2003 Arizona Cardinals season

2003 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Dave McGinnis
General manager	Rod Graves
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the 84th season the team was in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, instead winning only four games,^[1] although this was not considered a disaster as before their win over the Packers there was talk the 2003 Cardinals would become the first NFL team to go 0–16.^[2] For the fifth consecutive season, the franchise failed to reach the playoffs, and based on point differential had the worst record in the only NFL season where every team won at least four games.^[3] This resulted in the Cardinals firing head coach Dave McGinnis and replacing him with Dennis Green. In his NFL debut, Anquan Boldin had 217 receiving yards.^[4]

Personnel

Staff

2003 Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President/General Counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice President of Football Operations – Rod Graves Head coaches Head Coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jerry Sullivan Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight Ends – Marty Galbraith Offensive Line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive Line – Joe Greene Assistant Defensive Line – Cary Godette Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive Backs – Ron Milus Special teams coaches Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2003 Arizona Cardinals final roster
	Quarterbacks 11 Jeff Blake 12 Josh McCown 15 Preston Parsons Running backs 31 Marcel Shipp 22 Emmitt Smith Wide receivers 81 Anquan Boldin 89 Nate Poole Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	at Detroit Lions	L 24–42	60,691
2	September 14, 2003	Seattle Seahawks	L 0–38	23,127
3	September 21, 2003	Green Bay Packers	W 20–13	58,784
4	September 28, 2003	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–37	65,758
5	October 5, 2003	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–24	63,601
6	October 12, 2003	Baltimore Ravens	L 18–26	24,193
7	Bye
8	October 26, 2003	San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13	40,824
9	November 2, 2003	Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–14	23,531
10	November 9, 2003	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 15–28	59,520
11	November 16, 2003	at Cleveland Browns	L 6–44	72,908
12	November 23, 2003	St. Louis Rams	L 27–30	42,089
13	November 30, 2003	at Chicago Bears	L 3–28	61,550
14	December 7, 2003	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–50	66,975
15	December 14, 2003	Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	23,217
16	December 21, 2003	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–28	64,899
17	December 28, 2003	Minnesota Vikings	W 18–17	52,734

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) St. Louis Rams	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	447	328	L1
^(5) Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	404	327	W2
San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	384	337	L1
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	225	452	W1

Awards and honors

• Anquan Boldin, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year^[4]

References

1. 2003 Arizona Cardinals
2. Bouchette, Ed; “NFC Notebook: Cardinals primed for 0–16?” in Post-Gazette Sports Writer; September 21, 2003
3. See 2011 NFL Record and Fact Book; pp. 367–392 ISBN 1603208879
4. Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16