2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2003 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Peach Bowl, L 14–27 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 15
Record10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (5th as OC; 15th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (9th as DC; 16th overall season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:00 pmFresno State*No. 12
ESPN2W 24–6103,860
September 64:00 pmMarshall*No. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
ESPN2W 34–24106,520
September 2012:00 pmat No. 17
CBS
W 24–1090,332
September 277:45 pmSouth CarolinaNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
ESPNW 23–20 OT107,881
October 47:45 pmat
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry
    • )    		ESPNL 21–2886,063
    October 117:45 pmNo. 8 GeorgiaNo. 13
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		ESPN2L 14–41107,517
    October 253:30 pmat AlabamaNo. 22
    		CBSW 51–43 5OT83,818
    November 14:00 pmDuke*daggerNo. 19
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee
    		PPVW 23–6104,772
    November 812:00 pmat No. 6
    Miami, Florida
    		ABCW 10–669,722
    November 1512:30 pm
    JPS
    		W 59–21104,223
    November 221:00 pmVanderbiltNo. 9
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		PPVW 48–0100,496
    November 2912:30 pmat
    Battle for the Barrel
    )    		JPSW 20–765,733
    January 24:30 pmvs. Clemson*No. 6
    		ESPNL 14–2775,125
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Personnel

    Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2003.

    Roster

    2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 7 Casey Clausen Sr
    WR 10 Mark Jones Sr
    C 64 Scott Wells Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 2 Kevin Burnett Jr
    DB 8 Gibril Wilson Sr
    LB 44 Omar Gaither So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 47 Dustin Colquitt Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
    • Woody McCorvey – Running backs
    • Pat Washington – Wide receivers
    • Greg Adkins – Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator
    • Jimmy Ray Stephens – Offensive line
    • John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
    • Dan Brooks – Defensive line
    • Larry Slade – Defensive backs
    • Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
    • Shane Beamer – Graduate assistant
    • Marcus Satterfield – Graduate assistant
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Main article:
    2004 NFL Draft
    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Gibril Wilson Safety 5 136 New York Giants
    Troy Fleming Fullback 6 191 Tennessee Titans
    Mark Jones Wide receiver 7 206 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Scott Wells Guard 7 251 Green Bay Packers

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    References

    1. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, p. 102.
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