2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record2–10 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Cooper (1st season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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

The 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jackie Sherrill in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Western Division for the third consecutive season.[1] Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 pmOregon*
ESPN2L 34–4252,856
September 137:00 pmat Tulane*
L 28–3133,723
September 207:00 pmat Houston*
L 35–4226,233
September 278:00 pmNo. 7 LSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPN2L 6–4145,835
October 41:30 pmVanderbilt
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 30–2140,156
October 111:30 pmMemphis*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 35–2745,329
October 181:30 pmat No. 19 Auburn
PPVL 13–4586,063
October 2511:30 amat Kentucky
JPSL 17–4257,141
November 811:30 amAlabama
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
JPSL 0–3848,242
November 1511:30 amat No. 9 Tennessee
JPSL 21–59104,223
November 221:00 pmat Arkansas
L 6–5262,547
November 276:45 pmNo. 17 Ole Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPNL 0–3153,582
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "2003 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "2003 Football News". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2012.