2003 Florida Gators football team

2003 Florida Gators football

SEC Eastern Division Co-champions
Outback Bowl, L 37–17 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#25
AP	#24
2003 record	8–5 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ron Zook
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong
Captain	Daryl Dixon Keiwan Ratliff Max Starks Ben Troupe
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium


2003 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Georgia ^x^y	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 ^x^y†#	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 National Champion † – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2003 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were led by second-year coach Ron Zook, who coached the Gators to a first-place tie in the SEC East, an Outback Bowl berth, and an overall win-loss record of 8–5 (.615).

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
8–30–2003	San Jose State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 65–3	90,011
9–6–2003	#3 Miami*	#21	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	L 33–38	79,932
9–13–2003	Florida A&M*	#19	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 63–3	90,087
9–20–2003	#12 Tennessee	#17	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 10–24	90,332
9–27–2003	Kentucky	#25	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	W 24–21	70,579
10–4–2003	Mississippi	#24	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	JPS	L 17–20	90,101
10–11–2003	#6 Louisiana State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	W 19–7	92,077
10–18–2003	#11 Arkansas		D.W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	CBS	W 33–28	73,934
11–1–2003	#4 Georgia	#23	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	CBS	W 16–13	84,411
11–8–2003	Vanderbilt	#17	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (HC)	PPV	W 35–17	90,122
11–15–2003	South Carolina	#15	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 24–22	81,523
11–29–2003	#9 Florida State*	#11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 34–38	90,407
1–1–2004	#13 Iowa*	#17	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–37	65,372
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,^[1] and GatorZone.com.^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Jose St	3	0	0	0	3
• Florida	3	27	14	21	65

Scoring summary

Q1	SJSU	Carr 47 yard field goal	SJSU 3–0

Q1	FLA	Leach 20 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	FLA	Leach 37 yard field goal	FLA 6–3

Q2	FLA	Carthon 2 yard run (Leach kick)	FLA 13–3

Q2	FLA	Kight 21 yard pass from Martin (Leach kick)	FLA 20–3

Q2	FLA	Scott 38 yard interception return (Leach kick)	FLA 27–3

Q2	FLA	Leach 30 yard field goal	FLA 30–3

Q3	FLA	Carthon 2 yard run (Leach kick)	FLA 37–3

Q3	FLA	Kight 16 yard pass from Leak (Leach kick)	FLA 44–3

Q4	FLA	Lewis 22 yard fumble return (Leach kick)	FLA 51–3

Q4	FLA	Jackson 29 yard pass from Dickey (Leach kick)	FLA 58–3

Q4	FLA	Orr 72 yard interception return (Leach kick)	FLA 65–3

2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012).
Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.

↑ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
↑ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2003. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Jul-31.

College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 2000–2004. Retrieved September 16, 2012.

Florida Gators football

Venues	University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1906–30) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Florida State (Florida Cup) Georgia LSU Miami (Florida Cup) Tennessee

Culture & lore	Albert and Alberta Gator "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys from old Florida" The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Chomp Gatorade Mr. Two Bits

People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL players

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