2003 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 44th season November 2013 March 2026 San Diego Chargers 2003 4–12 4th AFC West Marty Schottenheimer A. J. Smith Alex Spanos Qualcomm Stadium Did not qualify None 1 RB LaDainian Tomlinson (2nd team) Chargers seasons The 2003 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 44th overall and the second under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. They finished the campaign last in their division with only four wins and earned the #1 pick in the 2004 NFL draft. They played one “home” game during the season, against the Miami Dolphins, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona where the Arizona Cardinals played, due to the Cedar Fire. The team declined from the previous season, as the Chargers won four games and surrendered the second most points per game (27.6), trailing only the Arizona Cardinals during the season. It was the worst season of Schottenheimer's career, and also his fourth consecutive non-winning season in the NFL, but also his final losing season as a coach. On April 11, 2003, general manager John Butler died from lymphoma and A. J. Smith, a former assistant to Butler, took over the position for the next 10 seasons; during the season the Chargers wore a patch on their jerseys with the initials "JB" to commemorate John Butler. For the first time since 1989, Junior Seau was not on the opening day roster. NFL draft 2003 San Diego Chargers 1 30 Sammy Davis CB Texas A&M Pick from PHI yes 2 46 Drayton Florence CB Tuskegee yes 2 62 Terrence Kiel S Texas A&M Pick from GB yes 3 80 Courtney Van Buren OT Arkansas–Pine Bluff yes 4 112 Matt Wilhelm LB Ohio St yes 5 149 Mike Scifres P Western Illinois yes 6 188 Hanik Milligan S Houston yes yes 7 229 Andrew Pinnock FB South Carolina yes Personnel Staff 2003 San Diego Chargers Owner – Alex Spanos President/chief executive officer – Dean Spanos Executive vice president – Michael Spanos Executive vice president/general manager – A. J. Smith Assistant general manager/director of player personnel – Buddy Nix Vice president of football operations – Ed McGuire Director of college scouting – Jimmy Raye Director of pro scouting – Fran Foley Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coordinator – Cam Cameron Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running backs – Clarence Shelmon Wide receivers – James Lofton Tight ends – Tim Brewster Offensive line – Hudson Houck Offensive assistant/quality control – Pete Carmichael, Jr. Defensive coordinator – Dale Lindsey Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Greg Manusky Defensive backs – Jerry Holmes Defensive assistant/quality control – John Pagano Special teams – Steve Crosby Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz 2012 San Diego Chargers Media Guide 263–264 http://www.chargers.com/team/media-guide.html October 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141015162303/http://www.chargers.com/team/media-guide.html October 15, 2014 dead mdy-all Roster 2003 San Diego Chargers 53 12 4  9 Drew Brees  7 Doug Flutie 24 Jesse Chatman 35 Leon Johnson KR/PR 41 Lorenzo Neal FB 30 Andrew Pinnock FB 21 LaDainian Tomlinson 89 David Boston 82 Reche Caldwell 10 Dondre Gilliam 86 Grant Mattos 81 Kassim Osgood 11 Micah Ross 85 Antonio Gates 83 Josh Norman 84 Justin Peelle 60 Jason Ball C 64 Phil Bogle G/T 65 David Brandt C/G 68 Kris Dielman G 69 Ed Ellis T 63 Kelvin Garmon G 61 Michael Keathley G 77 Damion McIntosh T 79 Solomon Page G/T 66 Cory Raymer C 74 Jacques Cesaire DE/DT 90 Adrian Dingle DE 92 Jason Fisk DT 91 Omari Hand DE 93 Otis Leverette DE 95 Joe Salave'a DT 78 DeQuincy Scott DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE 76 Jamal Williams DT 54 Stephen Cooper MLB 59 Donnie Edwards OLB 51 Ben Leber OLB 57 Zeke Moreno MLB 52 Carlos Polk OLB 56 Matt Wilhelm OLB 22 Sammy Davis CB 29 Drayton Florence CB 36 Vernon Fox SS 32 Kevin House CB 23 Quentin Jammer CB 48 Terrence Kiel SS 34 Tony Okanlawon FS 20 Jerry Wilson FS  2 Darren Bennett P 50 David Binn LS  8 Steve Christie K  5 Mike Scifres P 80 Stephen Alexander TE (IR) 7px -- Tim Baker WR (IR) 7px 87 Tim Dwight WR/KR (IR) 7px 71 Toniu Fonoti G (IR) 7px 62 Bob Hallen G (IR) 7px 25 Antoineo Harris RB (IR) 7px 99 Raylee Johnson DE (IR) 7px 42 Kwamie Lassiter S (IR) 7px 31 Hanik Milligan S (IR) 7px 88 Eric Parker WR (IR) 7px 70 Vaughn Parker T (IR) 7px 73 Courtney Van Buren T (IR) 7px 96 Clenton Ballard DT -- Reggie Coleman T  4 Mackenzie Hoambrecker K 17 Cleo Lemon QB 53 12 Preseason WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 August 10 at Seattle Seahawks L 7–20 0–1 Seahawks Stadium 2 August 16 Arizona Cardinals L 10–16 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium 3 August 22 at Houston Texans W 19–17 1–2 Reliant Stadium 4 August 28 San Francisco 49ers W 24–3 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/chargers/tcv8eed5f0tt6mxvavys chargers.com 2021 Los Angeles Chargers Media Guide Regular season Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC West rivals, the Chargers played teams from the AFC North and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Jaguars and the Dolphins based on divisional positions from 2002. Oddly, this season marked the first time that the Chargers played the Jaguars, despite that team existing since 1995. This occurred due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season’s table.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two March 29, 2018 June 22, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180622033031/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 dead The Chargers played the Tennessee Titans only once during this periodSan Diego Chargers v Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers (in 1998) but played the Bengals five timesSan Diego Chargers v Cincinnati Bengals during these years. In preceding years, even longer gaps between two teams playing each other had occurred. For instance the Jets never opposed the Cardinals between 1979 and 1995 inclusive.Arizona Cardinals v New York Jets The Week 8 home game against the Miami Dolphins was relocated to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona due to a massive wildfire that turned Qualcomm Stadium into an evacuation site.Dillon Jeff Week of Fire -- Fire crews battle to limit damage from raging wildfires http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/fires/weekoffire/20031026-sosdmainbar.html 5 September 2016 The San Diego Union-Tribune 26 October 2003 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20080907080338/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/fires/weekoffire/20031026-sosdmainbar.html 7 September 2008 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,048 Recap 2 September 14 Denver Broncos L 13–37 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium 65,445 Recap 3 September 21 Baltimore Ravens L 10–24 0–3 Qualcomm Stadium 52,028 Recap 4 September 28 at Oakland Raiders L 31–34 (OT) 0–4 Network Associates Coliseum 54,078 Recap 5 October 5 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–27 0–5 Alltel Stadium 48,954 Recap 6 Bye 7 October 19 at Cleveland Browns W 26–20 1–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,238 Recap 8 October 27, 2003 Miami Dolphins L 10–26 1–6 Sun Devil Stadium 73,014 Recap 9 November 2 at Chicago Bears L 7–20 1–7 Soldier Field 61,500 Recap 10 November 9 Minnesota Vikings W 42–28 2–7 Qualcomm Stadium 64,738 Recap 11 November 16 at Denver Broncos L 8–37 2–8 Invesco Field 75,217 Recap 12 November 23 Cincinnati Bengals L 27–34 2–9 Qualcomm Stadium 52,069 Recap 13 November 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–28 2–10 Qualcomm Stadium 57,671 Recap 14 December 7 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 3–10 Ford Field 61,544 Recap 15 December 14 Green Bay Packers L 21–38 3–11 Qualcomm Stadium 64,978 Recap 16 December 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–40 3–12 Heinz Field 52,527 Recap 17 December 28 Oakland Raiders W 21–14 4–12 Qualcomm Stadium 62,222 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs September 7 12:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 0 0 7 7 Chiefs 14 10 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 78,048 77 F C, relative humidity 36%, wind 6 mph Ed Hochuli CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian Box score First quarter KAN – Priest Holmes 24-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 11:37. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:23. KAN – Priest Holmes 5-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 1:21. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:04. Second quarter KAN – Johnnie Morton 20-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 10:08. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:47. KAN – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 4:25. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:17. Third quarter SDG – Josh Norman 21-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 8:16. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter KAN – Morten Andersen 46-yard field goal, 2:22. Chiefs 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:54. SDG – Eric Parker 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 4:32. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:31. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 18/33, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT KAN – Trent Green – 21/32, 282 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 13 rushes, 34 yards KAN – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – Josh Norman – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD KAN – Priest Holmes – 7 receptions, 98 yards Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers September 14 1:15 p.m. PDT Broncos 14 10 10 3 Chargers 3 7 3 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,445 73 F C, relative humidity 69%, wind 8 mph Tony Corrente CBS Gus Johnson, Brent Jones, Scott Kaplan Box score First quarter DEN – Reuben Droughns 12-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 12:18. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:42. SDG – Steve Christie 19-yard field goal, 6:21. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:57. DEN – Shannon Sharpe 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 1:36. Broncos 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 4:45. Second quarter DEN – Cooper Carlisle 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 6:58. Broncos 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 6:01. SDG – Eric Parker 23-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 1:05. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:53. DEN – Jason Elam 30-yard field goal, 0:05. Broncos 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:00. Third quarter SDG – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 9:31. Broncos 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:29. DEN – Mike Anderson 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 4:48. Broncos 31–13. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 4:43. DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 1:05. Broncos 34–13. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 34-yard field goal, 14:21. Broncos 37–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26. Top passers DEN – Steve Beuerlein – 7/16, 98 yards SDG – Drew Brees – 20/41, 182 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Clinton Portis – 12 rushes, 129 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 71 yards SDG – Eric Parker – 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens San Diego Chargers 1963 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers September 21 1:15 p.m. PDT Ravens 7 3 14 0 Chargers 3 0 0 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 52,028 74 F C, relative humidity 77%, wind 8 mph Bill Leavy CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan Box score First quarter SDG – Steve Christie 24-yard field goal, 2:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:36. BAL – Alan Ricard 50-yard offensive fumble return (Matt Stover kick), 1:31. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:13. Second quarter BAL – Matt Stover 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 0:46. Third quarter BAL – Todd Heap 25-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 3:00. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:02. BAL – Jamal Lewis 7-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 1:18. Ravens 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:25. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:06. Ravens 24–10. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 7:12. Top passers BAL – Kyle Boller – 12/21, 98 yards, TD, INT SDG – Drew Brees – 28/45, 270 yards, 3 INT Top rushers BAL – Jamal Lewis – 23 rushes, 132 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 23 rushes, 105 yards, TD Top receivers BAL – Todd Heap – 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD SDG – David Boston – 6 receptions, 91 yards Week 4: at Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 28 1:05 p.m. PDT Chargers 7 14 3 7 0 Raiders 7 7 0 17 3 Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California 54,078 63 F C, relative humidity 75%, wind 14 mph Peter Morelli CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter OAK – Tim Brown 36-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:26. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:34. SDG – Drew Brees 21-yard pass from LaDainian Tomlinson (Steve Christie kick), 6:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:40. Second quarter SDG – Justin Peelle 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 13:19. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:29. OAK – Doug Jolley 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:14. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:05. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 55-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 6:44. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:30. Third quarter SDG – Steve Christie 32-yard field goal, 10:41. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 4:19. Fourth quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 23-yard field goal, 9:29. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:05. SDG – Lorenzo Neal 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 5:59. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:30. OAK – Alvis Whitted 36-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 4:38. Chargers 31–24. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:21. OAK – Charlie Garner 24-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:24. Tied 31–31. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:27. Overtime OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 5:01. Raiders 34–31. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:44. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 21/31, 187 yards, TD, INT OAK – Rich Gannon – 26/43, 348 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 28 rushes, 187 yards, TD OAK – Charlie Garner – 12 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Dondre Gilliam – 4 receptions, 67 yards OAK – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 126 yards Week 5: at Jacksonville Jaguars San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary October 5 1:05 p.m. EDT Chargers 0 7 0 14 Jaguars 7 3 10 7 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 48,954 84 F C, relative humidity 47%, wind 5 mph Tom White CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter JAC – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Seth Marler kick), 5:43. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:46. Second quarter SDG – David Boston 46-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 9:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:00. JAC – Seth Marler 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:12. Third quarter JAC – Troy Edwards 18-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Seth Marler kick), 6:39. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:44. JAC – Seth Marler 27-yard field goal, 2:38. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:49. Fourth quarter SDG – Eric Parker 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 4:19. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:51. JAC – Fred Taylor 60-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Seth Marler kick), 1:47. Jaguars 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:32. SDG – David Boston 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 0:20. Jaguars 27–21. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:27. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 24/41, 296 yards, 3 TD JAC – Byron Leftwich – 19/28, 336 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 10 rushes, 38 yards JAC – Fred Taylor – 27 rushes, 87 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – David Boston – 14 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD JAC – Jimmy Smith – 8 receptions, 137 yards Week 7: at Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary October 19 1:02 p.m. EDT Chargers 6 7 10 3 Browns 0 3 3 14 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 73,238 58 F C, relative humidity 50%, wind 8 mph Jeff Triplette CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter SDG – Steve Christie 44-yard field goal, 7:18. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:39. SDG – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 2:57. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:31. Second quarter SDG – Kwamie Lassiter 38-yard interception return (Steve Christie kick), 5:27. Chargers 13–0. CLE – Phil Dawson 46-yard field goal, 0:35. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 4:52. Third quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 42-yard field goal, 12:44. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 70-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:27. Chargers 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:17. SDG – Steve Christie 42-yard field goal, 2:57. Chargers 23–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37. Fourth quarter CLE – Dennis Northcutt 6-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 14:52. Chargers 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:05. CLE – Darnell Sanders 1-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 11:40. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:04. SDG – Steve Christie 32-yard field goal, 3:44. Chargers 26–20. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:56. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 9/18, 74 yards, INT CLE – Tim Couch – 13/24, 102 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 200 yards, TD CLE – William Green – 14 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers SDG – Eric Parker – 2 receptions, 22 yards CLE – Dennis Northcutt – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers October 27 7:09 p.m. MST Dolphins 10 14 0 2 Chargers 3 0 0 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 73,014 79 F C, relative humidity 12%, wind 3 mph Ron Blum ABC Al Michaels, John Madden and Lisa Guerrero Box score First quarter MIA – Chris Chambers 5-yard pass from Brian Griese (Olindo Mare kick), 12:58. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:45. MIA – Olindo Mare 44-yard field goal, 8:34. Dolphins 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:51. SDG – Steve Christie 51-yard field goal, 3:17. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17. Second quarter MIA – James McKnight 2-yard pass from Brian Griese (Olindo Mare kick), 13:28. Dolphins 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49. MIA – Randy McMichael 7-yard pass from Brian Griese (Olindo Mare kick), 1:55. Dolphins 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:04. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:27. Dolphins 24–10. Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:48. MIA – Safety, Jason Taylor tackled Damion McIntosh in end zone, 8:06. Dolphins 26–10. Top passers MIA – Brian Griese – 20/29, 192 yards, 3 TD SDG – Drew Brees – 19/30, 190 yards, 3 INT Top rushers MIA – Ricky Williams – 23 rushes, 69 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 24 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Chris Chambers – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD SDG – David Boston – 5 receptions, 82 yards Week 9: at Chicago Bears San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: San Diego Chargers at Chicago Bears – Game summary November 2 12:05 p.m. CST Chargers 0 0 0 7 Bears 3 7 3 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 61,500 57 F C, relative humidity 96%, no wind Ron Winter CBS Gus Johnson and Brent Jones Box score First quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 38-yard field goal, 8:33. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:37. Second quarter CHI – Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 9:27. Bears 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 7:48. Third quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 4:27. Bears 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:21. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:13. Bears 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:04. CHI – Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 0:21. Bears 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:47. Top passers SDG – Doug Flutie – 8/11, 70 yards CHI – Chris Chandler – 21/30, 224 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD CHI – Anthony Thomas – 31 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – David Boston – 4 receptions, 29 yards CHI – Dez White – 7 receptions, 58 yards Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers November 9 1:05 p.m. PST Vikings 7 7 0 14 Chargers 14 14 7 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 64,738 66 F C, relative humidity 57%, wind 9 mph Ed Hochuli FOX Kenny Albert and Brian Baldinger Box score First quarter SDG – David Boston 3-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 11:47. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:13. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 73-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 7:51. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:59. MIN – Randy Moss 4-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 2:09. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:42. Second quarter SDG – Doug Flutie 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 11:36. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:33. MIN – Nate Burleson 19-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 4:42. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:54. SDG – Antonio Gates 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 0:25. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:17. Third quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 1:36. Chargers 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:09. Fourth quarter MIN – Moe Williams 31-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 14:48. Chargers 35–21. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:48. SDG – Doug Flutie 13-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:11. Chargers 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:56. MIN – Moe Williams 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 4:20. Chargers 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:51. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 32/44, 370 yards, 4 TD, INT SDG – Doug Flutie – 21/29, 248 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIN – Moe Williams – 12 rushes, 45 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MIN – Moe Williams – 11 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD SDG – David Boston – 7 receptions, 82 yards, TD Week 11: at Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos November 16 2:05 p.m. MST Chargers 0 0 0 8 Broncos 10 17 7 3 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 75,217 52 F C, relative humidity 25%, wind 6 mph Larry Nemmers CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter DEN – Shannon Sharpe 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 13:06. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:11. DEN – Jason Elam 42-yard field goal, 6:14. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:07. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 9:46. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 8:13. DEN – Rod Smith 65-yard punt return (Jason Elam kick), 8:25. Broncos 20–0. DEN – Shannon Sharpe 26-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 0:32. Broncos 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 0:50. Third quarter DEN – Shannon Sharpe 26-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 1:28. Broncos 34–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:44. Fourth quarter DEN – Micah Knorr 27-yard field goal, 13:11. Broncos 37–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:49. SDG – Kassim Osgood 19-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Stephen Alexander pass from Doug Flutie), 10:12. Broncos 37–8. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:59. Top passers SDG – Doug Flutie – 9/25, 70 yards, TD, INT DEN – Jake Plummer – 23/34, 253 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 8 rushes, 29 yards DEN – Clinton Portis – 25 rushes, 106 yards Top receivers SDG – Kassim Osgood – 1 reception, 19 yards, TD DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 7 receptions, 101 yards, 3 TD Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers November 23 1:15 p.m. PST Bengals 14 14 3 3 Chargers 7 6 0 14 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 52,069 67 F C, relative humidity 49%, wind 9 mph Tony Corrente CBS Bill Macatee, Beasley Reece and Scott Kaplan Box score First quarter CIN – Chad Johnson 5-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 10:15. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:45. CIN – Chad Johnson 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 3:35. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 4:59. SDG – David Boston 37-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 0:11. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:24. Second quarter SDG – Steve Christie 48-yard field goal, 9:36. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:08. SDG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 4:05. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:34. CIN – Chad Johnson 12-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 1:25. Bengals 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:40. CIN – Kelley Washington 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 0:11. Bengals 28–13. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 0:43. Third quarter CIN – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 2:23. Bengals 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 7:31. Fourth quarter SDG – David Boston 26-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 14:54. Bengals 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:29. CIN – Shayne Graham 47-yard field goal, 5:26. Bengals 34–20. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:07. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:04. Bengals 34–27. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:22. Top passers CIN – Jon Kitna – 24/38, 243 yards, 4 TD SDG – Doug Flutie – 15/33, 210 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CIN – Corey Dillon – 18 rushes, 108 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Chad Johnson – 10 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD SDG – David Boston – 9 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers November 30 1:15 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 14 0 7 Chargers 0 7 10 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 57,671 71 F C, relative humidity 48%, wind 8 mph Mike Carey CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Box score First quarter KAN – Priest Holmes 7-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 5:09. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:20. Second quarter KAN – Priest Holmes 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 12:41. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:49. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 6:23. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54. KAN – Tony Gonzalez 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 1:54. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:59. Third quarter SDG – Steve Christie 21-yard field goal, 8:59. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01. SDG – David Boston 20-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 2:56. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:07. Fourth quarter KAN – Tony Gonzalez 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 6:28. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05. SDG – Antonio Gates 18-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 0:00. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:08. Top passers KAN – Trent Green – 17/30, 155 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SDG – Doug Flutie – 16/34, 213 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KAN – Priest Holmes – 31 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers KAN – Johnnie Morton – 3 receptions, 60 yards SDG – David Boston – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD Week 14: at Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: San Diego Chargers at Detroit Lions December 7 1:03 p.m. EST Chargers 7 7 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 7 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 61,544 N/A (game played indoors) Walt Anderson CBS Bill Macatee and Jerry Glanville Box score First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 16-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 4:14. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:48. Second quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 73-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:54. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:02. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter DET – Casey Fitzsimmons 4-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 7:22. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:33. Top passers SDG – Doug Flutie – 17/25, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 26/46, 208 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 88 yards DET – Shawn Bryson – 10 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 9 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD DET – Reggie Swinton – 5 receptions, 54 yards Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers December 14 1:15 p.m. PST Packers 7 10 0 21 Chargers 3 0 3 15 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 64,978 61 F C, relative humidity 52%, wind 8 mph Ron Blum FOX Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Drew Smith Box score First quarter GB – Ahman Green 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:59. Packers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:20. SDG – Steve Christie 20-yard field goal, 6:02. Packers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01. Second quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 32-yard field goal, 8:59. Packers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:49. GB – Donald Driver 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:33. Packers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:59. Third quarter SDG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 8:52. Packers 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (David Boston pass from Drew Brees), 14:56. Packers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 68-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 12:10. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54. GB – Robert Ferguson 40-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:18. Packers 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05. GB – Ahman Green 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:37. Packers 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05. GB – Robert Ferguson 16-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:58. Packers 38–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 23/33, 278 yards, 4 TD, INT SDG – Drew Brees – 28/48, 363 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Ahman Green – 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 20 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers GB – Donald Driver – 8 receptions, 112 yards, TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 11 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers December 21 4:05 p.m. EST Chargers 0 10 7 7 Steelers 14 7 7 12 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 52,527 36 F C, relative humidity 43%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 27 Bill Carollo CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter PIT – Plaxico Burress 25-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 8:51. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:09. PIT – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 0:10. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:11. Second quarter PIT – Plaxico Burress 16-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 12:49. Steelers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:16. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 7:05. Steelers 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:44. SDG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Steelers 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:13. Third quarter SDG – Kassim Osgood 57-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 12:01. Steelers 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:59. PIT – Hines Ward 20-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 8:25. Steelers 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:44. Fourth quarter PIT – Jeff Reed 47-yard field goal, 14:15. Steelers 31–17. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:22. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 10:01. Steelers 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:14. PIT – Jeff Reed 40-yard field goal, 5:04. Steelers 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:57. PIT – Deshea Townsend 25-yard interception return (kick failed), 4:29. Steelers 40–24. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 16/26, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT PIT – Tommy Maddox – 11/18, 160 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 22 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD PIT – Jerome Bettis – 32 rushes, 115 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Kassim Osgood – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 2003 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers December 28 1:15 p.m. PST Raiders 0 14 0 0 Chargers 7 7 0 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 62,222 61 F C, relative humidity 48%, wind 8 mph Bill Leavy CBS Bill Macatee, Beasley Reece and Scott Kaplan Box score First quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 7:44. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:19. Second quarter OAK – Phillip Buchanon 80-yard punt return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 4:39. Tied 7–7. SDG – David Boston 18-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 0:43. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 0:59. OAK – Doug Gabriel 85-yard kickoff return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:24. Tied 14–14. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:19. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 11:42. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:23. Top passers OAK – Rick Mirer – 4/11, 21 yards SDG – Drew Brees – 15/28, 97 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Zack Crockett – 10 rushes, 39 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 31 rushes, 243 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OAK – Jerry Rice – 2 receptions, 14 yards SDG – David Boston – 4 receptions, 43 yards, TD Standings Awards No Chargers were named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad.2003 NFL Pro Bowlers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/probowl.htm pro-football-reference.com April 22, 2025 However, LaDainian Tomlinson was voted a second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.2003 NFL All-Pros https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/allpro.htm pro-football-reference.com April 22, 2025 He also finished in second place for the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, with 8 of the 50 available votes.2003 Awards Voting https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2003.htm pro-football-reference.com April 22, 2025 References San Diego Chargers Category:San Diego Chargers seasons Category:2000s in San Diego San Diego