2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

War Memorial 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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Seven Razorbacks were named to the 2003 All-SEC football team after the regular season: RB Cedric Cobbs, WR George Wilson, TE Jason Peters, OT Shawn Andrews, LB Caleb Miller, CB Ahmad Carroll, and S Tony Bua. Andrews was also awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the best offensive lineman in the SEC, for the second consecutive year. Andrews was also named a consensus All-American for the second straight season as well. The Razorbacks head coach was Houston Nutt, in his sixth season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 pmTulsa*
W 45–1369,442
September 1311:00 amat No. 6 Texas*
ABCW 38–2883,271
September 206:00 pmNorth Texas*No. 14
W 31–755,825
September 272:30 pmat AlabamaNo. 9
CBSW 34–31 2OT83,818
October 1111:30 amAuburndaggerNo. 7
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSL 3–1074,026
October 182:30 pmFloridaNo. 11
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
CBSL 28–3373,934
October 256:15 pmat Ole MissNo. 21
ESPN2L 7–1958,717
November 16:00 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2W 71–63 7OT66,124
November 66:30 pmSouth Carolina
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPNW 28–655,617
November 151:00 pmNew Mexico State*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 48–2053,725
November 221:00 pmMississippi State
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 52–662,547
November 281:30 pmat No. 3 LSU
CBSL 24–5592,213
December 316:30 pmvs. Missouri*
ESPNW 27–1449,625
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Roster

Game summaries

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 3 0 3 7 13
Razorbacks 7 21 7 10 45

See also: 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At No. 6 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 14 7 7 10 38
No. 6 Longhorns 7 7 0 14 28

See also: 2003 Texas Longhorns football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 0 0 0 7
No. 14 Razorbacks 7 24 0 0 31

See also: 2003 North Texas Mean Green football team

At Alabama

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 9 Razorbacks 7 3 7 1430 34
Crimson Tide 7 3 21 000 31

See also: 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 0 3 10
No. 7 Razorbacks 0 0 3 0 3

See also: 2003 Auburn Tigers football team

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0 13 13 7 33
No. 11 Razorbacks 7 0 0 21 28

See also: 2003 Florida Gators football team

At Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Razorbacks 0 7 0 0 7
Rebels 7 3 3 6 19

See also: 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team

At Kentucky

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT7OT Total
Razorbacks 7 14 0 37738688 71
Wildcats 7 0 7 107738680 63

Main article: 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game

See also: 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 3 0 3 0 6
Razorbacks 7 7 7 7 28

See also: 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 10 7 3 20
Razorbacks 0 14 28 6 48

See also: 2003 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
Razorbacks 0 21 21 10 52

See also: 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

At No. 3 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 10 7 0 7 24
No. 3 Tigers 10 24 21 0 55

See also: 2003 LSU Tigers football team

Vs. Missouri — Independence Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 7 0 14
Razorbacks 3 18 3 3 27

Main article: 2003 Independence Bowl

See also: 2003 Missouri Tigers football team

Arkansas RB Cedric Cobbs and LB Caleb Miller were named the bowl games Offensive and Defensive MVP's, respectively.

References

  1. ^ "2003 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Jan-26.


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