2003 Oakland Raiders season

2003 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	Bill Callahan
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Network Associates Coliseum
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None

The 2003 Oakland Raiders season was the teams's 44th, and 34th in the National Football League. The Raiders entered 2003 as defending AFC Champions, but they won only four games.^[1]

Quarterback Rich Gannon, who had been the league MVP the previous season, injured his shoulder in Week Seven and was put on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. He was replaced by Marques Tuiasosopo and Rick Mirer.

The team had a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season; they lost seven games by a touchdown or less. Their 4–12 record tied them with the Chargers, Giants, and Cardinals as the worst team in football in 2003. For this, Raiders owner Al Davis fired head coach Bill Callahan and replaced him with Norv Turner.

A 22-8 defeat to the Broncos in Week 13 led to Callahan's infamous postgame rant, "We've got to be the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game."

The season was the last year in Oakland for wide receivers Tim Brown and Jerry Rice. Both future Hall of Fame members were held to four total touchdowns for the season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2003 Oakland Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	31	Nnamdi Asomugha *	CB	California
1	32	Tyler Brayton	DE	Colorado
2	63	Teyo Johnson	TE	Stanford
3	83	Sam Williams	LB	Fresno State
3	96	Justin Fargas	RB	USC
4	129	Shurron Pierson	DE	South Florida
5	167	Doug Gabriel	WR	UCF
6	204	Dustin Rykert	OT	BYU
7	246	Siddeeq Shabazz	SS	New Mexico State
7	262	Ryan Hoag	WR	Gustavus Adolphus
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

2003 Oakland Raiders staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Bill Callahan Assistant Head Coach - Sexy McBooty Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Marc Trestman Running Backs – Skip Peete Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight Ends – Jay Norvell Offensive Line – Aaron Kromer Senior Assistant – John Morton Offensive Assistant – Jim Harbaugh Offensive Assistant – Chris Turner			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan Defensive Line – Mike Waufle Linebackers – Fred Pagac Defensive Backs – Ron Lynn Quality Control/Defense – Chris Griswold Quality Control/Defense – Don Martin Squad Development – Willie Brown Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Bob Casullo Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Adams

Roster

2003 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks 12 Rich Gannon  7 Rob Johnson 17 Tee Martin  3 Rick Mirer  8 Marques Tuiasosopo Running Backs 32 Zack Crockett FB 20 Justin Fargas 25 Charlie Garner 44 Chris Hetherington FB -- Ronney Jenkins 27 J.R. Redmond 47 Tyrone Wheatley Wide Receivers 81 Tim Brown 89 Ronald Curry 85 Doug Gabriel 84 Jerry Porter 80 Jerry Rice 86 John Stone 87 Alvis Whitted Tight Ends 82 Teyo Johnson 88 Doug Jolley 83 O.J. Santiago		Offensive Linemen 70 Brad Badger G 79 Mo Collins G 71 Corey Hulsey G 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 73 Frank Middleton G 63 Barret Robbins C 65 Barry Sims T 78 Chad Slaughter T 74 Matt Stinchcomb T 62 Adam Treu C 66 Langston Walker T 77 Joe Wong G Defensive Linemen 93 Trace Armstrong DE 91 Tyler Brayton DE 95 Lorenzo Bromell DE 57 Roderick Coleman DT 75 Chris Cooper DT 98 Akbar Gbaja-Biamila DE 90 Sean Gilbert DT 99 DeLawrence Grant DE 96 Grant Irons DE 97 John Parrella DT 55 Shurron Pierson DE 92 Terdell Sands DT 94 Dana Stubblefield DT		Linebackers 59 Larry Atkins 50 Eric Barton 58 Napoleon Harris 51 Tim Johnson 53 Bill Romanowski 56 Travian Smith 54 Sam Williams Defensive Backs 21 Nnamdi Asomugha 31 Phillip Buchanon 33 Anthony Dorsett 36 Derrick Gibson 41 Eric Johnson 38 Clarence Love 37 Carey Scott 28 Siddeeq Shabazz 22 Terrance Shaw 24 Charles Woodson 26 Rod Woodson Special Teams 11 Sebastian Janikowski  9 Shane Lechler

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	at Tennessee Titans	L 25–20	ESPN 5:30pm	68,809
2	September 14, 2003	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–20	CBS 1:15pm	50,135
3	September 22, 2003	at Denver Broncos	L 31–10	ABC 6:00pm	76,753
4	September 28, 2003	San Diego Chargers	W 34–31 (OT)	CBS 1:15pm	54,078
5	October 5, 2003	at Chicago Bears	L 24–21	CBS 10:00am	61,099
6	October 12, 2003	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–7	CBS 10:00am	73,318
7	October 20, 2003	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–10	ABC 6:00pm	62,391
8	Bye
9	November 2, 2003	at Detroit Lions	L 23–13	CBS 10:00am	61,561
10	November 9, 2003	New York Jets	L 27–24	CBS 1:15pm	51,909
11	November 16, 2003	Minnesota Vikings	W 28–18	FOX 1:15pm	56,653
12	November 23, 2003	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–24	CBS 1:15pm	78,889
13	November 30, 2003	Denver Broncos	L 22–8	CBS 1:15pm	57,201
14	December 7, 2003	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–7	CBS 10:00am	53,079
15	December 14, 2003	Baltimore Ravens	W 20–12	CBS 1:15pm	45,398
16	December 22, 2003	Green Bay Packers	L 41–7	ABC 6:00pm	62,298
17	December 28, 2003	at San Diego Chargers	L 21–14	CBS 1:15pm	62,222

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	484	332	W1
^(6) Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	381	301	L1
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	270	379	L2
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	313	441	W1

References

1. 2003 Oakland Raiders
2. Football Database. Retrieved 2014-Mar-24.