2003 LSU Tigers football team

2003 LSU Tigers football
BCS national champion
Sugar Bowl champion
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), W 21–14 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Southeastern Conference Western Division
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #2
2003 record 13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (4th year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp (2nd as coordinator, 3rd overall year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600)
2003 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#7 Georgia xy   6 2         11 3  
#15 Tennessee x   6 2         10 3  
#24 Florida x   6 2         8 5  
South Carolina   2 6         5 7  
Kentucky   1 7         4 8  
Vanderbilt   1 7         2 10  
Western Division
#2 LSU xy$#   7 1         13 1  
#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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the LSU Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers compiled an 11–1 regular season record and then defeated the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, Afterward, LSU was invited to play the Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national title. LSU won the BCS National Championship Game, the first national football championship for LSU since 1958.

The 2003 college football regular season ended with three one-loss teams in BCS contention: the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and USC Trojans. USC ended the regular season ranked No. 1 and LSU No. 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Media controversy ensued when the BCS computer-based selection system chose LSU and Oklahoma as the participants in the BCS title game, largely based on an assessment of the relative difficulty of the three teams' 2003 schedules. During the bowl games, LSU beat No. 3 Oklahoma 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl (designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2003–04 season), while USC defeated the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines 28–14 in the Rose Bowl. LSU was ranked No. 1 in the final Coaches' Poll, and USC remained No. 1 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe* #14 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 49–7   89,148
September 6 9:00 pm at Arizona* #13 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ TBS W 59–13   46,110
September 13 7:00 pm Western Illinois* #12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 35–7   87,164
September 20 2:30 pm #7 Georgia #11 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS W 17–10   92,251
September 27 8:00 pm at Mississippi State #7 Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 41–6   45,835
October 11 2:30 pm Florida #6 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) CBS L 7–19   92,077
October 18 6:45 pm at South Carolina #10 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC ESPN2 W 33–7   82,525
October 25 7:00 pm #17 Auburn #9 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) ESPN W 31–7   92,085
November 1 7:00 pm Louisiana Tech*dagger #7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 49–10   91,879
November 15 6:45 pm at Alabama #3 Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) ESPN W 27–3   83,818
November 22 2:30 pm at #15 Ole Miss #3 Vaught-Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) CBS W 17–14   62,552
November 28 1:30 pm Arkansas #3 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS W 55–24   92,213
December 6 8:00 pm vs. #5 Georgia #3 Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) CBS W 34–13   74,913
January 4 7:15 pm vs. #3 Oklahoma* #2 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 21–14   79,342
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

(LSUSports.net Official Roster)

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

H-Backs

Fullbacks

  • 24 Tyler Olivier
  • 49 Michael Ricks
  • 35 Brandon Nowlin
  • 40 Shawn Jordan
  • 44 Kevin Steltz

Wide Receivers

 

Tight Ends

Center

Offensive Line

Defensive Line

  • 59 Leo Desselle

Defensive End

 

Defensive Tackle

Linebackers

  • 99 Jason LeDoux
  • 35 Mark Martin
  • 19 Darius Ingram
  • 63 Patrick McGibboney
  • 57 Dave Peterson
  • 34 Dorsett Buckels
  • 27 Eric Alexander
  • 40 Barrett Dupuy
  • 52 Joey Noto
  • 47 Jason Duet
  • 35 Micah Metrailer
  • 91 Alonzo Manuel
  • 56 Kenneth Hollis
  • 42 Phillip Maxwell
  • 46 Cameron Vaughn
  • 58 Lionel Turner
  • 51 Dominic Cooper
  • 54 Brian West
  • 55 Chris McCauley
  • 7 Adrian Mayes

Defensive Backs

  • 37 Daniel Francis
  • 38 Vernon Russell, Jr.
  • 6 Ryan Gilbert
  • 28 Jeff Cook
  • 39 Troy Hankton
  • 9 Corey Meredith
  • 28 Greg Hercules
  • 44 Patrick Babinecz
  • 30 LaRon Landry
  • 33 Jonathan Zenon
  • 26 Nick Child
  • 31 Jessie Daniels
  • 41 Marcques Lewis
 

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Punters

Kickers

  • 35 Andre Boagni
  • 6 Colt David
  • 41 Chris Jackson
  • 39 Ryan Gaudet

Long Snappers

  • 86 Steve Damen
  • 70 Gant Petty

Game summaries

Louisiana-Monroe

1 234Total
LA-Monroe 0 007 7
LSU 0 21217 49

[1]

Arizona

1 234Total
LSU 17 21714 59
Arizona 0 0013 13

[2]

Western Illinois

1 234Total
W Illinois 0 070 7
LSU 6 7157 35

[3]

Georgia

1 234Total
Georgia 3 007 10
LSU 0 737 17

[4]

Mississippi State

1 234Total
LSU 7 17107 41
Mississippi St 0 006 6

[5]

Florida

1 234Total
Florida 10 360 19
LSU 7 000 7

[6]

South Carolina

1 234Total
LSU 6 1377 33
South Carolina 0 070 7

[7]

Auburn

1 234Total
Auburn 0 007 7
LSU 21 0100 31

[8]

Louisiana Tech

1 234Total
Louisiana Tech 0 370 10
LSU 28 2100 49

[9]

Alabama

1 234Total
LSU 10 773 27
Alabama 0 003 3

[10]

Ole Miss

1 234Total
LSU 3 707 17
Ole Miss 7 007 14

[11]

Arkansas

1 234Total
Arkansas 10 707 24
LSU 10 24210 55

[12]

SEC Championship Game

1 234Total
LSU 8 9710 34
Georgia 0 3100 13

[13]

Sugar Bowl

1 234Total
Oklahoma 0 707 14
LSU 7 770 21

LSU Tigers in the 2004 National Football League Draft

Player Position Round Pick Overall NFL team
Michael Clayton Wide Receiver 1 15 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Devery Henderson Wide Receiver 2 18 50 New Orleans Saints
Marquise Hill Defensive End 2 31 63 New England Patriots
Stephen Peterman Offensive Guard 3 20 83 Dallas Cowboys
Chad Lavalais Defensive Tackle 5 10 142 Atlanta Falcons
Donnie Jones Punter 7 23 224 Seattle Seahawks
Matt Mauck Quarterback 7 24 225 Denver Broncos

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm

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