2003 Auburn Tigers football team

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2003
Jordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 86,063)
Seasons
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 Auburn Tigers football team represented

Coaches' Poll, but opened with consecutive losses to Southern California and Georgia Tech
, dropping out of both polls.

The Tigers won their next four games, but remained unranked in either poll until the week after pulling a 10–3 upset win over Arkansas in Fayetteville on October 11, when they re-entered the AP Poll at #19 and the Coaches' Poll at #25. Following a victory over Mississippi State the following week, the Tigers climbed to #17 and #21 in the two polls, but after a 31–7 loss to eventual national champion LSU on October 25, the Tigers did not appear in either poll for the remainder of the season. However, several computer rating systems did include Auburn in their final rankings. The Tigers were ranked #17 by the BCS participating system of The New York Times,[1] #18 by Entropy,[2] and #19 consensus ranking by CollegeTop25.com.[3]

After consecutive losses to Ole Miss, led by Eli Manning, and Georgia, the Tigers concluded a disappointing regular season by defeating arch rival Alabama, 28–23. In the postseason, Auburn knocked off Wisconsin 28–14 in the Music City Bowl, in Nashville, Tennessee.

The disappointment of the season led university president William Walker, athletic director David Housel, and other trustees to take a plane owned by trustee Bobby Lowder to meet in secret with Louisville Cardinals head coach Bobby Petrino about replacing Tuberville. This occurred prior to the Alabama game, but newspapers in Montgomery and Louisville discovered the flight and broke the news. The visit caused controversy and Tuberville was ultimately retained.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:30 pmNo. 8
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• CBSL 0–2386,063
    September 62:30 pmat
    ABC
    		L 3–1755,000
    September 1311:30 amat
    JPS
    		W 45–737,703
    September 274:00 pmNo. 3 (I-AA) Western Kentucky*
    • Jordan–Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL
    		PPVW 48–385,046
    October 46:45 pmNo. 7 Tennessee
    • Jordan–Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    		ESPNW 28–2186,063
    October 1111:30 amat No. 7 Arkansas
    		JPSW 10–374,026
    October 181:30 pmMississippi StateNo. 19
    • Jordan–Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL
    		PPVW 45–1386,063
    October 256:45 pmat No. 9
    Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry
    • )    		ESPNL 7–3192,085
    November 11:30 pmLouisiana–Monroe*
    • Jordan–Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL
    		W 73–781,061
    November 82:30 pmNo. 20 Ole Miss
    • Jordan–Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    		CBSL 20–2486,063
    November 152:30 pmat No. 7 Georgia
    		CBSL 7–2692,058
    November 226:45 pmAlabama
    		ESPNW 28–2386,063
    December 3111:00 amvs. Wisconsin*
    		ESPNW 28–1455,109
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    Roster

    2003 Auburn Tigers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 1 Devin Aromashodu So
    RB 23 Ronnie Brown Jr
    QB 17 Jason Campbell Jr
    QB 12 Brandon Cox Fr
    G 65 Monreko Crittenden Sr
    WR 85 Silas Daniels Jr
    G 76 Tim Duckworth Fr
    OT 77 King Dunlap Fr
    RB 5 Brandon Jacobs Jr
    WR 81 Jeris McIntyre Sr
    OT 73 Marcus McNeill So
    TE 9 Anthony Mix So
    WR 2 Ben Obomanu So
    G 79 Jonathan Palmer Fr
    G 66 Troy Reddick So
    RB 22 Tre Smith So
    RB 32 Carl Stewart Fr
    QB 13 Josh Sullivan Fr
    WR 86 Courtney Taylor Fr
    TE 8 Cooper Wallace So
    RB 24
    Carnell Williams
         		Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    SS 33 Eric Brock Fr
    LB 11 Karlos Dansby Sr
    SS 21 Karibi Dede Fr
    DE 54 Quentin Groves Fr
    DT 90 Ben Grubbs Fr
    DE 48 Marquies Gunn Fr
    FS 35 Will Herring Fr
    CB 6 Kevin Hobbs Jr
    CB 4 David Irons Jr
    NG 58 T. J. Jackson So
    DT 53 Spencer Johnson Sr
    CB 20 Pat Lee Fr
    DE 75 Stanley McClover Fr
    DE 83
    Jay Ratliff
         		Jr
    CB 14 Carlos Rogers Jr
    LB 56 LeMarcus Rowell So
    LB 54 Dontarrious Thomas Sr
    NG 97 Josh Thompson Fr
    DE 82 Reggie Torbor Sr
    LB 51 Travis Williams So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 30 Kody Bliss Fr
    K 37 John Vaughn Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Captains

    Position Player
    LB Karlos Dansby
    WR Jeris McIntyre
    LB Dontarrious Thomas

    References

    1. ^ "The New York Times's Computer Ranking". The New York Times.
    2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    3. ^ "CollegeTOP25.com - 2003 Final NCAA FBS D1A CFB Top 25 Consensus Rankings (CFB Bowl Subdivision)". www.collegetop25.com.
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