Georgia Bulldogs Football Under Mark Richt - 2003 Season

2003 Season

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Eastern Division Champions
Capital One Bowl vs. Purdue, W 34–27 (OT)
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #7
2003 record 11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach Mark Richt (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Neil Callaway (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (3rd year)
Home stadium Sanford Stadium (92,058)
Seasons
« 2002 2004 »
2003 SEC football standings
Conf Overall
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 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10–2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular season 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 in the polls.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 12:00 PM at Clemson* #9 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC W 30–0 82,034
September 6 1:00 PM Middle Tennessee* #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 29–10 92,058
September 13 3:30 PM #25 South Carolina #8 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS W 31–7 92,058
September 20 3:30 PM at #11 LSU #7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS L 10–17 92,251
October 4 3:30 PM Alabama #12 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS W 37–23 92,058
October 11 7:45 PM at #13 Tennessee #8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 W 41–14 107,517
October 18 2:00 PM at Vanderbilt #5 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV W 27–8 27,823
October 25 1:00 PM UAB* #5 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 16–13 92,058
November 1 3:30 PM vs. #23 Florida #4 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) CBS L 13–16 84,411
November 15 3:30 PM Auburn #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS W 26–7 92,058
November 22 12:30 PM Kentucky #6 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA JPS W 30–10 92,058
November 29 1:00 PM at Georgia Tech* #5 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 34–17 55,000
December 6 8:00 PM vs. #3 LSU #5 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) CBS L 13–34 74,913
January 1 1:00 PM vs. #12 Purdue* #11 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) ABC W 34–27 OT 64,565

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