2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

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
2003 record10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coachPhillip Fulmer (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 104,079)
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
    1. – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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 FloridaNo. 12
CBSW 24–1090,332
September 277:45 PMSouth CarolinaNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
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*No. 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. ClemsonNo. 6
ESPNL 14–2775,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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.

Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL
Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gibril WilsonSafety5136New York Giants
Troy FlemingFullback6191Tennessee Titans
Mark JonesWide receiver7206Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott WellsGuard7251Green Bay Packers

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References
  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 102.
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