2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2003 Georgia Bulldogs football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Capital One Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 13–34 vs. LSU
Capital One Bowl, W 34–27 OT vs. Purdue
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNeil Callaway (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
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 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SEC's Eastern Division title with Florida and Tennessee. Georgia advanced to the SEC Championship Game, where the Bulldogs lost to the eventual Bowl Championship Series (BCS) champion, LSU. The Bulldogs finished the season with an overtime win in the Capital One Bowl over Purdue. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.