2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 5–7 2–6 Lou Holtz 5th Skip Holtz Spread 5th Chris Cosh 1st 4–3 Williams-Brice Stadium The 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his fifth season as head coach and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. After starting the final two games of last season, Dondrial Pinkins was the Gamecocks' starting quarterback in 2003.2003-09-08 Football Feature: Dondrial Pinkins https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2003/09/08/football-feature-dondrial-pinkins/ 2024-10-11 University of South Carolina Athletics en-US2018-06-22 Stephen Garcia https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/player/stephen-garcia/ 2024-09-29 University of South Carolina Athletics en-US South Carolina started 2–0 and ranked No. 25 after a blowout upset win over No. 15 Virginia,2003 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/2003-schedule.html 2024-10-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en the first ranked opponent they had beaten since 2001, and the highest-ranked opponent they had beaten since 2000.2000 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/2000-schedule.html 2024-10-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en2001 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/2001-schedule.html 2024-10-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en2002 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/2002-schedule.html 2024-10-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en However, out of the next five games, the Gamecocks lost three, all to top-10 opponents. South Carolina won one more game, against Vanderbilt, before ending the season on a four-game losing streak. This included a historic blowout loss to archrival Clemson in front of one of the largest crowds that Williams–Brice Stadium has ever held.2016-11-21 63-17: It Was An Empty Bleachers Kind of Game https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/63-17-it-was-an-empty-bleachers-kind-of-game-15369 2024-10-11 TigerNet.com en-us The Gamecocks finished the season with a final record of 5–7, but this would be their last losing season until 2015.South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/ 2024-10-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 30 7:00 pm w y Louisiana–Lafayette Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC CSS 14–7 82,227 September 6 12:30 pm w y Virginia 15 Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC JPS 31–7 80,150 September 13 3:30 pm l y 25 Georgia 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry CBS 7–31 92,058 September 20 7:00 pm w y UAB Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC 42–10 80,523 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90573486/summers-show-freshmans-three-touchdow/ The State Summers' show, freshman's three touchdown runs, 161 yards spark USC September 21, 2003 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com September 27 7:45 pm l y Tennessee 8 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry ESPN 20–23 OT 107,881 October 9 7:45 pm w Kentucky Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN 27–21 78,592 October 18 7:45 pm l LSU 10 Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN 7–33 82,525 October 25 7:00 pm w y Vanderbilt Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC PPV 35–24 77,227 November 1 12:30 pm l y Ole Miss 20 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS JPS 40–43 56,878 November 6 7:30 pm l y Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR ESPN 6–28 55,617 November 15 12:30 pm l Florida 15 Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC JPS 22–24 81,523 November 22 7:00 pm l y Clemson Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC rivalry ESPN2 17–63 83,987 Roster 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks f 82 So Troy Williamson WR y 11 Jr Rodriques Wilson Rod Wilson S y https://web.archive.org/web/20031205051445/http://uscsports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/scar-m-footbl-mtt.html *Lou Holtz John Gutekunst(Defensive backs coach) References South Carolina Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football seasons South Carolina Gamecocks football