The 2003 college football regular season ended with three one-loss teams in BCS contention: the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and USC Trojans. USC ended the regular season ranked No. 1 and LSU No. 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Media controversy ensued when the BCS computer-based selection system chose LSU and Oklahoma as the participants in the BCS title game, largely based on an assessment of the relative difficulty of the three teams' 2003 schedules. During the bowl games, LSU beat No. 3 Oklahoma 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl (designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2003–04 season), while USC defeated the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines 28–14 in the Rose Bowl. LSU was ranked No. 1 in the final Coaches' Poll, and USC remained No. 1 in the final AP Poll.
Western Illinois was ranked No. 1 in I-AA and played the Tigers close, only down 13-7 in the 3rd quarter. The Tigers had fumbled twice in the red zone, missed an extra point and a field goal and botched a punt. QB Matt Mauck had a career game to extend the lead in the second half. He set career highs with 305 yards passing and four touchdowns, giving LSU its first 3-0 start in five years.
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The 2003 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University LSU during the 2003 NCAA Division I A football season Coached by Nick Saban the LSU Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge Louisiana The Tigers compiled an 11 1 regular season record and then defeated the No 5 Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game Afterward LSU was invited to play the Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series BCS national title LSU won the BCS National Championship Game the first national football championship for LSU since 1958 2003 LSU Tigers footballBCS national championSEC championSEC Western Division co championSugar Bowl championSEC Championship Game W 34 13 vs GeorgiaSugar Bowl BCS NCG W 21 14 vs OklahomaConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceDivisionWestern DivisionRankingCoachesNo 1APNo 2Record13 1 7 1 SEC Head coachNick Saban 4th season Offensive coordinatorJimbo Fisher 4th season Offensive schemePro styleDefensive coordinatorWill Muschamp 2nd season Base defense4 3Home stadiumTiger Stadium Capacity 91 600 Seasons 20022004 2003 Southeastern Conference football standingsvte 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 PollThe 2003 college football regular season ended with three one loss teams in BCS contention the LSU Tigers Oklahoma Sooners and USC Trojans USC ended the regular season ranked No 1 and LSU No 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll Media controversy ensued when the BCS computer based selection system chose LSU and Oklahoma as the participants in the BCS title game largely based on an assessment of the relative difficulty of the three teams 2003 schedules During the bowl games LSU beat No 3 Oklahoma 21 14 in the Sugar Bowl designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2003 04 season while USC defeated the No 4 Michigan Wolverines 28 14 in the Rose Bowl LSU was ranked No 1 in the final Coaches Poll and USC remained No 1 in the final AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Game summaries 3 1 Louisiana Monroe 3 2 Arizona 3 3 Western Illinois 3 4 Georgia 3 5 Mississippi State 3 6 Florida 3 7 South Carolina 3 8 Auburn 3 9 Louisiana Tech 3 10 Alabama 3 11 Ole Miss 3 12 Arkansas 3 13 SEC Championship Game 3 14 Sugar Bowl 4 LSU Tigers in the 2004 National Football League Draft 5 ReferencesSchedule EditDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 307 00 p m Louisiana Monroe No 14Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LAW 49 789 148September 69 00 p m at Arizona No 13Arizona StadiumTucson AZTBSW 59 1346 110September 137 00 p m Western Illinois No 12Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LAW 35 787 164September 202 30 p m No 7 GeorgiaNo 11Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LA College GameDay CBSW 17 1092 251September 278 00 p m at Mississippi StateNo 7Davis Wade StadiumStarkville MS rivalry ESPN2W 41 645 835October 112 30 p m FloridaNo 6Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LA rivalry CBSL 7 1992 077October 186 45 p m at South CarolinaNo 10Williams Brice StadiumColumbia SCESPN2W 33 782 525October 257 00 p m No 17 AuburnNo 9Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LA Tiger Bowl ESPNW 31 792 085November 17 00 p m Louisiana Tech No 7Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LAPPVW 49 1091 879November 156 45 p m at AlabamaNo 3Bryant Denny StadiumTuscaloosa AL rivalry ESPNW 27 383 818November 222 30 p m at No 15 Ole MissNo 3Vaught Hemingway StadiumOxford MS Magnolia Bowl CBSW 17 1462 552November 281 30 p m ArkansasNo 3Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LA Battle for the Golden Boot CBSW 55 2492 213December 68 00 p m vs No 5 GeorgiaNo 3Georgia DomeAtlanta GA SEC Championship Game College GameDay CBSW 34 1374 913January 4 20047 15 p m vs No 3 Oklahoma No 2Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans LA Sugar Bowl College GameDay ABCW 21 1479 342 Non conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central timeRoster Edit LSUSports net Official Roster Quarterbacks 12 Marcus Randall 15 Matt Flynn 18 Matt Mauck 4 JaMarcus Russell 8 Ty Barrett 19 Michael HarrisonRunning Backs 22 Torey Bennett 2 Shyrone Carey 23 Jason Spadoni 25 Justin Vincent 10 Joseph Addai 32 Barrington Edwards 22 Alley BroussardH BacksFullbacks 24 Tyler Olivier 49 Michael Ricks 35 Brandon Nowlin 40 Shawn Jordan 44 Kevin Steltz 11 Jason LileWide Receivers 86 Junior Joseph 13 Steve Mares 14 Michael Clayton 9 Devery Henderson 87 Blain Bech 4 Michael Russo 81 Dwayne Bowe 85 Craig Davis 17 Bennie Brazell 38 Gino Giambelluca 8 Terrell Clayton 80 Schirra Fields 5 Skyler Green 1 Amp Hill Tight Ends 47 Eric Edwards 82 David Jones 84 Andrew Wright 83 Kory Hebert 88 Demetri Robinson 89 Keith ZingerCenter 59 Doug Planchard 55 Ben Wilkerson 61 Jimmy CourtenayOffensive Line 65 Steve Arflin 62 Brandon Hurley 69 Garett Wibel 75 Brian Johnson 71 Nate Livings 68 Terrell McGill 72 Stephen Peterman 67 Bradley Sowa 74 Josh Dicharry 64 Rudy Niswanger 62 Harold Bicknell 73 Will Arnold 66 Jerry Sevin 76 Andrew Whitworth 63 Mac McLachlan 60 Rodney Reed 78 Paris Hodges 77 Peter DyakowskiDefensive Line 59 Leo DesselleDefensive End 79 Sean Merrill 84 Marcus Spears 52 Ryan Willis 96 Carnell Stewart 97 Brandon Washington 94 Marquise Hill 48 Kirston Pittman 53 Tory Collins Defensive Tackle 98 Torran Williams 92 Bryce Wyatt 50 Jarrod Carter 89 Timothy Binion 90 Melvin Oliver 95 Kyle Williams 93 Chad LavalaisLinebackers 99 Jason LeDoux 45 Willie Demps 35 Mark Martin 19 Darius Ingram 63 Patrick McGibboney 57 Dave Peterson 34 Dorsett Buckels 27 Eric Alexander 40 Barrett Dupuy 52 Joey Noto 47 Dustin Adams 1 35 Micah Metrailer 91 Alonzo Manuel 56 Kenneth Hollis 42 Phillip Maxwell 46 Cameron Vaughn 58 Lionel Turner 51 Dominic Cooper 54 Brian West 55 Chris McCauley 7 Adrian MayesDefensive Backs 37 Daniel Francis 38 Vernon Russell Jr 6 Ryan Gilbert 28 Jeff Cook 39 Troy Hankton 9 Corey Meredith 28 Greg Hercules 44 Patrick Babinecz 30 LaRon Landry 33 Jonathan Zenon 26 Nick Child 31 Jessie Daniels 41 Marcques Lewis Cornerbacks 13 Corey Webster 24 Keron Gordon 29 Travis Daniels 1 Ronnie Prude 21 Randall GaySafeties 8 Jack Hunt 43 Chad WhitePunters 16 Ross Cockrell 80 Donnie Jones 36 Patrick FisherKickers 35 Andre Boagni 6 Colt David 41 Chris Jackson 39 Ryan GaudetLong Snappers 86 Steve Damen 70 Gant PettyGame summaries EditLouisiana Monroe Edit 1 234TotalLA Monroe 0 007 7 LSU 0 21217 49Date August 30Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 8 00 p m EST 2 Arizona Edit 1 234Total LSU 17 21714 59Arizona 0 0013 13Date September 6Location Arizona Stadium Tucson ArizonaGame start 10 00 p m EST 3 Western Illinois Edit Western Illinois was ranked No 1 in I AA and played the Tigers close only down 13 7 in the 3rd quarter The Tigers had fumbled twice in the red zone missed an extra point and a field goal and botched a punt QB Matt Mauck had a career game to extend the lead in the second half He set career highs with 305 yards passing and four touchdowns giving LSU its first 3 0 start in five years 1 234TotalW Illinois 0 070 7 LSU 6 7157 35Date September 13Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 8 00 p m ESTGame attendance 87 164Game weather 79 deg F Wind E 5 10 74 humidityScoring summaryQ108 18LSUMichael Clayton 10 yd pass from Matt Mauck Ryan Gaudet kick failed LSU 6 0 Q20 42LSUShyrone Carey 1 yd run Chris Jackson kick LSU 13 0 Q310 08WIUTerrence Hall 3 yd pass from Russ Michna Justin Langan kick LSU 13 7 Q35 00LSUSkyler Green 8 yd pass from Matt Mauck Matt Mauck rush LSU 21 7 Q32 26LSUSkyler Green 40 yd pass from Matt Mauck Chris Jackson kick LSU 28 7 Q48 29AUBD Henderson 16 yd pass from Matt Mauck Chris Jackson kick LSU 35 7 4 5 Georgia Edit 1 234TotalGeorgia 3 007 10 LSU 0 737 17Date September 20Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 3 30 p m ESTScoring summaryQ16 20UGABilly Bennett 33 yard field goalUGA 3 0 Q23 10LSUShyrone Carey 21 yard run Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 7 3 Q36 23LSURyan Gaudet 47 yard field goalLSU 10 3 Q44 25UGATyson Browning 93 yard pass from David Greene Billy Bennett kick Tie 10 10 Q41 22LSUSkyler Green 34 yard pass from Matt Mauck Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 17 10 6 Mississippi State Edit 1 234Total LSU 7 17107 41Mississippi St 0 006 6Date September 27Location Davis Wade Stadium Starkville MississippiGame start 9 00 p m EST 7 Florida Edit 1 234Total Florida 10 360 19LSU 7 000 7Date October 11Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 3 30 p m EST 8 South Carolina Edit 1 234Total LSU 6 1377 33South Carolina 0 070 7Date October 18Location Williams Brice Stadium Columbia South CarolinaGame start 7 45 p m EST 9 Auburn Edit 1 234TotalAuburn 0 007 7 LSU 21 0100 31Date October 25Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 7 45 p m ESTScoring summaryQ113 01LSUDevery Henderson 64 yard pass from Matt Mauck Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 7 0 Q17 43LSUMichael Clayton 18 yard pass from Matt Mauck Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 14 0 Q12 58LSUAlley Broussard 5 yard run Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 21 0 Q38 28LSURyan Gaudet 33 yard field goalLSU 24 0 Q33 46LSUDevery Henderson 16 yard pass from Matt Mauck Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 31 0 Q46 10AUBAnthony Mix 6 yard pass from Jason Campbell Philip Yost kick LSU 31 7 10 Louisiana Tech Edit 1 234TotalLouisiana Tech 0 370 10 LSU 28 2100 49Date November 1Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 8 00 p m EST 11 Alabama Edit 1 234Total LSU 10 773 27Alabama 0 003 3Date November 15Location Bryant Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa AlabamaGame start 7 45 p m ESTScoring summaryQ110 34LSUChris Jackson 20 yard field goalLSU 3 0 Q19 16LSUMichael Clayton 23 yard pass from Matt Mauck Chris Jackson kick LSU 10 0 Q22 03LSUEric Edwards 3 yard pass from Matt Mauck Chris Jackson kick LSU 17 0 Q39 15LSUAlley Broussard 4 yard run Chris Jackson kick LSU 24 0 Q410 11LSUChris Jackson 33 yard field goalLSU 27 0 Q46 39ALABrian Bostick 27 yard field goalLSU 27 3 12 Ole Miss Edit 1 234Total LSU 3 707 17Ole Miss 7 007 14Date November 22Location Vaught Hemingway Stadium Oxford MississippiGame start 3 30 p m ESTScoring summaryQ113 54MISSTravis Johnson 6 yard interception return Jonathan Nichols kick MISS 7 0 Q16 44LSUChris Jackson 45 yard field goalMISS 7 3 Q22 42LSUMichael Clayton 9 yard pass from Matt Mauck Chris Jackson kick LSU 10 7 Q414 50LSUDevery Henderson 53 yard pass from Matt Mauck Chris Jackson kick LSU 17 7 Q410 51MISSBrandon Jacobs 10 yard pass from Eli Manning Jonathan Nichols kick LSU 17 14 13 Arkansas Edit 1 234TotalArkansas 10 707 24 LSU 10 24210 55Date November 28Location Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge LouisianaGame start 2 30 p m EST 14 SEC Championship Game Edit 1 234Total LSU 8 9710 34Georgia 0 3100 13Date December 6Location Georgia Dome AtlantaGame start 8 00 p m ESTTelevision network CBS 15 Sugar Bowl Edit 1 234TotalOklahoma 0 707 14 LSU 7 770 21Date January 4Location Louisiana Superdome New Orleans LouisianaGame start 8 00 p m ESTTelevision network ABCScoring summaryQ111 38LSUSkyler Green 24 yard run Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 7 0 Q27 31OKLAKejuan Jones 1 yard run Trey DiCarlo kick Tie 7 7 Q24 21LSUJustin Vincent 18 yard run Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 14 7 Q314 13LSUMarcus Spears 20 yard interception return Ryan Gaudet kick LSU 21 7 Q411 01OKLAKejuan Jones 1 yard run Trey DiCarlo kick LSU 21 14LSU Tigers in the 2004 National Football League Draft EditPlayer Position Round Pick Overall NFL teamMichael Clayton Wide Receiver 1 15 15 Tampa Bay BuccaneersDevery Henderson Wide Receiver 2 18 50 New Orleans SaintsMarquise Hill Defensive End 2 31 63 New England PatriotsStephen Peterman Offensive Guard 3 20 83 Dallas CowboysChad Lavalais Defensive Tackle 5 10 142 Atlanta FalconsDonnie Jones Punter 7 23 224 Seattle SeahawksMatt Mauck Quarterback 7 24 225 Denver Broncoshttps www pro football reference com draft 2004 htm Archived 2007 12 23 at the Wayback MachineReferences Edit LSU Football Spring Guide PDF LSU LSU Retrieved 12 September 2018 ESPN ESPN ESPN Game Summary Sidearm Sports Scoring Summary ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 LSU Tigers football team amp oldid 1089508220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,