2003 New York Jets season

The 2003 New York Jets season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 44th season overall, and the third under head coach 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 missing the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

2003 New York Jets season
Head coach	Herman Edwards
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
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

Offseason

2003 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	4	Dewayne Robertson	Defensive tackle	Kentucky
2	53	Victor Hobson	Linebacker	Michigan
3	85	B. J. Askew	Fullback	Michigan
5	140	Derek Pagel	Safety	Iowa
	150	Matt Walters	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
6	200	Brooks Bollinger	Quarterback	Wisconsin
7	237	Dave Yovanovits	Guard	Temple

Staff

2003 New York Jets staff

	Front office Owner – Woody Johnson Manager of football administration – Dawn Aponte Head coaches Head Coach – Herman Edwards Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Jim Hostler Running Backs – Bishop Harris Offensive Line – Doug Marrone Senior Offensive Assistant – Jimmy Raye Offensive Assistant – Tim Berbenich Offensive Quality Control – Pep Hamilton			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ted Cottrell Linebackers – Bob Sutton Defensive Backs – Bill Bradley Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – Dave Merritt Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Lott Strength Assistant – Sal Alosi

Roster

2003 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks  5 Brooks Bollinger 10 Chad Pennington 16 Vinny Testaverde Running backs 35 B. J. Askew FB 20 Michael Bates KR 34 LaMont Jordan 28 Curtis Martin 33 Jerald Sowell FB Wide receivers 84 Jonathan Carter 81 Curtis Conway 89 Kevin Lockett 83 Santana Moss 82 Kevin Swayne Tight ends 86 Chris Baker 88 Anthony Becht		Offensive linemen 69 Jason Fabini T 78 Jonathan Goodwin G 63 J. P. Machado G 68 Kevin Mawae C 67 Kareem McKenzie T 70 Lance Nimmo T 74 Brent Smith G 64 Dave Yovanovits T Defensive linemen 92 Shaun Ellis DE 72 Jason Ferguson DT 75 Chester McGlockton DT 93 James Reed DT 63 Dewayne Robertson NT 99 Bryan Thomas DE 95 Matt Walters DE		Linebackers 50 Mark Brown 53 Khary Campbell OLB 56 Sam Cowart 54 Victor Hobson OLB 55 Marvin Jones 57 Mo Lewis 52 Kenyatta Wright Defensive backs 29 Donnie Abraham CB 21 Aaron Beasley CB 22 Tyrone Carter FS 42 Sam Garnes SS 26 Omare Lowe CB 24 Ray Mickens CB 37 David Young Special teams  4 Dan Stryzinski P  6 Doug Brien K		Reserve lists 94 John Abraham DE (IR) 80 Wayne Chrebet WR (IR) 91 Josh Evans DT (S) 38 Jon McGraw FS (IR) 60 Dennis O'Sullivan C (PUP) Practice squad -- Mark Mariscal P -- Rob Turner WR Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff (CDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 2		at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 30–14	0–1	Raymond James Stadium
2	August 10	9:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–13	1–1	Giants Stadium
3	August 16		New Orleans Saints	L 22–17	1–2	Louisiana Superdome
4	August 23		at New York Giants	W 15–14	2-2	Giants Stadium

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.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Attendance
1	September 4, 2003	at Washington Redskins	L 16–13	0–1	FedExField	9:00pm	ABC	85,420
2	September 14, 2003	Miami Dolphins	L 21–10	0–2	Giants Stadium	1:00pm	CBS	77,461
3	September 21, 2003	at New England Patriots	L 23–16	0–3	Gillette Stadium	1:00pm	CBS	68,436
4	September 28, 2003	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–6	0–4	Giants Stadium	4:15pm	FOX	77,863
5	Bye
6	October 12, 2003	Buffalo Bills	W 30–3	1–4	Giants Stadium	4:15pm	CBS	77,740
7	October 19, 2003	at Houston Texans	W 19–14	2–4	Reliant Stadium	4:05pm	CBS	70,623
8	October 26, 2003	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–17	2–5	Lincoln Financial Field	4:15pm	CBS	67,853
9	November 2, 2003	New York Giants	L 31–28 (OT)	2–6	Giants Stadium	1:00pm	FOX	78,132
10	November 9, 2003	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–24 (OT)	3–6	Network Associates Coliseum	4:15pm	CBS	51,909
11	November 16, 2003	at Indianapolis Colts	L 38–31	3–7	RCA Dome	4:05pm	CBS	56,801
12	November 23, 2003	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 13–10	4–7	Giants Stadium	1:00pm	CBS	77,614
13	December 1, 2003	Tennessee Titans	W 24–17	5–7	Giants Stadium	9:00pm	ABC	77,710
14	December 7, 2003	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–6	5–8	Ralph Wilson Stadium	4:15pm	CBS	72,791
15	December 14, 2003	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 6–0	6–8	Giants Stadium	1:00pm	CBS	77,900
16	December 20, 2003	New England Patriots	L 21–16	6–9	Giants Stadium	8:30pm	ESPN	77,835
17	December 28, 2003	at Miami Dolphins	L 23–21	6–10	Pro Player Stadium	1:00pm	CBS	73,720

Standings

AFC East
	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

External links

• 2003 team stats