2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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 season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (9th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
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

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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 FloridaNo. 12
CBSW 24–1090,332
September 277:45 pmSouth CarolinaNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
ESPNW 23–20 OT107,881
October 47:45 pmat AuburnNo. 7
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 (FL)*No. 18
ABCW 10–669,722
November 1512:30 pmMississippi StateNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
JPSW 59–21104,223
November 221:00 pmVanderbiltNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
PPVW 48–0100,496
November 2912:30 pmat KentuckyNo. 7
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

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Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2003.

Roster

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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

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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

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