2003 LSU Tigers football team

2003 LSU Tigers football
BCS national champion Sugar Bowl champion SEC champion
SEC Championship Game, W 34–13 vs. Georgia
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 Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 49–7	89,148
September 6	9:00 pm	at Arizona*	#13	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, 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 Stadium • Starkville, 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 Stadium • Columbia, 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*	#7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 49–10	91,879
November 15	6:45 pm	at Alabama	#3	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–3	83,818
November 22	2:30 pm	at #15 Ole Miss	#3	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, 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 Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 34–13	74,913
January 4	7:15 pm	vs. #3 Oklahoma*	#2	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 21–14	79,342
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

(LSUSports.net Official Roster)

Quarterbacks

12 Marcus Randall
15 Matt Flynn
18 Matt Mauck
4 JaMarcus Russell
8 Ty Barrett
19 Michael Harrison

Running Backs

22 Torey Bennett
2 Shyrone Carey
23 Jason Spadoni
25 Justin Vincent
10 Joseph Addai
32 Barrington Edwards
22 Alley Broussard

H-Backs

Fullbacks

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

Wide Receivers

86 Junior Joseph
13 Steve Mares
14 Michael Clayton
9 Devery Henderson
87 Blain Bech
4 Michael Russo
81 Dwayne Bowe
85 Craig Davis
17 Bennie Brazell
38 Gino Giambelluca
8 Terrell Clayton
80 Schirra Fields
5 Skyler Green
1 Amp Hill

Tight Ends

47 Eric Edwards
82 David Jones
84 Andrew Wright
83 Kory Hebert
88 Demetri Robinson
89 Keith Zinger

Center

59 Doug Planchard
55 Ben Wilkerson
61 Jimmy Courtenay

Offensive Line

65 Steve Arflin
62 Brandon Hurley
69 Garett Wibel
75 Brian Johnson
71 Nate Livings
68 Terrell McGill
72 Stephen Peterman
67 Bradley Sowa
74 Josh Dicharry
64 Rudy Niswanger
62 Harold Bicknell
73 Will Arnold
66 Jerry Sevin
76 Andrew Whitworth
63 Mac McLachlan
60 Rodney Reed
78 Paris Hodges
77 Peter Dyakowski

Defensive Line

59 Leo Desselle

Defensive End

79 Sean Merrill
84 Marcus Spears
52 Ryan Willis
96 Carnell Stewart
97 Brandon Washington
94 Marquise Hill
48 Kirston Pittman
53 Tory Collins

Defensive Tackle

98 Torran Williams
92 Bryce Wyatt
50 Jarrod Carter
90 Melvin Oliver
95 Kyle Williams
93 Chad Lavalais

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

13 Corey Webster
24 Keron Gordon
29 Travis Daniels
1 Ronnie Prude
21 Randall Gay

Safeties

8 Jack Hunt
43 Chad White

Punters

16 Ross Cockrell
80 Donnie Jones
36 Patrick Fisher

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	2	3	4	Total
LA-Monroe	0	0	0	7	7
• LSU	0	21	21	7	49

Date: August 30
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST

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Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
• LSU	17	21	7	14	59
Arizona	0	0	0	13	13

Date: September 6
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Game start: 10:00 p.m. EST

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Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
W Illinois	0	0	7	0	7
• LSU	6	7	15	7	35

Date: September 13
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST

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Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	3	0	0	7	10
• LSU	0	7	3	7	17

Date: September 20
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

Q1	6:20	UGA	Billy Bennett 33 yard field goal	UGA 3–0

Q2	3:10	LSU	Shyrone Carey 21 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–3

Q3	6:23	LSU	Ryan Gaudet 47 yard field goal	LSU 10–3

Q4	4:25	UGA	Tyson Browning 93 yard pass from David Greene (Billy Bennett kick)	Tie 10–10

Q4	1:22	LSU	Skyler Green 34 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 17–10

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Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• LSU	7	17	10	7	41
Mississippi St	0	0	0	6	6

Date: September 27
Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST

^[5]

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida	10	3	6	0	19
LSU	7	0	0	0	7

Date: October 11
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST

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South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• LSU	6	13	7	7	33
South Carolina	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 18
Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST

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Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	7	7
• LSU	21	0	10	0	31

Date: October 25
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

Q1	13:01	LSU	Devery Henderson 64 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–0

Q1	7:43	LSU	Michael Clayton 18 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 14–0

Q1	2:58	LSU	Alley Broussard 5 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 21–0

Q3	8:28	LSU	Ryan Gaudet 33 yard field goal	LSU 24–0

Q3	3:46	LSU	Devery Henderson 16 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 31–0

Q4	6:10	AUB	Anthony Mix 6 yard pass from Jason Campbell (Philip Yost kick)	LSU 31–7

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Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	0	3	7	0	10
• LSU	28	21	0	0	49

Date: November 1
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST

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Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
• LSU	10	7	7	3	27
Alabama	0	0	0	3	3

Date: November 15
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

Q1	10:34	LSU	Chris Jackson 20 yard field goal	LSU 3–0

Q1	9:16	LSU	Michael Clayton 23 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 10–0

Q2	2:03	LSU	Eric Edwards 3 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 17–0

Q3	9:15	LSU	Alley Broussard 4 yard run (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 24–0

Q4	10:11	LSU	Chris Jackson 33 yard field goal	LSU 27–0

Q4	6:39	ALA	Brian Bostick 27 yard field goal	LSU 27–3

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Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
• LSU	3	7	0	7	17
Ole Miss	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 22
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

Q1	13:54	MISS	Travis Johnson 6 yard interception return (Jonathan Nichols kick)	MISS 7–0

Q1	6:44	LSU	Chris Jackson 45 yard field goal	MISS 7–3

Q2	2:42	LSU	Michael Clayton 9 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 10–7

Q4	14:50	LSU	Devery Henderson 53 yard pass from Matt Mauck (Chris Jackson kick)	LSU 17–7

Q4	10:51	MISS	Brandon Jacobs 10 yard pass from Eli Manning (Jonathan Nichols kick)	LSU 17–10

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Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	10	7	0	7	24
• LSU	10	24	21	0	55

Date: November 28
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST

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SEC Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
• LSU	8	9	7	10	34
Georgia	0	3	10	0	13

Date: December 6
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Television network: CBS

^[13]

Sugar Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	7	0	7	14
• LSU	7	7	7	0	21

Date: January 4
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	11:38	LSU	Skyler Green 24 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 7–0

Q2	7:31	OKLA	Kejuan Jones 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	4:21	LSU	Justin Vincent 18 yard run (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 14–7

Q3	14:13	LSU	Marcus Spears 20 yard interception return (Ryan Gaudet kick)	LSU 21–7

Q4	11:01	OKLA	Kejuan Jones 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	LSU 21–14

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

References

External links

LSU 2003 National Champions 2004 Spring Media Guide

2003 LSU Tigers football—BCS & USA Today/ESPN national champions

Head coach: Nick Saban

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National championships in bold

College football national champions (championship game era)

Bowl Coalition	1992: Alabama 1993: Florida State 1994: Nebraska

Bowl Alliance	1995: Nebraska 1996: Florida 1997: Michigan (AP, FN, FWAA, TSN) / Nebraska (Bowl Alliance, Coaches)

Bowl Championship Series	1998: Tennessee 1999: Florida State 2000: Oklahoma 2001: Miami 2002: Ohio State 2003: LSU (BCS, Coaches, NFF) / USC (AP, FWAA, TSN) 2004: USC (vacated) 2005: Texas 2006: Florida 2007: LSU 2008: Florida 2009: Alabama 2010: Auburn 2011: Alabama 2012: Alabama 2013: Florida State

College Football Playoff	2014: Ohio State 2015: Alabama

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