2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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2003 Georgia Bulldogs football
Georgia Athletics logo.svg
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
2003 record11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Mark Richt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (3rd season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (92,058)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.at Clemson*No. 9
ABCW 30–082,034[1]
September 61:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*No. 8
PPVW 29–1092,058[1]
September 133:30 p.m.No. 25 South CarolinaNo. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 31–792,058[1]
September 203:30 p.m.at No. 11 LSUNo. 7
CBSL 10–1792,251[1]
October 43:30 p.m.AlabamaNo. 12
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
CBSW 37–2392,058[1]
October 117:45 p.m.at No. 13 TennesseeNo. 8
ESPN2W 41–14107,517[1]
October 182:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 5
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
PPVW 27–827,823[1]
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. 4
CBSL 13–1684,411[1]
November 153:30 p.m.AuburnNo. 6
CBSW 26–792,058[1]
November 2212:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 6
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
JPSW 30–1092,058[1]
November 291:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 5
ABCW 34–1755,000[1]
December 68:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 LSUNo. 5
CBSL 13–3474,913[1]
January 1, 20041:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Purdue*No. 11
ABCW 34–27 OT64,565[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Clemson[]

1 234Total
• Georgia 10 3314 30
Clemson 0 000 0

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia.
  2. ^ "2003–2004 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  3. ^ ESPN
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