# 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 10–2 record. The Bulldogs had a regular-season Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 6–2, and won the SEC East for the second year in a row. Georgia faced LSU in the SEC Championship Game, losing 13–34. The Bulldogs completed their season with a victory over Purdue in the Capital One Bowl by a score of 34–27 in overtime. In Mark Richt's third year as head coach, Georgia finished the season ranked 6th and 7th in the polls.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson* | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (rivalry) | ABC | W 30–0 | 82,034 |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | No. 8 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | PPV | W 29–10 | 92,058 |
| September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 South Carolina | No. 8 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (rivalry) | CBS | W 31–7 | 92,058 |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 11 LSU | No. 7 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (College GameDay) | CBS | L 10–17 | 92,251 |
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama | No. 12 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (rivalry) | CBS | W 37–23 | 92,058 |
| October 11 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 13 Tennessee | No. 8 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 107,517 |
| October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 5 | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | PPV | W 27–8 | 27,823 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | UAB* | No. 5 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | | W 16–13 | 92,058 |
| November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Florida | No. 4 | Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 13–16 | 84,411 |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Auburn | No. 6 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | CBS | W 26–7 | 92,058 |
| November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 6 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | JPS | W 30–10 | 92,058 |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | No. 5 | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | ABC | W 34–17 | 55,000 |
| December 6 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 LSU | No. 5 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game, College GameDay) | CBS | L 13–34 | 74,913 |
| January 1, 2004 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Purdue* | No. 11 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) | ABC | W 34–27 $^{OT}$ | 64,565 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Coaches | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Not released |

## Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Georgia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |