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American college football season
The 2003 LSU Tigers football team represented
Louisiana State University (LSU) during the
2003 NCAA Division I-A football season . Coached by
Nick Saban , the LSU Tigers played their home games at
Tiger Stadium in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana . The Tigers compiled an 11–1 regular season record and then defeated the No. 5
Georgia Bulldogs in the
SEC Championship Game , Afterward, LSU was invited to play the
Oklahoma Sooners in the
Sugar Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national title. LSU won the
BCS National Championship Game , the first national football championship for LSU since
1958 .
The 2003 college football regular season ended with three one-loss teams in BCS contention: the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and
USC Trojans . USC ended the regular season ranked No. 1 and LSU No. 2 in both the
AP Poll and the
Coaches' Poll . Media controversy ensued when the BCS computer-based selection system chose LSU and Oklahoma as the participants in the BCS title game, largely based on an assessment of the relative difficulty of the three teams' 2003 schedules. During the bowl games, LSU beat No. 3 Oklahoma 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl (designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2003–04 season), while USC defeated the No. 4
Michigan Wolverines 28–14 in the
Rose Bowl . LSU was ranked No. 1 in the final Coaches' Poll (which was contractually obligated to rank the BCS champion No. 1) while USC remained No. 1 in the final AP Poll.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe * No. 14 W 49–789,148
September 6 9:00 p.m. at
Arizona * No. 13
TBS W 59–1346,110
September 13 7:00 p.m.
Western Illinois * No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 35–787,164
September 20 2:30 p.m. No. 7
Georgia No. 11
CBS W 17–1092,251
September 27 8:00 p.m. at
Mississippi State No. 7
ESPN2 W 41–645,835
October 11 2:30 p.m.
Florida No. 6 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry ) CBS L 7–1992,077
October 18 6:45 p.m. at
South Carolina No. 10 ESPN2 W 33–782,525
October 25 7:00 p.m. No. 17
Auburn No. 9
ESPN W 31–792,085
November 1 7:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech * No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
PPV W 49–1091,879
November 15 6:45 p.m. at
Alabama No. 3 ESPN W 27–383,818
November 22 2:30 p.m. at No. 15
Ole Miss No. 3 CBS W 17–1462,552
November 28 1:30 p.m.
Arkansas No. 3 CBS W 55–2492,213
December 6 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 5
Georgia No. 3 CBS W 34–1374,913
January 4, 2004 7:15 p.m. vs. No. 3
Oklahoma * No. 2
ABC W 21–1479,342
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Central time
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 14 13 12 11 7 6 6 10 9 7 4 3 3 3 3 2 (21) 2 (17)
Coaches 15 13 11 10 7 6 6 10 9 8 4 3 3 3 3 2 (18) 1 (60)
BCS Not released 12 7 7 4 4 3 3 2 Not released
Roster
(LSUSports.net Official Roster)
Quarterbacks
Running backs
H-Backs
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Center
Offensive line
Defensive line
Defensive end
Defensive tackle
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Cornerbacks
Safeties
Punters
Kickers
Long snappers
Game summaries
Louisiana–Monroe
1
2 3 4 Total
LA-Monroe
0
0 0 7
7
• LSU
0
21 21 7
49
[2]
Arizona
1
2 3 4 Total
• LSU
17
21 7 14
59
Arizona
0
0 0 13
13
[3]
Western Illinois
Western Illinois was ranked No. 1 in I-AA and played the Tigers close, only down 13–7 in the 3rd quarter. The Tigers had fumbled twice in the red zone, missed an extra point and a field goal and botched a punt. QB
Matt Mauck had a career game to extend the lead in the second half. He set career highs with 305 yards passing and four touchdowns, giving LSU its first 3–0 start in five years.
1
2 3 4 Total
W Illinois
0
0 7 0
7
• LSU
6
7 15 7
35
Scoring summary Q1 08:18 LSU Michael Clayton 10 yd pass from
Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick failed) LSU 6–0
Q2 0:42 LSU Shyrone Carey 1 yd run (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 13–0
Q3 10:08 WIU Terrence Hall 3 yd pass from Russ Michna (Justin Langan kick) LSU 13-7
Q3 5:00 LSU Skyler Green 8 yd pass from
Matt Mauck (
Matt Mauck rush) LSU 21–7
Q3 2:26 LSU Skyler Green 40 yd pass from
Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 28-7
Q4 8:29 AUB D. Henderson 16 yd pass from
Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 35–7
[4]
[5]
Georgia
1
2 3 4 Total
Georgia
3
0 0 7
10
• LSU
0
7 3 7
17
Scoring summary Q1 6:20 UGA Billy Bennett 33 yard field goal UGA 3–0
Q2 3:10 LSU Shyrone Carey 21 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 7–3
Q3 6:23 LSU Ryan Gaudet 47 yard field goal LSU 10–3
Q4 4:25 UGA Tyson Browning 93 yard pass from
David Greene (Billy Bennett kick) Tie 10–10
Q4 1:22 LSU
Skyler Green 34 yard pass from
Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 17–10
[6]
Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
• LSU
7
17 10 7
41
Mississippi St
0
0 0 6
6
[7]
Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
• Florida
10
3 6 0
19
LSU
7
0 0 0
7
[8]
South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• LSU
6
13 7 7
33
South Carolina
0
0 7 0
7
[9]
Auburn
1
2 3 4 Total
Auburn
0
0 0 7
7
• LSU
21
0 10 0
31
Scoring summary Q1 13:01 LSU
Devery Henderson 64 yard pass from
Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 7–0
Q1 7:43 LSU
Michael Clayton 18 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 14–0
Q1 2:58 LSU Alley Broussard 5 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 21–0
Q3 8:28 LSU Ryan Gaudet 33 yard field goal LSU 24–0
Q3 3:46 LSU Devery Henderson 16 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 31–0
Q4 6:10 AUB Anthony Mix 6 yard pass from
Jason Campbell (Philip Yost kick) LSU 31–7
[10]
Louisiana Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech
0
3 7 0
10
• LSU
28
21 0 0
49
[11]
Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• LSU
10
7 7 3
27
Alabama
0
0 0 3
3
Scoring summary Q1 10:34 LSU Chris Jackson 20 yard field goal LSU 3–0
Q1 9:16 LSU
Michael Clayton 23 yard pass from
Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 10–0
Q2 2:03 LSU Eric Edwards 3 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 17–0
Q3 9:15 LSU Alley Broussard 4 yard run (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 24–0
Q4 10:11 LSU Chris Jackson 33 yard field goal LSU 27–0
Q4 6:39 ALA Brian Bostick 27 yard field goal LSU 27–3
[12]
Ole Miss
1
2 3 4 Total
• LSU
3
7 0 7
17
Ole Miss
7
0 0 7
14
Scoring summary Q1 13:54 MISS Travis Johnson 6 yard interception return (Jonathan Nichols kick) MISS 7–0
Q1 6:44 LSU Chris Jackson 45 yard field goal MISS 7–3
Q2 2:42 LSU
Michael Clayton 9 yard pass from
Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 10–7
Q4 14:50 LSU
Devery Henderson 53 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick) LSU 17–7
Q4 10:51 MISS
Brandon Jacobs 10 yard pass from
Eli Manning (Jonathan Nichols kick) LSU 17–14
[13]
Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
Arkansas
10
7 0 7
24
• LSU
10
24 21 0
55
[14]
SEC Championship Game
1
2 3 4 Total
• LSU
8
9 7 10
34
Georgia
0
3 10 0
13
[15]
Sugar Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma
0
7 0 7
14
• LSU
7
7 7 0
21
Scoring summary Q1 11:38 LSU
Skyler Green 24 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 7–0
Q2 7:31 OKLA Kejuan Jones 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) Tie 7–7
Q2 4:21 LSU
Justin Vincent 18 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 14–7
Q3 14:13 LSU
Marcus Spears 20 yard interception return (Ryan Gaudet kick) LSU 21–7
Q4 11:01 OKLA Kejuan Jones 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) LSU 21–14
LSU Tigers in the 2004 NFL Draft
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
Archived 2007-12-23 at the
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