2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 14 13 10–3 7–1 David Cutcliffe 5th John Latina 4th Pro-style Chuck Driesbach 2nd 3–4 Charlie Anderson Chris Collins Eli Manning Jesse Mitchell Vaught–Hemingway Stadium SEC Western Division co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 31–28 vs. Oklahoma State The 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by David Cutcliffe, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium. In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State by a score of 31–0. Ole Miss held the lead in the series at 57–37–6. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 30 11:30 am w y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry JPS 24–21 29,411 September 6 11:00 am l y y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry ESPN2 34–44 51,914 September 13 6:00 pm w y Louisiana–Monroe Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 59–14 50,654 September 27 6:00 pm l y Texas Tech Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 45–49 54,649 October 4 11:30 am w y Florida 24 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL JPS 20–17 90,101 October 11 1:00 pm w y y Arkansas State Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 55–0 51,286 October 18 11:30 am w Alabama Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry JPS 43–28 60,825 October 25 6:15 pm w Arkansas 21 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry ESPN2 19–7 58,717 November 1 11:30 am w 20 South Carolina Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS JPS 43–40 56,878 November 8 2:30 pm w y 20 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry CBS 24–20 86,063 November 22 2:30 pm l 15 LSU 3 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry CBS 14–17 62,552 November 27 6:30 pm w y 17 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Egg Bowl ESPN 31–0 53,582 January 2 10:00 am w y y 16 Oklahoma State 21 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic FOX 31–28 73,928 Game summaries Vanderbilt 2003 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry Ole Miss Rebels white; text-align:center; nocollapse #fff #eee Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) at Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:30 A.M. CST Rebels 0 6 8 10 Commdores 0 7 7 7 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN 29,411 cloudy • Temperature: 79 F Steve Shaw JPS Second Quarter (14:00) Ole Miss – 51 yard field goal by Jonathan Nichols is good. Ole Miss 3–0; 11 plays, 42 yards, 12:00 (5:05) Vanderbilt – Jay Cutler pass right side complete to Curtis Brancheau for a 1 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Tolga Ertugral is good.) Vanderbilt 7–3; 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:24 (0:03) Ole Miss – 20 yard field goal by Jonathan Nichols is good. Vanderbilt 7–6; 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:25 Third Quarter (11:35) Vanderbilt – Benji Walker pass left side complete to Erik Davis for a 50 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Tolga Ertugral is good.)Vanderbilt 14–6; 1 play, 50 yards, 0:00 (6:45) Ole Miss – Vashon Pearson rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown. (2-pt. conversion attempt successful.) Tied 14–14; 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:29 Fourth Quarter (14:30) Vanderbilt – Jay Cutler pass right side complete to Brandon Smith for a 2 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Tolga Ertugral is good.) Vanderbilt 21–14; 5 plays, 43 yards, 12:05 (9:35) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass right side complete to Mike Espy for a 23 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Tied 21–21; 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:40 (4:49) Ole Miss – 54 yard field goal by Jonathan Nichols is good. Ole Miss 24–21; 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:41 Statistics Ole MissVanderbilt First downs 19 19 Total yards 370 399 Rushes/yards 33/95 38/101 Passing yards 275 298 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–33–0 21–33–1 Time of possession 29:06 30:54 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Eli Manning 22/33, 275 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Tremaine Turner 13 carries, 55 yards, 0 TD Receiving Chris Collins 6 receptions, 91 yards, 0 TDVanderbilt Passing Jay Cutler 20/32, 248 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kwane Doster 14 carries, 41 yards, 0 TD Receiving Erik Davis 6 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD Memphis 2003 Memphis Tigers football team Memphis–Ole Miss football rivalry Memphis Tigers white; text-align:center; nocollapse #fff #eee Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) at Memphis Tigers (1–0) Saturday, September 6, 2003 11:00 A.M. CST Rebels 0 17 17 0 Tigers 7 14 0 23 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN 51,914 clear skies • Temperature: 74 F Steve Landis ESPN2 First Quarter (13:25) Memphis – Danny Wimprine pass right side complete to DeAngelo Williams for a 19 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski is good.) Memphis 7–0; 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:40 Second Quarter (14:50) Memphis – DeAngelo Williams rushed right side for a 43 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski is good.) Memphis 14–0; 5 plays, 69 yards, 10:20 (12:10) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass right side complete to Kerry Johnson for a 12 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.)Memphis 14–7; 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31 (9:32) Ole Miss – 30 yard field goal by Jonathan Nichols is good. Memphis 14–10; 5 plays, 4 yards, 0:56 (2:15) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass left side complete to Taye Biddle for a 17 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.)Ole Miss 17–14; 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:07 (0:14) Memphis – Danny Wimprine pass across the middle complete to Maurice Avery for a 31 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski is good.) Memphis 21–17; 10 plays, 77 yards, 1:43 Third Quarter (10:37) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass right side complete to Lorenzo Townsend for a 5 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.)Ole Miss 24–21; 1 play, 5 yards, 0:00 (9:12) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass right side complete to Bill Flowers for a 40 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.)Ole Miss 31–21; 1 play, 40 yards, 0:00 (1:31) Ole Miss – 25 yard field goal by Jonathan Nichols is good. Ole Miss 34–21; 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:03 Fourth Quarter (14:43) Memphis – DeAngelo Williams rushed left side for a 20 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski is good.) Ole Miss 34–28 6 plays, 70 yards, 10:59 (10:29) Memphis – 21 yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski is good. Ole Miss 34–31; 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:06 (6:40) Memphis – Danny Wimprine pass right side complete to Tavarious Davis for a 92 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Stephen Gostkowski is good.) Memphis 38–34; 3 plays, 91 yards, 0:18 (3:35) Memphis – 42 yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski is good. Memphis 41–34; 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:05 (0:53) Memphis – 17 yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski is good. Memphis 44–34; 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:23 Statistics Ole MissMemphis First downs 22 17 Total yards 408 506 Rushes/yards 30/116 36/117 Passing yards 292 389 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–48–2 19–34–0 Time of possession 33:02 26:58 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Eli Manning 26/48, 292 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tremaine Turner 10 carries, 43 yards, 0 TD Receiving Bill Flowers 6 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TDMemphis Passing Danny Wimprine 18/32, 355 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing DeAng Williams 28 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tavariou Davis 3 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD Louisiana–Monroe 2003 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team Ole Miss Rebels white; text-align:center; nocollapse #fff #eee Louisiana–Monroe Indians (0–2) at Ole Miss Rebels (1–1) Saturday, September 13, 2003 6:00 P.M. CST Indians 7 0 0 7 Rebels 7 17 21 14 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS 50,654 partly cloudy • Temperature: 77 F Rogers Redding First Quarter (13:10) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass right side complete to Chris Collins for a 18 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 7–0; 7 plays, 34 yards, 0:50 (5:46) Louisiana–Monroe – Steven Jyles pass left side complete to Mack Vincent for a 24 yard touchdown. Tied 7–7; 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:00 Second Quarter (14:50) Ole Miss – Eli Manning rushed right side for a 3 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 14–7; 14 plays, 76 yards, 14:10 (3:00) Ole Miss – Vashon Pearson rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 21–7; 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:12 (0:03) Ole Miss – 30 yard field goal by Jonathan Nichols is good. Ole Miss 24–7; 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:58 Third Quarter (10:38) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass right side complete to Chris Collins for a 5 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 31–7; 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:12 (9:47) Ole Miss – Daniel Da Prato pass across the middle intercepted by Travis Johnson. Returned for a 45 yard touchdown. Ole Miss 38–7; 1 play, 44 yards, 0:00 (6:50) Ole Miss – Eli Manning pass left side complete to Taye Biddle for a 49 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 45–7; 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:40 Fourth Quarter (15:00) Ole Miss – Micheal Spurlock pass left side complete to Lorenzo Townsend for a 2 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 52–7; 10 plays, 65 yards, 13:25 (10:47) Louisiana–Monroe – Daniel Da Prato pass left side complete to Floyd Smith for a 20 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Tyler Kuecker is good.) Ole Miss 52–14; 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:01 (2:25) Ole Miss – Jamal Pittman rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown. (Extra point by Jonathan Nichols is good.) Ole Miss 59–14; 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:59 Statistics Louisiana–MonroeOle Miss First downs 21 30 Total yards 307 565 Rushes/yards 31/29 47/225 Passing yards 129 340 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–44–2 24–30–0 Time of possession 29:20 30:40 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana–Monroe Passing Steven Jyles 14/21, 160 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Kevin Payne 16 carries, 34 yards, 0 TD Receiving Floyd Smith 9 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TDOle Miss Passing Eli Manning 21/26, 353 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Rushing Jamal Pittman 13 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Collins 9 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD Awards and honors Eli Manning: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/maxwell/maxwell_m.htm Maxwell Football Club - Maxwell Award 2008-12-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081218173438/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/maxwell/maxwell_m.htm 2008-12-18 Jonathan Nichols: Lou Groza Awardhttp://www.lougrozaaward.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.previouswinners&x=4880764 Previous Winners | PB Sports Commission - Lou Groza Team players in the NFL Ole Miss Rebels 2 Player Round Pick Position Club Eli Manning 1 1 Quarterback New York Giants Stacy Andrews 4 123 Tackle Cincinnati Bengals Von Hutchins 6 173 Defensive back Indianapolis Colts Charlie Anderson 6 200 Defensive end Houston Texans References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Category:Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons Ole Miss Rebels football