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2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

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* No. 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster edit

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 David Greene Jr
OT 74 Max Jean-Gilles So
QB 3 D. J. Shockley So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Rankings edit

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP118871211844497655117
Coaches988712121055496655116
BCSNot released4510967712Not released

Clemson edit

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "Just hangin' on, Dogs dodge a homecoming comeuppance". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ ESPN
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