2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season

8th season in franchise history

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

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

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

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

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

Personnel

Staff

2002 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – John Pease
  • Defensive line – Lucious Selmon
  • Linebackers – Steve Szabo
  • Defensive backs – Perry Fewell
  • Defensive quality control – Mike Sullivan

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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

Roster

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

  • 34 David Allen RB
  • -- Mark Bristol T
  • -- Jason Olford CB
  • 11 Corey Parchman WR
  • -- Duke Pettijohn DE


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

Regular season

Schedule

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

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

  • Date: September 15, 2002
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,934
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal, 2:49. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 88 yards, 8:38.

Second quarter

  • KC – Morten Andersen 38-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:25.
  • JAX – Jimmy Smith 37-yard pass from Mark Brunell (kick aborted), 2:42. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:29.
  • JAX – Hayden Epstein 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 9–6. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 6:57. Tied 9–9. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:53.
  • JAX – Patrick Johnson 79-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Hayden Epstein kick), 5:59. Jaguars 16–9. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:58.
  • JAX – Fred Taylor 63-yard run (Hayden Epstein kick), 3:09. Jaguars 23–9. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:11.
  • KC – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 2:35. Jaguars 23–16. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:34.

Top passers

  • JAX – Mark Brunell – 25/36, 320 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Trent Green – 16/31, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • JAX – Fred Taylor – 20 rushes, 114 yards, TD
  • KC – Priest Holmes – 22 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

  • JAX – Patrick Johnson – 4 receptions, 97 yards, TD
  • KC – Marc Boerigter – 1 reception, 51 yards

Week 4: vs. New York Jets

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

First quarter

  • JAC – Stacey Mack 1-yard run (Hayden Epstein kick), 13:34. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:59.

Second quarter

  • JAC – Stacey Mack 1-yard run (Hayden Epstein kick), 7:55. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 4:11.
  • NYJ – John Hall 46-yard field goal, 5:59. Jaguars 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 1:52.

Third quarter

  • JAC – Stacey Mack 8-yard run (Hayden Epstein kick), 10:40. Jaguars 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 2:13.
  • JAC – Fred Taylor 22-yard run (Hayden Epstein kick), 0:48. Jaguars 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 4:18.

Top passers

  • NYJ – Chad Pennington – 21/34, 281 yards, INT
  • JAC – Mark Brunell – 10/15, 173 yards

Top rushers

  • NYJ – Curtis Martin – 8 rushes, 44 yards
  • JAC – Fred Taylor – 21 rushes, 142 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 8 receptions, 97 yards
  • JAC – Fred Taylor – 3 receptions, 95 yards

Standings

Division

AFC South
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 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

AFC
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# 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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