2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season February 2026 October 2020 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 9–4 4–4 Houston Nutt 6th Roy Wittke 1st Pro-style Dave Wommack 2nd 4–3 Jimmy Beasley Tony Bua Bo Lacy Caleb Miller Justin Scott George Wilson Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumWar Memorial Stadium Independence Bowl champion Independence Bowl W 27–14 vs. Missouri The 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Houston Nutt, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record 9–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC's Western Division.. Arkansas was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Razorbacks defeated Missouri. The team played home games at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. On November 1, Arkansas beat Kentucky in a game that went to seven overtimes. At the time, it tied the record for the most overtimes in an National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game. 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. Schedule 2003 AP Central September 6 6:00 pm w y Tulsa Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 45–13 69,442 September 13 11:00 am w y y Texas 6 rivalry Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC 38–28 83,271 September 20 6:00 pm w y 14 North Texas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 31–7 55,825 September 27 2:30 pm w y 9 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL CBS 34–31 2OT 83,818 October 11 11:30 am l y 7 Auburn Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR JPS 3–10 74,026 October 18 2:30 pm l 11 Florida Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR CBS 28–33 73,934 October 25 6:15 pm l y 21 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry ESPN2 7–19 58,717 November 1 6:00 pm w y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ESPN2 71–63 7OT 66,124 November 6 6:30 pm w South Carolina War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR ESPN 28–6 55,617 November 15 1:00 pm w y New Mexico State Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 48–20 53,725 November 22 1:00 pm w Mississippi State Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 52–6 62,547 November 28 1:30 pm l y LSU 3 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry] CBS 24–55 92,213 December 31 6:30 pm w y y Missouri Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Independence Bowl, rivalry ESPN 27–14 49,625 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule 2003 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/8/season/2003 ESPN August 21, 2025 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/2003-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 21, 2025 2003 Football Schedule https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-footbl/schedule/?season=2003-04 University of Arkansas August 21, 2025 Game summaries Tulsa Golden Hurricane 3 0 3 7 Razorbacks 7 21 7 10 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At No. 6 Texas Razorbacks 14 7 7 10 No. 6 Longhorns 7 7 0 14 2003 Texas Longhorns football team North Texas Mean Green 7 0 0 0 No. 14 Razorbacks 7 24 0 0 2003 North Texas Mean Green football team At Alabama No. 9 Razorbacks 7 3 7 14 3 0 Crimson Tide 7 3 21 0 0 0 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Auburn Tigers 0 7 0 3 No. 7 Razorbacks 0 0 3 0 2003 Auburn Tigers football team Florida Gators 0 13 13 7 No. 11 Razorbacks 7 0 0 21 2003 Florida Gators football team At Ole Miss No. 21 Razorbacks 0 7 0 0 Rebels 7 3 3 6 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team At Kentucky Razorbacks 7 14 0 3 7 7 3 8 6 8 8 Wildcats 7 0 7 10 7 7 3 8 6 8 0 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team (Q1, 7:57) ARK DeCori Birmingham 10 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick) (Q1, 0:10) UK Andrew Hopewell 6 yard blocked punt return (Taylor Begley kick) (Q2, 8:54) ARK – Richard Smith 26 yard pass from Matt Jones (Chris Balseiro kick) (Q2, 6:45) ARK – Tom Crowder recovered blocked punt in end zone (Chris Balseiro kick) (Q3, 3:44) UK – Alexis Bwenge 51 yard pass from Jared Lorenzen (Taylor Begley kick) (Q4, 7:11) UK – Taylor Begley 34 yard field goal (Q4, 3:22) ARK – Chris Balseiro 37 yard field goal (Q4, 1:38) UK – Chris Bernard 13 yard pass from Jared Lorenzen (Taylor Begley kick) (OT) ARK – Mark Pierce 1 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick) (OT) UK – Alexis Bwenge 2 yard run (Taylor Begley kick) (2OT) UK – Alexis Bwenge 7 yard run (Taylor Begley kick) (2OT) ARK – Jason Peters 7 yard pass from Matt Jones (Chris Balseiro kick) (3OT) ARK – Chris Balseiro 25 yard field goal (3OT) UK – Taylor Begley 24 yard field goal (4OT) UK – Jared Lorenzen 1 yard run (Derek Abney run) (4OT) ARK – Matt Jones 3 yard run (Mark Pierce pass from Matt Jones) (5OT) ARK – George Wilson 15 yard pass from Matt Jones (pass failed) (5OT) UK – Jared Lorenzen 2 yard run (pass failed) (6OT) UK – Jared Lorenzen 1 yard run (Tommy Cook run) (6OT) ARK – Mark Pierce 2 yard run (George Wilson pass from Matt Jones) (7OT) ARK – DeCori Birmingham 25 yard run (Jason Peters pass from Matt Jones) ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Jan-26. South Carolina Gamecocks 3 0 3 0 Razorbacks 7 7 7 7 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team New Mexico State Aggies 0 10 7 3 Razorbacks 0 14 28 6 2003 New Mexico State Aggies football team Mississippi State Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 Razorbacks 0 21 21 10 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team At No. 3 LSU Razorbacks 10 7 0 7 No. 3 Tigers 10 24 21 0 2003 LSU Tigers football team Vs. Missouri—Independence Bowl Tigers 7 0 7 0 Razorbacks 3 18 3 3 2003 Independence Bowl 2003 Missouri Tigers football team (Q1, 8:50) ARK – Chris Balseiro 33 yard field goal (Q1, 6:50) MIZZ – Zack Abron 1 yard run (Michael Matheny kick) (Q2, 13:09) ARK – Chris Balseiro 28 yard field goal (Q2, 7:24) ARK – Matt Jones 1 yard run (George Wilson pass from Matt Jones) (Q2, 5:59) ARK – Cedric Cobbs 41 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick) (Q3, 5:21) ARK – Chris Balseiro 25 yard field goal (Q3, 0:39) MIZZ – Brad Smith 5 yard run (Michael Matheny kick) (Q4, 12:57) ARK – Chris Balseiro 24 yard field goal Arkansas RB Cedric Cobbs and LB Caleb Miller were named the bowl games Offensive and Defensive MVPs, respectively. References Arkansas Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons Category:Independence Bowl champion seasons Arkansas Razorbacks football Category:Long stubs with short prose