Record: 7-6, .538 W-L% (53rd of 117)
Conference: SEC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: David Cutcliffe (7-6)
PS/G: 27.0 (62nd of 117) ▪ PA/G: 25.5 (55th of 117)
SRS: 4.44 (47th of 117) ▪ SOS: 3.13 (35th of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Independence Bowl 27-23 versus Nebraska
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 21 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | W | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 7, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | Memphis | CUSA | W | 38 | 16 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 14, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | @ | Texas Tech | Big 12 | L | 28 | 42 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sep 21, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 45 | 38 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | (6) Florida | SEC | W | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | (25) Mississippi | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | W | 52 | 17 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (21) Mississippi | @ | (24) Alabama | SEC | L | 7 | 42 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | @ | Arkansas | SEC | L | 28 | 48 | 5 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | Auburn | SEC | L | 24 | 31 | 5 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | @ | (7) Georgia | SEC | L | 17 | 31 | 5 | 5 | L 4 | |
| 11 | Nov 23, 2002 | Sat | Mississippi | @ | (21) Louisiana State | SEC | L | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | L 5 | |
| 12 | Nov 28, 2002 | Thu | Mississippi | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Dec 27, 2002 | Fri | Mississippi | N | Nebraska | Big 12 | W | 27 | 23 | 7 | 6 | W 2 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |