2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football

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

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 6
AP| No. 7
Record| 11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach|

* Mark Richt (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Neil Callaway (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Brian VanGorder (3rd season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Sanford Stadium

Seasons

<- 2002

2004 ->

2003 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 30| 12:00 p.m.| at Clemson*| No. 9|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC (rivalry)

| ABC| W 30–0| 82,034|
September 6| 1:00 p.m.| Middle Tennessee*| No. 8|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| PPV| W 29–10| 92,058|
September 13| 3:30 p.m.| No. 25 South Carolina| No. 8|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| CBS| W 31–7| 92,058|
September 20| 3:30 p.m.| at No. 11 LSU| No. 7|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (College GameDay)

| CBS| L 10–17| 92,251|
October 4| 3:30 p.m.| Alabama| No. 12|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| CBS| W 37–23| 92,058|
October 11| 7:45 p.m.| at No. 13 Tennessee| No. 8|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| ESPN2| W 41–14| 107,517|
October 18| 2:00 p.m.| at Vanderbilt| No. 5|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| PPV| W 27–8| 27,823|
October 25| 1:00 p.m.| UAB*| No. 5|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| | W 16–13| 92,058| [1]
November 1| 3:30 p.m.| vs. No. 23 Florida| No. 4|

* Alltel Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)

| CBS| L 13–16| 84,411|
November 15| 3:30 p.m.| Auburn| No. 6|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

| CBS| W 26–7| 92,058|
November 22| 12:30 p.m.| Kentucky| No. 6|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| JPS| W 30–10| 92,058|
November 29| 1:00 p.m.| at Georgia Tech*| No. 5|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

| ABC| W 34–17| 55,000|
December 6| 8:00 p.m.| vs. No. 3 LSU| No. 5|

* Georgia Dome
* Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game, College GameDay)

| CBS| L 13–34| 74,913|
January 1, 2004| 1:00 p.m.| vs. No. 12 Purdue*| No. 11|

* Florida Citrus Bowl
* Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)

| ABC| W 34–27 OT| 64,565|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Roster[edit]

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `14` | David Greene | Jr
OT | `74` | Max Jean-Gilles | So
QB | `3` | D. J. Shockley | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `22` | Decory Bryant | Jr
LB | `10` | Thomas Davis | So
CB | `23` | Tim Jennings | So
DB | `6` | Sean Jones | Sr
DE | `47` | David Pollack | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Mark Richt

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Rankings[edit]

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| 11| 8| 8| 7| 12| 11| 8| 4| 4| 4| 9| 7| 6| 5| 5| 11| 7
Coaches| 9| 8| 8| 7| 12| 12| 10| 5| 5| 4| 9| 6| 6| 5| 5| 11| 6
BCS| Not released| 4| 5| 10| 9| 6| 7| 7| 12| Not released

## Clemson[edit]

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• Georgia | 10 | 3| 3| 14 | 30
Clemson | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: August 30
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
* Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST

| Scoring summary

Q1| 9:21| UGA| Fred Gibson 56 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick)| UGA 7–0
Q1| 1:50| UGA| Billy Bennett 34 yard field goal| UGA 10–0
Q2| 11:09| UGA| Billy Bennett 30 yard field goal| UGA 13–0
Q3| 4:32| UGA| Billy Bennett 42 yard field goal| UGA 16–0
Q4| 5:53| UGA| David Greene 3 yard run (Billy Bennett kick)| UGA 23–0
Q4| 2:42| UGA| D.J. Shockley 29 yard run (Billy Bennett kick)| UGA 30–0

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Just hangin' on, Dogs dodge a homecoming comeuppance". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ ESPN

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Georgia Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Herty Field (1892–1910)
* Sanford Field (1911–1928)
* Sanford Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
* Clemson
* Florida
* Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* South Carolina
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* History
* Hairy Dawg
* Uga
* "Glory, Glory"
* Georgia Redcoat Marching Band
* First forward pass
* 1927 Yale game
* Prayer at Jordan-Hare

People|

* Head coaches
* Steadman V. Sanford
* Georgia Joker
* Larry Munson
* Morgan Blake
* NFL draftees
* Starting quarterbacks
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