# 2003 Florida Gators football team

The 2003 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2003 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were led by second-year coach Ron Zook, who coached the Gators to a first-place tie in the SEC East, an Outback Bowl berth, and an overall win–loss record of 8–5 (.615). Consensus All-American Keiwan Ratliff set the school single-season interception mark in 2003 with 9.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | San Jose State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 65–3 | 90,011 |
| September 6 | at No. 3 Miami (FL)* | No. 21 | Orange Bowl StadiumMiami, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 33–38 | 79,932 |
| September 13 | Florida A&M* | No. 19 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 63–3 | 90,087 |
| September 20 | No. 12 Tennessee | No. 17 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 10–24 | 90,332 |
| September 27 | at Kentucky | No. 25 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | JPS | W 24–21 | 70,579 |
| October 4 | Ole Miss | No. 24 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | JPS | L 17–20 | 90,101 |
| October 11 | at No. 6 LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | W 19–7 | 92,077 |
| October 18 | at No. 11 Arkansas | | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | CBS | W 33–28 | 73,934 |
| November 1 | vs. No. 4 Georgia | No. 23 | Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 16–13 | 84,411 |
| November 8 | Vanderbilt | No. 17 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 35–17 | 90,122 |
| November 15 | at South Carolina | No. 15 | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | JPS | W 24–22 | 81,523 |
| November 29 | No. 9 Florida State* | No. 11 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry, College GameDay) | CBS | L 34–38 | 90,407 |
| January 1, 2004 | vs. No. 13 Iowa* | No. 17 | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–37 | 65,372 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.

## Season summary
### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Jose St | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Florida | 3 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 65 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 10 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| • Miami (FL) | 10 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 38 |

### Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida A&M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Florida | 14 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 63 |

### Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Tennessee | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ole Miss | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Florida | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### LSU

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

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida | 0 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |

### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| • Florida | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Florida | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 |

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 34 |
at Ben Hill Griffith Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 29
* Game time: 3:20 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Fair • 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind 10 NW
* Game attendance: 90,407
* Referee: Jack Childress
* TV: CBS
* Box Score
Game information :
Florida St
Rix 14/19, 256 Yds, 3 TD
Washington 15 Rush, 65 Yds
Robinson 5 Rec, 102 Yds, TD
Florida
Leak 22/36, 273 Yds, 2 TD
Carthon 13 Rush, 62 Yds
Troupe 4 Rec, 121 Yds, 2 TD :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | FSU | FLA |
| 1 | 6:05 | 11 | 46 | 4:27 | Florida | 47-yard field goal by Leach | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1:46 | 8 | 78 | 4:19 | Florida St | Robinson 35-yard touchdown reception from Rix, Beitia kick good | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | 7:31 | 11 | 57 | 6:29 | Florida St | 28-yard field goal by Beitia | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | 5:31 | 5 | 21 | 2:00 | Florida | 47-yard field goal by Leach | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | 5:02 | 2 | 23 | 0:29 | Florida St | Henshaw 20-yard touchdown reception from Rix, Beitia kick good | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | 13:25 | 5 | 78 | 1:35 | Florida | Troupe 25-yard touchdown reception from Leak, 2-point run good | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | 7:44 | 9 | 41 | 3:30 | Florida | 42-yard field goal by Leach | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | 6:10 | | | | Florida | Fumble recovery returned 77 yards for touchdown by Ratliff, Leach kick good | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | 2:49 | | | | Florida St | Fumble recovery returned 25 yards for touchdown by Watkins, Beitia kick good | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | 8:01 | 11 | 81 | 3:24 | Florida | 28-yard field goal by Leach | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | 5:01 | 8 | 80 | 3:00 | Florida St | Rix 1-yard touchdown run, Beitia kick good | 31 | 27 |
| 4 | 2:50 | 9 | 60 | 2:11 | Florida | Troupe 25-yard touchdown reception from Leak, Leach kick good | 31 | 34 |
| 4 | 0:55 | 5 | 72 | 1:55 | Florida St | Sam 52-yard touchdown reception from Rix, Beitia kick good | 38 | 34 |
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### Outback Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Iowa | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 2 | 40 | Ben Troupe | TE | Tennessee Titans |
| 2 | 49 | Keiwan Ratliff | CB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 3 | 75 | Max Starks | OT | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | 95 | Guss Scott | SS | New England Patriots |
| 7 | 249 | Bobby McCray | DE | Jacksonville Jaguars |