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2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2003 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
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

The 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

The team was coached by Rich Brooks.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 pmLouisville*ESPN2L 24–4070,467
September 67:00 pmMurray State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 37–663,306
September 137:45 pmat AlabamaESPNL 17–2783,818
September 205:00 pmat Indiana*W 34–1734,829
September 2712:30 pmNo. 25 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
JPSL 21–2470,579
October 97:45 pmat South CarolinaESPNL 21–2778,592
October 187:00 pmOhio*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
PPVW 35–1461,107
October 2512:30 pmMississippi Statedagger
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
JPSW 42–757,141
November 17:00 pmArkansas
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
ESPN2L 63–71 7OT66,124
November 152:00 pmat VanderbiltL 17–2826,440
November 2212:30 pmNo. 6 GeorgiadaggerJPSL 10–3092,058
November 2912:30 pmNo. 7 Tennessee
JPSL 7–2065,733
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Players on the team

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Player Class Position Summary
Jared Lorenzen SR QB 101 Cmp, 336, Att, 2221 Yds, 16 TD
Shane Boyd JR QB 15 Cmp, 43 Att, 205 Yds, 2 TD
Arliss Beach* SO RB 103 Att, 366 Yds, 3.6 Avg
Alexis Bwenge* SO RB 72 Att, 318 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Draak Davis JR RB 68 Att, 194 yds, 2.9 Avg
Ronald Johnson SO RB 20 Att, 84 Yds, 4.2 Avg
Monquantae Gibson FR RB 6 Att, 12 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Justin Sprowles SO RB 1 Att, 3 Yds, 3.0 Avg
Andrew Hopewell SO RB 24 Yds, 24.0 Avg
Tommy Cook* JR WR 21 Rec, 222 Yds, 10.6 Avg
Derek Abney* SR WR 51 Rec, 616 Yds, 12.1 Avg
Keenan Burton FR WR 20 Rec, 221 Yds, 11.1 Avg
Chris Bernard SR WR 33 Rec, 532 Yds, 16.1 Avg
Glenn Holt SO WR 14 Rec, 164 Yds, 11.7 Avg
Maurice Marchman FR WR 1 Rec, 25 Yds, 25.0 Avg
Win Gaffron III SR TE 6 Rec, 97 Yds, 16.2 Avg
Jeremiah Drobney SO TE 9 Rec, 88 Yds, 9.8 Avg
Bruce Fowler FR TE 3 Rec, 36 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Antonio Hall* OL
Matt Huff* OL
Sylvester Miller* OL
Jason Rollins* OL
Nick Seitze* OL
Nate VanSickel OL
Sevin Sucurovic JR K
Taylor Begley SO K
Vincent Burns* JR DL
Jeremy Caudill* DL
Lamar Mills* DL
Ellery Moore DL
Chad Anderson* SO DL
Deion Holts* LB
Durrell White* LB
Dustin Williams* LB
Raymond Fontaine LB
Justin Haydock JR LB
Muhammad Abdullah* SO DB
Earven Flowers* JR DB
Bo Smith SO DB
Mike Williams* JR DB
Leonard Burress SR DB
Antoine Huffman SO DB
Claude Sagaille JR DB
Anthony Thornton JR P

Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).

References

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  1. ^ Creed, Jimmy (August 23, 2003). "Brooks happy to have big problems at UK". The Anniston Star. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.