2003 Detroit Lions season

2003 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Steve Mariucci
General manager Matt Millen
Owner William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field Ford Field
Results
Record 5–11
Division place 4th NFC North
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season Next season
< 2002 2004 >

The 2003 Detroit Lions season was the 74th season in franchise history.

Personnel

Staff

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Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Chuck Priefer
  • Assistant Special Teams and Offense – Kevin O’Dea

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jason Arapoff
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Malcolm Blacken

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 7, 2003 Arizona Cardinals W 42–24
60,691
2 September 14, 2003 at Green Bay Packers L 31–6
70,244
3 September 21, 2003 Minnesota Vikings L 23–13
60,865
4 September 28, 2003 at Denver Broncos L 20–16
75,719
5 October 5, 2003 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–17
67,365
6 Bye
7 October 19, 2003 Dallas Cowboys L 38–7
61,160
8 October 26, 2003 at Chicago Bears L 24–16
61,428
9 November 2, 2003 Oakland Raiders W 23–13
61,561
10 November 9, 2003 Chicago Bears W 12–10
61,492
11 November 16, 2003 at Seattle Seahawks L 35–14
65,865
12 November 23, 2003 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–14
63,946
13 November 27, 2003 Green Bay Packers W 22–14
62,123
14 December 7, 2003 San Diego Chargers L 14–7
61,544
15 December 14, 2003 at Kansas City Chiefs L 45–17
77,922
16 December 21, 2003 at Carolina Panthers L 20–14
72,835
17 December 28, 2003 St. Louis Rams W 30–20
61,006

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Cardinals 7 7100 24
• Lions 7 71414 42
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 60,691
  • Game weather: indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • Television network: Fox

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Week 9


1 234Total
Raiders 0 373 13
• Lions 10 076 23
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette

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Standings

NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 442 307 W4
Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 416 353 L1
Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 2–4 4–8 283 346 L1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 270 379 W1

References

  1. ↑ "Administration and Coaches". 2003 Detroit Lions Media Guide. pp. 4–29.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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