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2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

August 24, 2023

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.

2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
(capacity: 72,000)

War Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 53,727)
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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 pmTulsa*
W 45–1369,442
September 1311:00 amat No. 6 Texas*
ABCW 38–2883,271
September 206:00 pmNorth Texas*No. 14
W 31–755,825
September 272:30 pmat AlabamaNo. 9
CBSW 34–31 2OT83,818
October 1111:30 amAuburn No. 7
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSL 3–1074,026
October 182:30 pmFloridaNo. 11
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
CBSL 28–3373,934
October 256:15 pmat Ole MissNo. 21
ESPN2L 7–1958,717
November 16:00 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2W 71–63 7OT66,124
November 66:30 pmSouth Carolina
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
ESPNW 28–655,617
November 151:00 pmNew Mexico State*
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 48–2053,725
November 221:00 pmMississippi State
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 52–662,547
November 281:30 pmat No. 3 LSU
CBSL 24–5592,213
December 316:30 pmvs. Missouri*
ESPNW 27–1449,625
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Roster

  • QB Matt Jones, Jr.

Game summaries

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 3 0 3 7 13
Razorbacks 7 21 7 10 45
See also: 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At No. 6 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 14 7 7 10 38
No. 6 Longhorns 7 7 0 14 28
See also: 2003 Texas Longhorns football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 0 0 0 7
No. 14 Razorbacks 7 24 0 0 31
See also: 2003 North Texas Mean Green football team

At Alabama

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 9 Razorbacks 7 3 7 1430 34
Crimson Tide 7 3 21 000 31
See also: 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 0 3 10
No. 7 Razorbacks 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2003 Auburn Tigers football team

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0 13 13 7 33
No. 11 Razorbacks 7 0 0 21 28
See also: 2003 Florida Gators football team

At Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Razorbacks 0 7 0 0 7
Rebels 7 3 3 6 19
See also: 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team

At Kentucky

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT7OT Total
Razorbacks 7 14 0 37738688 71
Wildcats 7 0 7 107738680 63
Main article: 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game
See also: 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team
  • (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)

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South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 3 0 3 0 6
Razorbacks 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 10 7 3 20
Razorbacks 0 14 28 6 48
See also: 2003 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
Razorbacks 0 21 21 10 52
See also: 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

At No. 3 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 10 7 0 7 24
No. 3 Tigers 10 24 21 0 55
See also: 2003 LSU Tigers football team

Vs. Missouri — Independence Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 7 0 14
Razorbacks 3 18 3 3 27
Main article: 2003 Independence Bowl
See also: 2003 Missouri Tigers football team
  • (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

  1. ^ "2003 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Jan-26.


 

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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 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks footballIndependence Bowl championIndependence Bowl W 27 14 vs MissouriConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceDivisionWestern DivisionRecord9 4 4 4 SEC Head coachHouston Nutt 6th season Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke 1st season Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack 2nd season Home stadiumDonald W Reynolds Razorback Stadium capacity 72 000 War Memorial Stadium capacity 53 727 Seasons 20022004 2003 Southeastern Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Eastern DivisionNo 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 DivisionNo 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 championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantRankings from AP PollSeven 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Game summaries 3 1 Tulsa 3 2 At No 6 Texas 3 3 North Texas 3 4 At Alabama 3 5 Auburn 3 6 Florida 3 7 At Ole Miss 3 8 At Kentucky 3 9 South Carolina 3 10 New Mexico State 3 11 Mississippi State 3 12 At No 3 LSU 3 13 Vs Missouri Independence Bowl 4 ReferencesSchedule EditDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 66 00 pmTulsa Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARW 45 1369 442September 1311 00 amat No 6 Texas Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial StadiumAustin TX rivalry ABCW 38 2883 271September 206 00 pmNorth Texas No 14War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock ARW 31 755 825September 272 30 pmat AlabamaNo 9Bryant Denny StadiumTuscaloosa ALCBSW 34 31 2OT83 818October 1111 30 amAuburn No 7Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARJPSL 3 1074 026October 182 30 pmFloridaNo 11Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARCBSL 28 3373 934October 256 15 pmat Ole MissNo 21Vaught Hemingway StadiumOxford MS rivalry ESPN2L 7 1958 717November 16 00 pmat KentuckyCommonwealth StadiumLexington KYESPN2W 71 63 7OT66 124November 66 30 pmSouth CarolinaWar Memorial StadiumLittle Rock ARESPNW 28 655 617November 151 00 pmNew Mexico State Donald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARW 48 2053 725November 221 00 pmMississippi StateDonald W Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville ARW 52 662 547November 281 30 pmat No 3 LSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge LA Battle for the Golden Boot CBSL 24 5592 213December 316 30 pmvs Missouri Independence StadiumShreveport LA Independence Bowl ESPNW 27 1449 625 Non conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time 1 Roster EditQB Matt Jones Jr Game summaries EditTulsa Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalGolden Hurricane 3 0 3 7 13Razorbacks 7 21 7 10 45See also 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At No 6 Texas Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRazorbacks 14 7 7 10 38No 6 Longhorns 7 7 0 14 28See also 2003 Texas Longhorns football team North Texas Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalMean Green 7 0 0 0 7No 14 Razorbacks 7 24 0 0 31See also 2003 North Texas Mean Green football team At Alabama Edit 1 2 3 4OT2OT TotalNo 9 Razorbacks 7 3 7 1430 34Crimson Tide 7 3 21 000 31See also 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Auburn Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalTigers 0 7 0 3 10No 7 Razorbacks 0 0 3 0 3See also 2003 Auburn Tigers football team Florida Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalGators 0 13 13 7 33No 11 Razorbacks 7 0 0 21 28See also 2003 Florida Gators football team At Ole Miss Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 21 Razorbacks 0 7 0 0 7Rebels 7 3 3 6 19See also 2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team At Kentucky Edit 1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT7OT TotalRazorbacks 7 14 0 37738688 71Wildcats 7 0 7 107738680 63Main article 2003 Arkansas vs Kentucky football game See also 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team 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 2 South Carolina Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalGamecocks 3 0 3 0 6Razorbacks 7 7 7 7 28See also 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team New Mexico State Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalAggies 0 10 7 3 20Razorbacks 0 14 28 6 48See also 2003 New Mexico State Aggies football team Mississippi State Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBulldogs 3 3 0 0 6Razorbacks 0 21 21 10 52See also 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team At No 3 LSU Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRazorbacks 10 7 0 7 24No 3 Tigers 10 24 21 0 55See also 2003 LSU Tigers football team Vs Missouri Independence Bowl Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalTigers 7 0 7 0 14Razorbacks 3 18 3 3 27Main article 2003 Independence Bowl See also 2003 Missouri Tigers football team 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 Edit 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks 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