2003 New York Jets season
2003 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Herman Edwards |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | C Kevin Mawae DE Shaun Ellis |
Uniform | |
The Herman Edwards. The team tried to improve upon its 9–7 record from 2002 and defend its AFC East title, but the Jets failed to do so and finished with a record of 6–10. The Jets finished with a losing record for the first time since their 1–15 campaign in 1996 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000.
Offseason
NFL draft
2003 New York Jets draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Dewayne Robertson | DT | Kentucky | from Chicago |
2 | 53 | Victor Hobson | LB | Michigan | |
3 | 85 | B. J. Askew | FB
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Michigan | |
5 | 140 | Derek Pagel | S | Iowa | from Dallas via New England and Washington |
5 | 150 | Matt Walters | DE | Miami (FL) | from Kansas City |
6 | 200 | Brooks Bollinger | QB | Wisconsin | from Pittsburgh via Kansas City |
7 | 237 | Dave Yovanovits | G
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Temple | |
Made roster |
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning |
Roster
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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AB | August 2 | vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–30 | 0–1 | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) | Recap |
1 | August 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–13 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 16 | New Orleans Saints | L 17–22 | 1–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | at New York Giants | W 15–14 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–9 | 3–2 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
Regular season
During the 2003 regular season the Jets’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC South, although they also played the Pittsburgh Steelers from the AFC North, and the Oakland Raiders from the AFC West. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 4 | at Washington Redskins | L 13–16 | 0–1 | FedExField
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Recap |
2 | September 14 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–21 | 0–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 21 | at New England Patriots | L 16–23 | 0–3 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 28 | Dallas Cowboys | L 6–17 | 0–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 12 | Buffalo Bills | W 30–3 | 1–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 19 | at Houston Texans | W 19–14 | 2–4 | Reliant Stadium
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Recap |
8 | October 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–24 | 2–5 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
9 | November 2 | New York Giants | L 28–31 (OT) | 2–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 9 | at Oakland Raiders | W 27–24 (OT) | 3–6 | Network Associates Coliseum
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Recap |
11 | November 16 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 31–38 | 3–7 | RCA Dome | Recap |
12 | November 23 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 13–10 | 4–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 1 | Tennessee Titans | W 24–17 | 5–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 7 | at Buffalo Bills | L 6–17 | 5–8 | Ralph Wilson Stadium
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Recap |
15 | December 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 6–0 | 6–8 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 20 | New England Patriots | L 16–21 | 6–9 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 28 | at Miami Dolphins | L 21–23 | 6–10 | Pro Player Stadium
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Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) New England Patriots | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 348 | 238 | W12 |
Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 311 | 261 | W2 |
Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 243 | 279 | L3 |
New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 6–6 | 283 | 299 | L2 |