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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:00 pm | Fresno State* | No. 12 | | 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. 17 Florida | No. 12 | | 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 | at Auburn | No. 7 | | ESPN | L 21–28 | 86,063 |
October 11 | 7:45 pm | No. 8 Georgia | No. 13 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | L 14–41 | 107,517 |
October 25 | 3:30 pm | at Alabama | No. 22 | | CBS | W 51–43 5OT | 83,818 |
November 1 | 4:00 pm | Duke*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 19 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
| PPV | W 23–6 | 104,772 |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 6 Miami (FL)* | No. 18 | | 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 | at Kentucky | No. 7 | | JPS | W 20–7 | 65,733 |
January 2 | 4:30 pm | vs. Clemson* | No. 6 | | 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
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Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2003.
2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Woody McCorvey – Running backs
- Pat Washington – Wide receivers
- Greg Adkins – Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator
- Jimmy Ray Stephens – Offensive line
- John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
- Dan Brooks – Defensive line
- Larry Slade – Defensive backs
- Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
- Shane Beamer – Graduate assistant
- Marcus Satterfield – Graduate assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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