2003 Arizona Cardinals season
2003 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Head coach | Dave McGinnis |
General manager | Rod Graves |
Home field | Sun Devil Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Anquan Boldin |
The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 105th season, 84th season in the National Football League and the 16th in Arizona. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, instead winning only four games,[1] although this was not considered a disaster as before their win over the Packers there was talk the 2003 Cardinals would become the first NFL team to go 0–16.[2] For the fifth consecutive season, the franchise failed to reach the playoffs, and based on point differential had the worst record in the only NFL season where every team won at least four games.[3] This resulted in the Cardinals firing head coach Dave McGinnis and replacing him with Dennis Green. In his NFL debut, Anquan Boldin had 217 receiving yards.[4]
Offseason[]
Draft[]
2003 Arizona Cardinals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | Bryant Johnson | WR | Penn State | |
1 | 18 | Calvin Pace | DE | Wake Forest | |
2 | 54 | Anquan Boldin * | WR | Florida State | |
3 | 70 | Gerald Hayes | LB | Pittsburgh | |
5 | 141 | Kenny King | DE | Alabama | |
6 | 177 | Reggie Wells | G | Clarion | |
6 | 210 | Tony Gilbert | LB | Georgia | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 7 | at Detroit Lions | L 24–42 | 0–1 | Ford Field | 60,691 | |
2 | September 14 | Seattle Seahawks | L 0–38 | 0–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 23,127 | |
3 | September 21 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–13 | 1–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 58,784 | |
4 | September 28 | at St. Louis Rams | L 13–37 | 1–3 | Edward Jones Dome | 65,758 | |
5 | October 5 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–24 | 1–4 | Texas Stadium | 63,601 | |
6 | October 12 | Baltimore Ravens | L 18–26 | 1–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 24,193 | |
7 | Bye | ||||||
8 | October 26 | San Francisco 49ers | W 16–13 (OT) | 2–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 40,824 | |
9 | November 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 17–14 | 3–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 23,531 | |
10 | November 9 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 15–28 | 3–6 | Heinz Field | 59,520 | |
11 | November 16 | at Cleveland Browns | L 6–44 | 3–7 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,908 | |
12 | November 23 | St. Louis Rams | L 27–30 (OT) | 3–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 42,089 | |
13 | November 30 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–28 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 61,550 | |
14 | December 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–50 | 3–10 | Candlestick Park | 66,975 | |
15 | December 14 | Carolina Panthers | L 17–20 | 3–11 | Sun Devil Stadium | 23,217 | |
16 | December 21 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–28 | 3–12 | Seahawks Stadium | 64,899 | |
17 | December 28 | Minnesota Vikings | W 18–17 | 4–12 | Sun Devil Stadium | 52,734 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 17[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 4:05 p.m.
- Game weather: 51°F; wind 4
- Game attendance: 52,734
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (FOX): Chris Myers & Bill Romanowski
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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The Cardinals overcame an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to knock the Vikings out of a playoff berth.
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Standings[]
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) St. Louis Rams | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 447 | 328 | L1 |
(5) Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 404 | 327 | W2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 384 | 337 | L1 |
Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 225 | 452 | W1 |
Awards and honors[]
- Anquan Boldin, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year[4]
References[]
- Arizona Cardinals seasons
- 2003 National Football League season by team
- 2003 in sports in Arizona