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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
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Sanford 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

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. 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. 8 ESPN2W 41–14107,517
October 182:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 5PPVW 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. 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
  • 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. # 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 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

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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