2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2003 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ron Hudson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mike Archer (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
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
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

Contents

The team was coached by Rich Brooks. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 pm Louisville *
 ESPN2 L 24–4070,467
September 67:00 pm Murray State *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 37–663,306
September 137:45 pmat Alabama
ESPN L 17–2783,818
September 205:00 pmat Indiana *
W 34–1734,829
September 2712:30 pmNo. 25 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
 JPS L 21–2470,579
October 97:45 pmat South Carolina
ESPNL 21–2778,592
October 187:00 pm Ohio *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
 PPV W 35–1461,107
October 2512:30 pm Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
JPSW 42–757,141
November 17:00 pm Arkansas
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
ESPN2L 63–71 7OT66,124
November 152:00 pmat Vanderbilt
L 17–2826,440
November 2212:30 pmNo. 6 Georgia Dagger-14-plain.png
JPSL 10–3092,058
November 2912:30 pmNo. 7 Tennessee
JPSL 7–2065,733
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

PlayerClassPositionSummary
Jared Lorenzen SRQB101 Cmp, 336, Att, 2221 Yds, 16 TD
Shane Boyd JRQB15 Cmp, 43 Att, 205 Yds, 2 TD
Arliss Beach* SORB103 Att, 366 Yds, 3.6 Avg
Alexis Bwenge* SORB72 Att, 318 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Draak Davis JRRB68 Att, 194 yds, 2.9 Avg
Ronald Johnson SORB20 Att, 84 Yds, 4.2 Avg
Monquantae Gibson FRRB6 Att, 12 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Justin Sprowles SORB1 Att, 3 Yds, 3.0 Avg
Andrew Hopewell SORB24 Yds, 24.0 Avg
Tommy Cook* JRWR21 Rec, 222 Yds, 10.6 Avg
Derek Abney* SRWR51 Rec, 616 Yds, 12.1 Avg
Keenan Burton FRWR20 Rec, 221 Yds, 11.1 Avg
Chris Bernard SRWR33 Rec, 532 Yds, 16.1 Avg
Glenn Holt SOWR14 Rec, 164 Yds, 11.7 Avg
Maurice Marchman FRWR1 Rec, 25 Yds, 25.0 Avg
Win Gaffron III SRTE6 Rec, 97 Yds, 16.2 Avg
Jeremiah Drobney SOTE9 Rec, 88 Yds, 9.8 Avg
Bruce Fowler FRTE3 Rec, 36 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Antonio Hall* OL
Matt Huff* OL
Sylvester Miller* OL
Jason Rollins* OL
Nick Seitze* OL
Nate VanSickel OL
Sevin Sucurovic JRK
Taylor Begley SOK
Vincent Burns* JRDL
Jeremy Caudill* DL
Lamar Mills* DL
Ellery Moore DL
Chad Anderson* SODL
Deion Holts* LB
Durrell White* LB
Dustin Williams* LB
Raymond Fontaine LB
Justin Haydock JRLB
Muhammad Abdullah* SODB
Earven Flowers* JRDB
Bo Smith SODB
Mike Williams* JRDB
Leonard Burress SRDB
Antoine Huffman SODB
Claude Sagaille JRDB
Anthony Thornton JRP

Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).

References

  1. ↑ Creed, Jimmy (August 23, 2003). "Brooks happy to have big problems at UK". The Anniston Star. Retrieved November 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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