2003 Florida Gators football | |
SEC Eastern Division Co-Champions | |
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Outback Bowl, L 37–17 vs. Iowa | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
AP | No. 24 |
2003 record | 8–5 (6–2 SEC) |
Head coach | Ron Zook |
Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie Strong |
Captain | Daryl Dixon |
Captain | Keiwan Ratliff |
Captain | Max Starks |
Captain | Ben Troupe |
Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
Seasons |
2003 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Georgia xy | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Tennessee x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24 Florida x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 LSU xy† | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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 representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2003 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2003 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were led by second-year coach Ron Zook, who coached the Gators to a first-place tie in the SEC East, an Outback Bowl berth, and an overall win-loss record of 8–5 (.615).
Schedule and results[]
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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8–30–2003* | San Jose State | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | PPV | W 65–3 | 90,011 | |||
9–6–2003* | #3 Miami | #21 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | ABC | L 33–38 | 79,932 | ||
9–13–2003* | Florida A&M | #19 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | PPV | W 63–3 | 90,087 | ||
9–20–2003 | #12 Tennessee | #17 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | CBS | L 10–24 | 90,332 | ||
9–27–2003 | Kentucky | #25 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | JP | W 24–21 | 70,579 | ||
10–4–2003 | Mississippi | #24 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | JP | L 17–20 | 90,101 | ||
10–11–2003 | #6 Louisiana State | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | CBS | W 19–7 | 92,077 | |||
10–18–2003 | #11 Arkansas | D.W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | CBS | W 33–28 | 73,934 | |||
11–1–2003 | #4 Georgia | #23 | Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | CBS | W 16–13 | 84,411 | ||
11–8–2003 | Vanderbilt | #17 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (HC) | PPV | W 35–17 | 90,122 | ||
11–15–2003 | South Carolina | #15 | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | JP | W 22–14 | 81,523 | ||
11–29–2003* | #9 Florida State | #11 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | CBS | L 34–38 | 90,407 | ||
1–1–2004* | #13 Iowa | #17 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–37 | 65,372 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[1] and GatorZone.com.[2]
Coaching staff[]
- Ron Zook - Head Coach
- Ed Zaunbrecher - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Charlie Strong - Defensive Coordinator
- Mike Woodford - Defense/Special Teams Coordinator
- Jerry “Red” Anderson - Defensive Line
- Joe Wickline - Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator
- Dwayne Dixon - Assistant Head Coach
- Larry Fedora - Perimeter Game Coordinator
- Mike Locksley - Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator
- Bill Miller - Assistant Coach (Linebackers)
See also[]
- Florida–Florida State football rivalry
- Florida Gators
- Florida–Georgia football rivalry
- Florida–LSU football rivalry
- Florida–Miami football rivalry
- Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
- History of the University of Florida
- List of Florida Gators football players
Bibliography[]
- 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
- 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012).
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
References[]
- ↑ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ↑ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2003. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
External links[]
- College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 2000–2004. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
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