2003 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2003 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–10 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Cain (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBruce Fowler (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captain
Home stadiumVanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his second year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a record of 2–10 for the second straight season and 21st consecutive losing season. Ended a 23 consecutive losing streak to SEC teams with a win to Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:30 a.m.Ole MissJPSL 21–2429,411
September 66:00 p.m.Chattanooga*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 51–626,176
September 1311:30 a.m.Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
JPSL 7–4537,703
September 206:00 p.m.at No. 20 TCU*L 14–3037,192
September 276:00 p.m.Georgia Tech*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
PPVL 17–24 OT25,007
October 41:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateL 21–3040,156
October 111:00 p.m.Navy*dagger
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 27–3725,417
October 181:00 p.m.No. 4 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
PPVL 8–2727,823
October 256:00 p.m.at South CarolinaPPVL 24–3577,227
November 812:00 p.m.at No. 17 FloridaPPVL 35–1790,122
November 151:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 28–1726,440
November 2212:00 p.m.at No. 9 TennesseePPVL 0–48105,462
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2003 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Jay Cutler  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 91 Jovan Haye So
DT 95 Ralph McKenzie So
DE 96 Robert Dinwiddie Jr
DE 97 Antron Dillon Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-22

Team players drafted into the NFL

No players from the 2003 Vanderbilt team were drafted.[1]

References

  1. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.