2003 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Capital One Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 13–34 vs. LSU
Capital One Bowl, W 34–27 OT vs. Purdue
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
2003 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Georgia xy  6 –2   11 –3  
No. 15 Tennessee x  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 24 Florida x  6 –2   8 –5  
South Carolina  2 –6   5 –7  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   2 –10  
Kentucky  1 –7   4 –8  
Western Division
No. 2 LSU xy$#  7 –1   13 –1  
No. 13 Ole Miss x  7 –1   10 –3  
Auburn  5 –3   8 –5  
Arkansas  4 –4   9 –4  
Alabama  2 –6   4 –9  
Mississippi State  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: LSU 34, Georgia 13
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 10–2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular-season Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 6–2, and won the SEC East for the second year in a row. Georgia faced LSU in the SEC Championship Game, losing 13–34. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Purdue in the Capital One Bowl by a score of 34–27 in overtime. In Mark Richt's third year as head coach, Georgia finished the season ranked 6th and 7th in the polls.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:00 p.m.at Clemson*No. 9
ABCW 30–082,034
September 61:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*No. 8
PPVW 29–1092,058
September 133:30 p.m.No. 25 South CarolinaNo. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 31–792,058
September 203:30 p.m.at No. 11 LSUNo. 7
CBSL 10–1792,251
October 43:30 p.m.AlabamaNo. 12
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 37–2392,058
October 117:45 p.m.at No. 13 TennesseeNo. 8
ESPN2W 41–14107,517
October 182:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 5
PPVW 27–827,823
October 251:00 p.m.UAB*daggerNo. 5
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 16–1392,058[1]
November 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 23 FloridaNo. 4
CBSL 13–1684,411
November 153:30 p.m.AuburnNo. 6
CBSW 26–792,058
November 2212:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 6
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
JPSW 30–1092,058
November 291:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 5
ABCW 34–1755,000
December 68:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 LSUNo. 5
CBSL 13–3474,913
January 1, 20041:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Purdue*No. 11
ABCW 34–27 OT64,565
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 David Greene Jr
OT 74 Max Jean-Gilles So
QB 3 D. J. Shockley So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 22 Decory Bryant Jr
LB 10 Thomas Davis So
CB 23 Tim Jennings So
DB 6 Sean Jones Sr
DE 47 David Pollack Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP118871211844497655117
Coaches988712121055496655116
BCSNot released4510967712Not released

Clemson

1 234Total
• Georgia 10 3314 30
Clemson 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q19:21UGAFred Gibson 56 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick)UGA 7–0
Q11:50UGABilly Bennett 34 yard field goalUGA 10–0
Q211:09UGABilly Bennett 30 yard field goalUGA 13–0
Q34:32UGABilly Bennett 42 yard field goalUGA 16–0
Q45:53UGADavid Greene 3 yard run (Billy Bennett kick)UGA 23–0
Q42:42UGAD.J. Shockley 29 yard run (Billy Bennett kick)UGA 30–0

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Just hangin' on, Dogs dodge a homecoming comeuppance". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ ESPN
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.