Week 18
Final
Top Performers
Pass Yds
313
Manning
MISS
Rush Yds
92
Diedrick
NEB
Rec Yds
76
Flowers
MISS
Scrim TD
2
Sanford
MISS
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
NEB
2002 Big 12
NEB MISS
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Baylor | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Colorado | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Iowa State | 7 | 7 | .500 |
 Kansas | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Kansas State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Missouri | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Nebraska | 7 | 7 | .500 |
 Oklahoma State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Texas Tech | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Texas | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Oklahoma | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Arkansas | 9 | 5 | .643 |
 Auburn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Florida | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Kentucky | 7 | 5 | .583 |
 LSU | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Ole Miss | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Mississippi State | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 South Carolina | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Tennessee | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Vanderbilt | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Georgia | 13 | 1 | .929 |
Game Summary
The Ole Miss Rebels emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 27 to 23, in the Independence Bowl on December 27, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lord #5 | 7/16 | 93 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 88.2 |
J. Davies #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Manning #10 | 25/44 | 313 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 124.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Diedrick #30 | 13 | 92 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lord #5 | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
D. Horne | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davies #4 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. McClendon #5 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Turner #47 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Razzano #42 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Sanford #6 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
E. Manning #10 | 6 | -24 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Herian #11 | 0/0 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Thomas #9 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Pilkington #2 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Flowers #84 | 0/0 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
T. Biddle #7 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Collins #8 | 0/0 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
M. Espy #11 | 0/0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Johnson #2 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 |
R. Razzano #42 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Rice #80 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Hutchins #5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #26 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nichols #86 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Larson #19 | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ridgeway #97 | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Davis #1 | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Espy #11 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Collins #8 | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Groce #5 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Collins #8 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Espy #11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lord #5 | 7/16 | 93 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 88.2 |
J. Davies #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Diedrick #30 | 13 | 92 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lord #5 | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
D. Horne | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davies #4 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Herian #11 | 0/0 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Thomas #9 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Pilkington #2 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #26 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Larson #19 | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Davis #1 | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Groce #5 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Manning #10 | 25/44 | 313 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 124.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. McClendon #5 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Turner #47 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Razzano #42 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Sanford #6 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
E. Manning #10 | 6 | -24 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Flowers #84 | 0/0 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
T. Biddle #7 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Collins #8 | 0/0 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
M. Espy #11 | 0/0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Johnson #2 | 0/0 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 |
R. Razzano #42 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Rice #80 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Hutchins #5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nichols #86 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ridgeway #97 | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Espy #11 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Collins #8 | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Collins #8 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Espy #11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
359
Total Yds
365
93
Pass Yds
313
266
Rush Yds
52
69
Total Plays
76
5.2
Yards Per Play
4.8
5.5
Yards Per Pass
7.1
5.1
Yards Per Rush
1.6
17
1st Downs
20
5
Passing 1st Downs
14
11
Rushing 1st Downs
5
5
1st Downs from Penalties
14
6
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
0
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
6
1
D/ST TD
0
