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, and 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
Roster [ ]
(LSUSports.net Official Roster)
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
H-Backs
Fullbacks
24 Tyler Olivier
49 Michael Ricks
35 Brandon Nowlin
40 Shawn Jordan
44 Kevin Steltz
11 Jason Lile
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Center
Offensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive End
Defensive Tackle
Linebackers
99 Jason LeDoux
45 Willie Demps
35 Mark Martin
19 Darius Ingram
63 Patrick McGibboney
57 Dave Peterson
34 Dorsett Buckels
27 Eric Alexander
40 Barrett Dupuy
52 Joey Noto
47 Dustin Adams [1]
35 Micah Metrailer
91 Alonzo Manuel
56 Kenneth Hollis
42 Phillip Maxwell
46 Cameron Vaughn
58 Lionel Turner
51 Dominic Cooper
54 Brian West
55 Chris McCauley
7 Adrian Mayes
Defensive Backs
37 Daniel Francis
38 Vernon Russell, Jr.
6 Ryan Gilbert
28 Jeff Cook
39 Troy Hankton
9 Corey Meredith
28 Greg Hercules
44 Patrick Babinecz
30 LaRon Landry
33 Jonathan Zenon
26 Nick Child
31 Jessie Daniels
41 Marcques Lewis
Cornerbacks
Safeties
8 Jack Hunt
43 Chad White
Punters
Kickers
35 Andre Boagni
6 Colt David
41 Chris Jackson
39 Ryan Gaudet
Long Snappers
86 Steve Damen
70 Gant Petty
Game summaries [ ]
Louisiana-Monroe [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
LA-Monroe
0
0
0
7
7
• LSU
0
21
21
7
49
[2]
Arizona [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• LSU
17
21
7
14
59
Arizona
0
0
0
13
13
[3]
Western Illinois [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
W Illinois
0
0
7
0
7
• LSU
6
7
15
7
35
[4]
Georgia [ ]
by Quarter
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
[5]
Mississippi State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• LSU
7
17
10
7
41
Mississippi St
0
0
0
6
6
[6]
Florida [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Florida
10
3
6
0
19
LSU
7
0
0
0
7
[7]
South Carolina [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• LSU
6
13
7
7
33
South Carolina
0
0
7
0
7
[8]
Auburn [ ]
by Quarter
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
[9]
Louisiana Tech [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Louisiana Tech
0
3
7
0
10
• LSU
28
21
0
0
49
[10]
Alabama [ ]
by Quarter
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
[11]
Ole Miss [ ]
by Quarter
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
[12]
Arkansas [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Arkansas
10
7
0
7
24
• LSU
10
24
21
0
55
[13]
SEC Championship Game [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• LSU
8
9
7
10
34
Georgia
0
3
10
0
13
[14]
Sugar Bowl [ ]
by Quarter
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
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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