2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2003 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Peach Bowl, L 14–27 vs. Clemson
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 15
2003 record 10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator John Chavis
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
(Capacity: 104,079)
2003 SEC 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  
Kentucky  1 –7     4 –8  
Vanderbilt  1 –7     2 –10  
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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in SEC play and lost the Peach Bowl, 27–14, to Clemson.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 3:00 PM Fresno State* No. 12 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN2 W 24–6   103,860
September 6 4:00 PM Marshall* No. 12 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN2 W 34–24   106,520
September 20 12:00 PM at No. 17 Florida No. 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September) CBS W 24–10   90,332
September 27 7:45 PM South Carolina No. 8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN W 23–20 OT  107,881
October 4 7:45 PM at Auburn No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN L 21–28   86,063
October 11 7:45 PM No. 8 Georgia No. 13 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 14–41   107,517
October 25 3:30 PM at Alabama No. 22 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Third Saturday in October) CBS W 51–43 5OT  83,818
November 1 4:00 PM Duke*dagger No. 19 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee PPV W 23–6   104,772
November 8 12:00 PM at No. 6 Miami (FL)* No. 18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami ABC W 10–6   69,722
November 15 12:30 PM Mississippi State No. 9 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee JPS W 59–21   104,223
November 22 1:00 PM Vanderbilt No. 9 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) PPV W 48–0   100,496
November 29 12:30 PM at Kentucky No. 7 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel) JPS W 20–7   65,733
January 2 4:30 PM vs. Clemson No. 6 Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) ESPN L 14–27   75,125
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for Tennessee Football Games for the 2003 SEC Season
Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2003.

Game summaries

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gibril WilsonSafety5136New York Giants
Troy FlemingFullback6191Tennessee Titans
Mark JonesWide receiver7206Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott WellsGuard7251Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 102.
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