2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 6 7 11–3 6–2 Mark Richt 3rd Neil Callaway 3rd Pro-style Brian VanGorder 3rd 4–3 Sanford Stadium SEC Eastern Division co-championCapital One Bowl champion SEC Championship Game L Lost 13–34 vs. LSU Capital One Bowl W Won 34–27 OT Overtime vs. Purdue The 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SEC's Eastern Division title with Florida and Tennessee. Georgia advanced to the SEC Championship Game, where the Bulldogs lost to the eventual Bowl Championship Series (BCS) champion, LSU. The Bulldogs finished the season with an overtime win in the Capital One Bowl over Purdue. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 30 12:00 p.m. w y y 9 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ABC 30–0 82,034 September 6 1:00 p.m. w y 8 Middle Tennessee Sanford Stadium Athens, GA PPV 29–10 92,058 September 13 3:30 p.m. w 8 South Carolina 25 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry CBS 31–7 92,058 September 20 3:30 p.m. l y 7 LSU 11 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA College GameDay CBS 10–17 92,251 October 4 3:30 p.m. w 12 Alabama Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry CBS 37–23 92,058 October 11 7:45 p.m. w y 8 Tennessee 13 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry ESPN2 41–14 107,517 October 18 2:00 p.m. w y 5 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry PPV 27–8 27,823 October 25 1:00 p.m. w y y 5 UAB Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 16–13 92,058 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90573872/just-hangin-on-dogs-dodge-a-homecoming/ The Atlanta Constitution Just hangin' on, Dogs dodge a homecoming comeuppance October 26, 2003 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com November 1 3:30 p.m. l y 4 Florida 23 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 13–16 84,411 November 15 3:30 p.m. w 6 Auburn Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Deep South's Oldest Rivalry CBS 26–7 92,058 November 22 12:30 p.m. w 6 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA JPS 30–10 92,058 November 29 1:00 p.m. w y y 5 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate ABC 34–17 55,000 December 6 8:00 p.m. l y 5 LSU 3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Championship Game, College GameDay CBS 13–34 74,913 January 1, 2004 1:00 p.m. w y y 11 Purdue 12 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Capital One Bowl ABC 34–27 OT 64,565 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule 2003 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/61/season/2003 ESPN September 15, 2025 2003 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/2003-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 15, 2025 2003 Football Schedule https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2003 University of Georgia Athletics September 15, 2025 Rankings 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 11 8 8 7 12 11 8 4 4 4 9 7 6 5 5 11 7 Coaches 0 16 9 8 8 7 12 12 10 5 5 4 9 6 6 5 5 11 6 BCS 8 15 4 5 10 9 6 7 7 12 Game summaries Clemson Georgia 10 3 3 14 Clemson 0 0 0 0 August 30 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 12:00 p.m. EST yes Q1 9:21 UGA Fred Gibson 56 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 7–0 Q1 1:50 UGA Billy Bennett 34 yard field goal UGA 10–0 Q2 11:09 UGA Billy Bennett 30 yard field goal UGA 13–0 Q3 4:32 UGA Billy Bennett 42 yard field goal UGA 16–0 Q4 5:53 UGA David Greene 3 yard run (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 23–0 Q4 2:42 UGA D.J. Shockley 29 yard run (Billy Bennett kick) UGA 30–0 yes ESPN Roster 2003 Georgia Bulldogs f 14 Jr David Greene David Greene (American football) QB y 74 So Max Jean-Gilles OT y 3 So D. J. Shockley QB y 22 Jr Decory Bryant CB 10 So Thomas Davis Thomas Davis Sr. LB y 23 So Tim Jennings CB y 6 Sr Sean Jones Sean Jones (safety) DB y 47 Jr David Pollack DE y https://web.archive.org/web/20031205024113/http://georgiadogs.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geo-m-footbl-mtt.html *Mark Richt References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football