2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 15
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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

August 303:00 PMFresno State*No. 12

ESPN2W 24–6103,860 September 64:00 PMMarshall*No. 12

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

ESPN2W 34–24106,520 September 2012:00 PMat No. 17 FloridaNo. 12

CBSW 24–1090,332 September 277:45 PMSouth CarolinaNo. 8

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

ESPNW 23–20 OT107,881 October 47:45 PMat AuburnNo. 7

ESPNL 21–2886,063 October 117:45 PMNo. 8 GeorgiaNo. 13

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)

ESPN2L 14–41107,517 October 253:30 PMat AlabamaNo. 22

CBSW 51-43 5OT83,818 November 14:00 PMDuke*daggerNo. 19

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

PPVW 23–6104,772 November 812:00 PMat No. 6 Miami (FL)*No. 18

ABCW 10–6 69,722 November 1512:30 PMMississippi StateNo. 9

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

JPSW 59–21 104,223 November 221:00 PMVanderbiltNo. 9

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)

PPVW 48–0 100,496 November 2912:30 PMat KentuckyNo. 7

JPSW 20–7 65,733 January 24:30 PMvs. ClemsonNo. 6

ESPNL 14–27 75,125

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Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for Tennessee Football Games for the 2003 SEC Season
Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2003.

Game notes

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Gibril Wilson Safety 5 136 New York Giants
Troy Fleming Fullback 6 191 Tennessee Titans
Mark Jones Wide receiver 7 206 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott Wells Guard 7 251 Green Bay Packers

References