# 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
The team was coached by Rich Brooks.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 pm | Louisville* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup) | ESPN2 | L 24–40 | 70,467 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Murray State* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky | | W 37–6 | 63,306 |
| September 13 | 7:45 pm | at Alabama | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama | ESPN | L 17–27 | 83,818 |
| September 20 | 5:00 pm | at Indiana* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, Indiana (rivalry) | | W 34–17 | 34,829 |
| September 27 | 12:30 pm | No. 25 Florida | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky (rivalry) | JPS | L 21–24 | 70,579 |
| October 9 | 7:45 pm | at South Carolina | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | ESPN | L 21–27 | 78,592 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Ohio* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky | PPV | W 35–14 | 61,107 |
| October 25 | 12:30 pm | Mississippi State | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky | JPS | W 42–7 | 57,141 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | Arkansas | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky | ESPN2 | L 63–71 $^{7OT}$ | 66,124 |
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, Tennessee (rivalry) | | L 17–28 | 26,440 |
| November 22 | 12:30 pm | No. 6 Georgia | Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia | JPS | L 10–30 | 92,058 |
| November 29 | 12:30 pm | No. 7 Tennessee | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel) | JPS | L 7–20 | 65,733 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Players on the team

| Player | Class | Position | Summary |
| Jared Lorenzen | SR | QB | 101 Cmp, 336, Att, 2221 Yds, 16 TD |
| Shane Boyd | JR | QB | 15 Cmp, 43 Att, 205 Yds, 2 TD |
| Arliss Beach* | SO | RB | 103 Att, 366 Yds, 3.6 Avg |
| Alexis Bwenge* | SO | RB | 72 Att, 318 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Draak Davis | JR | RB | 68 Att, 194 yds, 2.9 Avg |
| Ronald Johnson | SO | RB | 20 Att, 84 Yds, 4.2 Avg |
| Monquantae Gibson | FR | RB | 6 Att, 12 Yds, 2.0 Avg |
| Justin Sprowles | SO | RB | 1 Att, 3 Yds, 3.0 Avg |
| Andrew Hopewell | SO | RB | 24 Yds, 24.0 Avg |
| Tommy Cook* | JR | WR | 21 Rec, 222 Yds, 10.6 Avg |
| Derek Abney* | SR | WR | 51 Rec, 616 Yds, 12.1 Avg |
| Keenan Burton | FR | WR | 20 Rec, 221 Yds, 11.1 Avg |
| Chris Bernard | SR | WR | 33 Rec, 532 Yds, 16.1 Avg |
| Glenn Holt | SO | WR | 14 Rec, 164 Yds, 11.7 Avg |
| Maurice Marchman | FR | WR | 1 Rec, 25 Yds, 25.0 Avg |
| Win Gaffron III | SR | TE | 6 Rec, 97 Yds, 16.2 Avg |
| Jeremiah Drobney | SO | TE | 9 Rec, 88 Yds, 9.8 Avg |
| Bruce Fowler | FR | TE | 3 Rec, 36 Yds, 12.0 Avg |
| Antonio Hall* | | OL | |
| Matt Huff* | | OL | |
| Sylvester Miller* | | OL | |
| Jason Rollins* | | OL | |
| Nick Seitze* | | OL | |
| Nate VanSickel | | OL | |
| Sevin Sucurovic | JR | K | |
| Taylor Begley | SO | K | |
| Vincent Burns* | JR | DL | |
| Jeremy Caudill* | | DL | |
| Lamar Mills* | | DL | |
| Ellery Moore | | DL | |
| Chad Anderson* | SO | DL | |
| Deion Holts* | | LB | |
| Durrell White* | | LB | |
| Dustin Williams* | | LB | |
| Raymond Fontaine | | LB | |
| Justin Haydock | JR | LB | |
| Muhammad Abdullah* | SO | DB | |
| Earven Flowers* | JR | DB | |
| Bo Smith | SO | DB | |
| Mike Williams* | JR | DB | |
| Leonard Burress | SR | DB | |
| Antoine Huffman | SO | DB | |
| Claude Sagaille | JR | DB | |
| Anthony Thornton | JR | P | |
Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).