2003 Dallas Burn season

The 2003 Dallas Burn season was the eighth season of the Major League Soccer team. It still stands as the worst season in franchise history. It was the only season where the team had the worst record in the entire league. The team's average attendance of 7,906 still stands as the lowest in franchise history. The season saw team management fire head coach Mike Jeffries in September. Colin Clarke took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season. The season also saw the team moved from the Cotton Bowl where they had played since their inaugural season to Dragon Stadium in Southlake, Texas, home of the renowned Southlake Carroll Dragons high school football team.

Dallas Burn
2003 season
OwnerLamar Hunt
Head CoachMike Jeffries (until September)
Colin Clarke (September – October)
StadiumDragon Stadium
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 10th
U.S. Open CupLost Fourth Round vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (1–4)
Brimstone CupWon Championship vs. Chicago Fire (1–1)
Average home league attendance7,906

Final standings
Western Conference GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
y - San Jose Earthquakes 30147945351051
x - Kansas City Wizards 30111094844442
x - Colorado Rapids 30111274045-540
x - Los Angeles Galaxy 3091293535036
Dallas Burn 3061953564-2923

y - Conference Champions, x - clinched playoff berth

Regular season
April 12, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy1–1 (OT)Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
April 26, 2003 New England Revolution2–1Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
May 3, 2003 Dallas Burn0–0 (OT)D.C. UnitedWashington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 10, 2003 Kansas City Wizards3–1Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
May 17, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy1–1 (OT)Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
May 24, 2003 Dallas Burn1–2MetroStarsEast Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
May 31, 2003 D.C. United2–3Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
June 14, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes2–1Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
June 18, 2003 Dallas Burn1–4Chicago FireChicago, Illinois
Stadium: Soldier Field
June 21, 2003 Colorado Rapids1–3Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
June 28, 2003 Dallas Burn0–3Los Angeles GalaxyCarson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
July 2, 2003 D.C. United3–1Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
July 5, 2003 Dallas Burn0–0 (OT)Columbus CrewColumbus, Ohio
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
July 12, 2003 Dallas Burn1–5Kansas City WizardsKansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
July 16, 2003 Dallas Burn2–1New England RevolutionFoxborough, Massachusetts
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 19, 2003 MetroStars2–1 (OT)Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
July 26, 2003 Dallas Burn0–3San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
August 9, 2003 Dallas Burn0–2Colorado RapidsDenver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
August 13, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes3–0Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
August 16, 2003 Kansas City Wizards2–3Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
August 23, 2003 Columbus Crew2–1Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
August 30, 2003 Dallas Burn1–2Los Angeles GalaxyCarson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 6, 2003 Dallas Burn1–2Colorado RapidsDenver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium
September 13, 2003 Dallas Burn2–3Columbus CrewColumbus, Ohio
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
September 20, 2003 Chicago Fire0–2Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
September 27, 2003 Dallas Burn2–5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
October 4, 2003 New England Revolution4–1Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium
October 11, 2003 Dallas Burn0–0 (OT)MetroStarsEast Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
October 18, 2003 Dallas Burn0–1Kansas City WizardsKansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
October 25, 2003 Colorado Rapids3–4Dallas BurnSouthlake, Texas
Stadium: Dragon Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
August 6, 2003 Fourth RoundDallas Burn 1–4 Wilmington HammerheadsWilmington, North Carolina
Johnson  6' Johnson  33'
Nylen  52'
Murray  69', 89'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,019
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