2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Independence Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Western Division | |
| 2003 record | 9–4 (4–4 SEC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dave Wommack (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 72,000) War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Georgia xy | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Tennessee x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Florida x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 LSU xy$# | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Ole Miss x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: LSU 34, Georgia 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The Razorbacks head coach was Houston Nutt, in his sixth season.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 6:00 pm | Tulsa* | W 45–13 | 69,442 | |||
| September 13 | 11:00 am | at No. 6 Texas* | ABC | W 38–28 | 83,271 | ||
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | North Texas* | No. 14 | W 31–7 | 55,825 | ||
| September 27 | 2:30 pm | at Alabama | No. 9 | CBS | W 34–31 2OT | 83,818 | |
| October 11 | 11:30 am | Auburn | No. 7 |
| JPS | L 3–10 | 74,026 |
| October 18 | 2:30 pm | Florida | No. 11 |
| CBS | L 28–33 | 73,934 |
| October 25 | 6:15 pm | at Ole Miss | No. 21 | ESPN2 | L 7–19 | 58,717 | |
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Kentucky | ESPN2 | W 71–63 7OT | 66,124 | ||
| November 6 | 6:30 pm | South Carolina |
| ESPN | W 28–6 | 55,617 | |
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico State* |
| W 48–20 | 53,725 | ||
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | Mississippi State |
| W 52–6 | 62,547 | ||
| November 28 | 1:30 pm | at No. 3 LSU | CBS | L 24–55 | 92,213 | ||
| December 31 | 6:30 pm | vs. Missouri* | ESPN | W 27–14 | 49,625 | ||
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Roster
- QB Matt Jones, Jr.
Game summaries
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at No. 6 Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Razorbacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| No. 6 Longhorns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 14 Razorbacks | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 9 Razorbacks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Crimson Tide | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 7 Razorbacks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Gators | 0 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| No. 11 Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Ole Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Razorbacks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total | |
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| Razorbacks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 63 |
- (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)
South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Gamecocks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Razorbacks | 0 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 48 |
Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Razorbacks | 0 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
at No. 3 LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Razorbacks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 3 Tigers | 10 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 55 |
vs. Missouri — Independence Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Razorbacks | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
- (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 MVP's, respectively.
References
- https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/2003-schedule.html
- ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Jan-26.
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