2003 Washington Redskins season

The 2003 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 72nd season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–9 record from 2002, dropping to 5-11 and missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.[1] This was their worst season since 1994.[2]

2003 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
Head coachSteve Spurrier
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

This was the first season since 1982 that the Redskins did not have cornerback Darrell Green, who retired after the 2002 season. Owing to different formulas for intraconference scheduling used by the NFL before 2002, it was the first time since 1994 that the Redskins played the Atlanta Falcons[3] and the first time ever the Redskins had played at the Georgia Dome,[3] which opened in 1992. During the season the Redskins wore a patch on their jerseys with the initials "GSS Hail to the redskins" to commemorate Gerald S. Snyder the father of owner Daniel Snyder who died during the 2003 offseason.


Following the season, defensive end Bruce Smith retired after 19 seasons in the NFL, Pro Bowl defensive back Champ Bailey would be traded to the Denver Broncos and head coach Steve Spurrier left after spending only two seasons coaching the Redskins.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2003 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 44 Taylor Jacobs  WR Florida
3 81 Derrick Dockery  G Texas
7 232 Gibran Hamdan  QB Indiana
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2003 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Chris Clemons Defensive end Georgia
Ade Jimoh Cornerback Utah State
Sultan McCullough Running back USC
Clifton Smith Linebacker Syracuse
Kevin Ware Tight end Washington

Roster

2003 Washington Redskins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 19 Scott Cloman WR


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteRecordNetworkKickoff (EST)Attendance
1September 4, 2003New York JetsW 16–13FedExField1–0ABC9:00pm
85,420
2September 14, 2003at Atlanta FalconsW 33–31Georgia Dome2–0FOX1:00pm
70,241
3September 21, 2003New York GiantsL 21–24 (OT)FedExField2–1FOX4:15pm
84,856
4September 28, 2003New England PatriotsW 20–17FedExField3–1CBS1:00pm
83,632
5October 5, 2003at Philadelphia EaglesL 25–27Lincoln Financial Field3–2FOX4:15pm
67,792
6October 12, 2003Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 13–35FedExField3–3FOX1:00pm
85,490
7October 19, 2003at Buffalo BillsL 7–24Ralph Wilson Stadium3–4FOX4:15pm
73,149
8Bye
9November 2, 2003at Dallas CowboysL 14–21Texas Stadium3–5FOX4:15pm
64,002
10November 9, 2003Seattle SeahawksW 27–20FedExField4–5FOX1:00pm
80,728
11November 16, 2003at Carolina PanthersL 17–20Ericsson Stadium4–6FOX1:00pm
73,263
12November 23, 2003at Miami DolphinsL 23–24Pro Player Stadium4–7ESPN8:30pm
73,578
13November 30, 2003New Orleans SaintsL 20–24FedExField4–8FOX4:05pm
76,821
14December 7, 2003at New York GiantsW 20–7Giants Stadium5–8FOX1:00pm
78,217
15December 14, 2003Dallas CowboysL 0–27FedExField5–9FOX4:15pm
70,284
16December 21, 2003at Chicago BearsL 24–27Soldier Field5–10FOX1:00pm
61,719
17December 27, 2003Philadelphia EaglesL 7–31FedExField5–11ESPN8:30pm
76,766

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 374 287 W1
(6) Dallas Cowboys 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 289 260 L1
Washington Redskins 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 287 372 L3
New York Giants 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 243 387 L8

References


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