# 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Seven Razorbacks were named to the 2003 All-SEC football team after the regular season: RB Cedric Cobbs, WR George Wilson, TE Jason Peters, OT Shawn Andrews, LB Caleb Miller, CB Ahmad Carroll, and S Tony Bua. Andrews was also awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the best offensive lineman in the SEC, for the second consecutive year. Andrews was also named a consensus All-American for the second straight season as well. The Razorbacks head coach was Houston Nutt, in his sixth season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | Tulsa* | | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | | W 45–13 | 69,442 |
| September 13 | 11:00 am | at No. 6 Texas* | | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–28 | 83,271 |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | North Texas* | No. 14 | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | | W 31–7 | 55,825 |
| September 27 | 2:30 pm | at Alabama | No. 9 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | CBS | W 34–31 $^{2OT}$ | 83,818 |
| October 11 | 11:30 am | Auburn | No. 7 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | JPS | L 3–10 | 74,026 |
| October 18 | 2:30 pm | Florida | No. 11 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | CBS | L 28–33 | 73,934 |
| October 25 | 6:15 pm | at Ole Miss | No. 21 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 7–19 | 58,717 |
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Kentucky | | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | ESPN2 | W 71–63 $^{7OT}$ | 66,124 |
| November 6 | 6:30 pm | South Carolina | | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | ESPN | W 28–6 | 55,617 |
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico State* | | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | | W 48–20 | 53,725 |
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | Mississippi State | | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | | W 52–6 | 62,547 |
| November 28 | 1:30 pm | at No. 3 LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot) | CBS | L 24–55 | 92,213 |
| December 31 | 6:30 pm | vs. Missouri* | | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | W 27–14 | 49,625 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Roster

* QB Matt Jones, Jr.

## Game summaries
### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

### At No. 6 Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Razorbacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| No. 6 Longhorns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 14 Razorbacks | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 9 Razorbacks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Crimson Tide | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 7 Razorbacks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gators | 0 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| No. 11 Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |

### At Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Razorbacks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |

### At Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 63 |
* (Q1, 7:57) ARK DeCori Birmingham 10 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick)
* (Q1, 0:10) UK Andrew Hopewell 6 yard blocked punt return (Taylor Begley kick)
* (Q2, 8:54) ARK – Richard Smith 26 yard pass from Matt Jones (Chris Balseiro kick)
* (Q2, 6:45) ARK – Tom Crowder recovered blocked punt in end zone (Chris Balseiro kick)
* (Q3, 3:44) UK – Alexis Bwenge 51 yard pass from Jared Lorenzen (Taylor Begley kick)
* (Q4, 7:11) UK – Taylor Begley 34 yard field goal
* (Q4, 3:22) ARK – Chris Balseiro 37 yard field goal
* (Q4, 1:38) UK – Chris Bernard 13 yard pass from Jared Lorenzen (Taylor Begley kick)
* (OT) ARK – Mark Pierce 1 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick)
* (OT) UK – Alexis Bwenge 2 yard run (Taylor Begley kick)
* (2OT) UK – Alexis Bwenge 7 yard run (Taylor Begley kick)
* (2OT) ARK – Jason Peters 7 yard pass from Matt Jones (Chris Balseiro kick)
* (3OT) ARK – Chris Balseiro 25 yard field goal
* (3OT) UK – Taylor Begley 24 yard field goal
* (4OT) UK – Jared Lorenzen 1 yard run (Derek Abney run)
* (4OT) ARK – Matt Jones 3 yard run (Mark Pierce pass from Matt Jones)
* (5OT) ARK – George Wilson 15 yard pass from Matt Jones (pass failed)
* (5OT) UK – Jared Lorenzen 2 yard run (pass failed)
* (6OT) UK – Jared Lorenzen 1 yard run (Tommy Cook run)
* (6OT) ARK – Mark Pierce 2 yard run (George Wilson pass from Matt Jones)
* (7OT) ARK – DeCori Birmingham 25 yard run (Jason Peters pass from Matt Jones)

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Razorbacks | 0 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 48 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Razorbacks | 0 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 52 |

### At No. 3 LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Razorbacks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 3 Tigers | 10 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 55 |

### Vs. Missouri — Independence Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Razorbacks | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
* (Q1, 8:50) ARK – Chris Balseiro 33 yard field goal
* (Q1, 6:50) MIZZ – Zack Abron 1 yard run (Michael Matheny kick)
* (Q2, 13:09) ARK – Chris Balseiro 28 yard field goal
* (Q2, 7:24) ARK – Matt Jones 1 yard run (George Wilson pass from Matt Jones)
* (Q2, 5:59) ARK – Cedric Cobbs 41 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick)
* (Q3, 5:21) ARK – Chris Balseiro 25 yard field goal
* (Q3, 0:39) MIZZ – Brad Smith 5 yard run (Michael Matheny kick)
* (Q4, 12:57) ARK – Chris Balseiro 24 yard field goal
Arkansas RB Cedric Cobbs and LB Caleb Miller were named the bowl games Offensive and Defensive MVP's, respectively.