2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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. The Gamecocks did not finish the season bowl-eligible.

2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2003 record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
2003 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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
    1. BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*W 14–782,227[1]
September 612:30 pmNo. 15 Virginia*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSW 31–780,150[1]
September 133:30 pmat No. 8 GeorgiaNo. 25CBSL 7–3192,058[1]
September 207:00 pmUAB*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 42–1080,523[1]
September 277:45 pmat No. 8 TennesseeESPNL 20–23 OT107,881[1]
October 97:45 pmKentucky
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ESPNW 27–2178,592[1]
October 187:45 pmNo. 10 LSU
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ESPNL 7–3382,525[1]
October 257:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
PPVW 35–2477,227[1]
November 112:30 pmat No. 20 Ole MissJPSL 40–4356,878[1]
November 67:30 pmat ArkansasESPNL 6–2855,617[1]
November 1512:30 pmNo. 15 Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 22–2481,523[1]
November 227:00 pmClemson*
ESPN2L 17–6383,987[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
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