2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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.

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
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
2003 record	11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Richt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (92,058)

2003 Southeastern Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 30–0	82,034[1]
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 29–10	92,058[1]
September 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 South Carolina	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–7	92,058[1]
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[1]
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Alabama	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	W 37–23	92,058[1]
October 11	7:45 p.m.	at No. 13 Tennessee	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 41–14	107,517[1]
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 5	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	PPV	W 27–8	27,823[1]
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[1]
November 15	3:30 p.m.	Auburn	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 26–7	92,058[1]
November 22	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	W 30–10	92,058[1]
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[1]
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[1]
January 1, 2004	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Purdue*	No. 11	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	W 34–27 ^OT	64,565[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total • 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

1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Georgia.
2. "2003–2004 Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
3. ESPN