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 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). Consensus All-American Keiwan Ratliff set the school single-season interception mark in 2003 with 9.
Schedule Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 San Jose State* PPV W 65–390,011 September 6 at No. 3 Miami (FL)* No. 21 ABC L 33–3879,932 September 13 Florida A&M* No. 19 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV W 63–390,087 September 20 No. 12 Tennessee No. 17 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry) CBS L 10–2490,332 September 27 at Kentucky No. 25 JPS W 24–2170,579 October 4 Ole Miss No. 24 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL JPS L 17–2090,101 October 11 at No. 6 LSU CBS W 19–792,077 October 18 at No. 11 Arkansas CBS W 33–2873,934 November 1 vs. No. 4 Georgia No. 23 CBS W 16–1384,411 November 8 Vanderbilt No. 17 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV W 35–1790,122 November 15 at South Carolina No. 15 JPS W 24–2281,523 November 29 No. 9 Florida State* No. 11 CBS L 34–3890,407 January 1, 2004 vs. No. 13 Iowa * No. 17 ESPN L 17–3765,372 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide ,[2] [3]
Personnel Season summary San Jose State 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
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Miami (FL) See also: Florida–Miami football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 10 9 14 0 33 • Miami (FL) 10 0 15 13 38
Date: September 6Location: Orange Bowl
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Florida A&M 1 2 3 4 Total Florida A&M 3 0 0 0 3 • Florida 14 21 7 21 63
Date: September 13Location: Ben Hill Griffith Stadium
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Tennessee See also: Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total • Tennessee 0 7 10 7 24 Florida 3 0 0 7 10
Date: September 20Location: Ben Hill Griffith Stadium
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Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 0 3 0 21 24 Kentucky 7 7 7 0 21
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Ole Miss 1 2 3 4 Total • Ole Miss 3 7 3 7 20 Florida 7 10 0 0 17
Date: October 4Location: Ben Hill Griffith Stadium
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LSU See also: Florida–LSU football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 10 3 6 0 19 LSU 7 0 0 0 7
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Arkansas 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 0 13 13 7 33 Arkansas 7 0 0 21 28
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Georgia See also: Florida–Georgia football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 0 3 0 10 13 • Florida 0 3 7 6 16
Date: November 1Location: Alltel Stadium
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Vanderbilt 1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 7 3 0 7 17 • Florida 14 7 7 7 35
Date: November 8Location: Ben Hill Griffith Stadium
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South Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 0 7 17 0 24 South Carolina 9 7 6 0 22
Date: November 15Location: Williams–Brice Stadium
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Florida State See also: 2003 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
Florida State Seminoles (9–2) at Florida Gators (8–3)
1 2 3 4 Total Florida St 7 10 7 14 38 Florida 3 3 18 10 34
at Ben Hill Griffith Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : November 29Game time : 3:20 p.m. ESTGame weather : Fair • 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind 10 NWGame attendance : 90,407Referee : Jack ChildressTV : CBSBox Score
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FSU FLA 1 6:05 11 46 4:27 Florida 47-yard field goal by Leach 0 3 1 1:46 8 78 4:19 Florida St Robinson 35-yard touchdown reception from Rix, Beitia kick good 7 3 2 7:31 11 57 6:29 Florida St 28-yard field goal by Beitia 10 3 2 5:31 5 21 2:00 Florida 47-yard field goal by Leach 10 6 2 5:02 2 23 0:29 Florida St Henshaw 20-yard touchdown reception from Rix, Beitia kick good 17 6 3 13:25 5 78 1:35 Florida Troupe 25-yard touchdown reception from Leak, 2-point run good 17 14 3 7:44 9 41 3:30 Florida 42-yard field goal by Leach 17 17 3 6:10 Florida Fumble recovery returned 77 yards for touchdown by Ratliff, Leach kick good 17 24 3 2:49 Florida St Fumble recovery returned 25 yards for touchdown by Watkins, Beitia kick good 24 24 4 8:01 11 81 3:24 Florida 28-yard field goal by Leach 24 27 4 5:01 8 80 3:00 Florida St Rix 1-yard touchdown run, Beitia kick good 31 27 4 2:50 9 60 2:11 Florida Troupe 25-yard touchdown reception from Leak, Leach kick good 31 34 4 0:55 5 72 1:55 Florida St Sam 52-yard touchdown reception from Rix, Beitia kick good 38 34 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 34
Outback Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa 7 13 14 3 37 Florida 7 0 3 7 17
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See also Bibliography 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide , Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).2012 Florida Football Media Guide Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators , Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3. References ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2003 Media Guide" (PDF) . floridagators.com . University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018 . ^ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine ^ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2003 . Retrieved November 25, 2011. ^ ESPN . Retrieved 2014-Jul-31.^ [1] ^ [2] ^ [3] ^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11.^ ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-Feb-11. ){kind=logo}
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