2003 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2003 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
2003 record 210 (17 SEC)
Head coach Bobby Johnson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Ted Cain (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Bruce Fowler (2nd year)
Captain
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
(Capacity: 39,773)
2003 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#7 Georgia xy   6 2         11 3  
#15 Tennessee x   6 2         10 3  
#24 Florida x   6 2         8 5  
South Carolina   2 6         5 7  
Kentucky   1 7         4 8  
Vanderbilt   1 7         2 10  
Western Division
#2 LSU xy$#   7 1         13 1  
#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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented the Vanderbilt University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his second year as the head coach, the Commodores finished with a record of 2–10 for the second straight season and 21st consecutive losing season. Ended a 23 consecutive losing streak to SEC teams with a win to Kentucky.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 11:30 a.m. Mississippi Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (Rivalry) JPS L 2124   29,411
September 6 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 516   26,176
September 13 11:30 a.m. Auburn Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN JPS L 745   37,703
September 20 6:00 p.m. at TCU* Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX L 1430   37,192
September 27 6:00 p.m. Georgia Tech* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN PPV L 1724   25,007
October 4 1:30 p.m. at Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS L 2130   40,156
October 11 1:00 p.m. Navy*dagger Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN L 2737   25,417
October 18 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Georgia Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) PPV L 827   27,823
October 25 6:00 p.m. at South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC PPV L 2435   77,227
November 8 12:00 p.m. at No. 17 Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL PPV L 3517   90,122
November 15 1:00 p.m. Kentucky Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 2817   26,440
November 22 12:00 p.m. at No. 9 Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (Rivalry) PPV L 048   105,462
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

No players from the 2003 Vanderbilt team were drafted.[2]

References

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