The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference.^[1] Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous season, the coaching staff of the 2002 Tigers featured two prominent new members. Bobby Petrino was hired as the new offensive coordinator, and Gene Chizik joined the staff as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Petrino left following the season to assume the head coaching job at Louisville, while Chizik remained at Auburn through the 2004 season before leaving for the defensive coordinator position at Texas. The Tigers finished the season ranked #14 in the AP Poll and #16 in the Coaches Poll.

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2002 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 13–9 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
Record	9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Petrino (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gene Chizik (1st season)
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 86,063)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

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