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2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2003 Tennessee Volunteers football

SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Peach Bowl, L 14–27 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
Record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (9th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No.7Georgiaxy	6	–	2	11	–	3
No.15Tennesseex	6	–	2	10	–	3
No.24Floridax	6	–	2	8	–	5
South Carolina	2	–	6	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	2	–	10
Kentucky	1	–	7	4	–	8
Western Division
No.2LSU xy$#	7	–	1	13	–	1
No.13Ole Missx	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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in SEC play and lost the Peach Bowl, 27–14, to Clemson.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 pm	Fresno State*	No. 12	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN2	W 24–6	103,860
September 6	4:00 pm	Marshall*	No. 12	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN2	W 34–24	106,520
September 20	12:00 pm	at No. 17Florida	No. 12	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	W 24–10	90,332
September 27	7:45 pm	South Carolina	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–20 ^OT	107,881
October 4	7:45 pm	atAuburn	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–28	86,063
October 11	7:45 pm	No. 8Georgia	No. 13	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 14–41	107,517
October 25	3:30 pm	atAlabama	No. 22	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 51–43 ^5OT	83,818
November 1	4:00 pm	Duke*	No. 19	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 23–6	104,772
November 8	12:00 pm	at No. 6Miami (FL)*	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida	ABC	W 10–6	69,722
November 15	12:30 pm	Mississippi State	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	JPS	W 59–21	104,223
November 22	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	PPV	W 48–0	100,496
November 29	12:30 pm	atKentucky	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 20–7	65,733
January 2	4:30 pm	vs. Clemson*	No. 6	Georgia Dome Atlanta (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–27	75,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2003.

2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Casey Clausen	Sr
WR	`10`	Mark Jones	Sr
C	`64`	Scott Wells	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`2`	Kevin Burnett	Jr
DB	`8`	Gibril Wilson	Sr
LB	`44`	Omar Gaither	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`47`	Dustin Colquitt	Jr

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky South Carolina Vanderbilt
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People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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