2003 Minnesota Vikings season

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2003 Minnesota Vikings season
Head Coach Mike Tice
Home Field Metrodome
Results
Record 9-7
Place 2nd NFC North
Playoff Finish
Timeline
Previous Season Next Season
2002 2004

2003 was the 43rd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 84th regular season of the National Football League.

The Vikings began 2003 with a fast 6-0 start. However, the Vikings ended up going 3-7 the rest of the season, missing the playoffs when a touchdown reception on 4th-and-long by Arizona Cardinals receiver Nate Poole gave the Vikings a last-second 18-17 loss in their final game. Green Bay won the division at 10-6, while the Vikings were 9-7. The following season the Cardinals hired Dennis Green as their head coach. Green had been Viking head coach from 1992 until the final week of 2001.

[edit] 2003 Draft Results

Round Pick Name Position College
1 (9) Kevin Williams Defensive Tackle Oklahoma State
2 (40) E.J. Henderson Linebacker Maryland
3 (71) Nate Burleson Wide Receiver Nevada
4 (105) Onterrio Smith Running Back Oregon
6 (180) Eddie Johnson Punter Idaho State
6 (190) Mike Nattiel Linebacker Florida
7 (221) Keenan Howry Wide Receiver Oregon

[edit] Uniform combinations