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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Georgia xy 62  113 
No. 15 Tennessee x 62  103 
No. 24 Florida x 62  85 
South Carolina 26  57 
Vanderbilt 17  210 
Kentucky 17  48 
Western Division
No. 2 LSU xy$# 71  131 
No. 13 Ole Miss x 71  103 
Auburn 53  85 
Arkansas 44  94 
Alabama 26  49 
Mississippi State 17  210 
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:00 p.m.at Clemson*No. 9ABCW 30–082,034
September 61:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*No. 8PPVW 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. 7CBSL 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. 8ESPN2W 41–14107,517
October 182:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 5PPVW 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. 4CBSL 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. 5ABCW 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. 11ABCW 34–27 OT64,565
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB14David GreeneJr
OT74Max Jean-GillesSo
QB3D. J. ShockleySo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB22Decory BryantJr
LB10Thomas DavisSo
CB23Tim JenningsSo
DB6Sean JonesSr
DE47David PollackJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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

Clemson

1234Total
• Georgia10331430
Clemson00000

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