Kickoff Returns29-61973-1187
Kickoff Return Average21.316.3
Kickoff Return TDs10
Punt Returns48-53018-111
Punt Return Average11.06.2
Punt Return TDs10
Interception Returns15-994-14
Interception Return Average6.63.5
Interception Return TDs00
Penalties-Yards95-83277-669
Penalty Yards Per Game59.447.8
3rd Down Conversions88-19159-207
3rd Down Percentage46.1%28.5%
4th Down Conversions15-3015-29
4th Down Percentage50.0%51.7%
Field Goals11-178-12
Field Goal Percentage64.7%66.7%
XP Kicks62-6318-22
XP Kick Percentage98.4%81.8%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern112162821370493
Opponents493336720190
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Chaz Williams45/100102210.229379154.5
Trey Hunter9/211466.95014991.7
James McCoy0/100.000000.0
Georgia Southern54/12211689.579479142.5
Opponents180/38521545.5910156694.5

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Chaz Williams29014224.902771
Jermaine Austin24414165.80855
Mark Myers6068911.48492
Zzream Walden6265310.53656
Hakim Ford502284.56041
T.J. Anderson1422416.00161
Kevin Davis1722413.18368
Brandon Andrews322096.53242
Trey Hunter681682.47121
Larry Long56212.40134
Melvin Cox24824.00138
Jesse McMillan33010.00020
Derrick Owens11313.00013
Steve Steele166.0006
James McCoy263.0004
Benjie Shirah144.0004
Jason Wells133.0003
Carl Kearney430.7508
TEAM 2-1-0.5000
Georgia Southern85954076.295492
Opponents52619723.751354

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Carl Kearney1528719.13179
Derrick Owens1228423.67262
Zzream Walden925328.11262
T.J. Anderson67412.33140
Mark Myers48621.50041
Kevin Davis38428.00147
Anthony Williams22613.00120
Jermaine Austin27336.50169
Lewis Barr111.0001
Georgia Southern54116821.63979
Opponents180215411.971066