# 2003 Ottawa Renegades season

The 2003 Ottawa Renegades season was the second season for the team in the Canadian Football League and second overall. The Renegades finished the season with an improved 7–11 record, but still failed to make the playoffs.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 2 | 13 | Trevor Kine | Tackle | New Mexico State |
| 2 | 16 | Louis Hobson | Defensive line | Stanford |
| 2 | 17 | Israel Idonije | Defensive end | Manitoba |
| 3 | 19 | Patrick Kabongo | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
| 5 | 36 | Marc Parenteau | Guard | Boston College |
| 6 | 45 | Todd Seely | Linebacker | Ottawa |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Fri, May 30 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 21–19 | 1–0 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,802 |
| B | Sat, June 7 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 23–54 | 1–1 | PEPS Stadium | 10,358 |

## Regular season
### Season Standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 562 | 409 | 26 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 473 | 433 | 18 |
| Ottawa Renegades | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 467 | 581 | 14 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 293 | 583 | 2 |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 27–17 | 1–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15,318 |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 27 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 32–34 | 1–1 | Frank Clair Stadium | 21,823 |
| 3 | 3 | Tue, July 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 12–32 | 1–2 | McMahon Stadium | 32,028 |
| 4 | 4 | Thu, July 10 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 34–32 | 2–2 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,242 |
| 5 | 5 | Fri, July 18 | vs. BC Lions | L 14–48 | 2–3 | Frank Clair Stadium | 23,800 |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, July 24 | at BC Lions | L 19–37 | 2–4 | BC Place Stadium | 21,554 |
| 7 | 7 | Thu, July 31 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 26–31 | 2–5 | Frank Clair Stadium | 21,200 |
| 8 | 8 | Thu, Aug 7 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 29–24 | 3–5 | Frank Clair Stadium | 21,817 |
| 9 | 9 | Tue, Aug 12 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 29–34 | 3–6 | Canad Inns Stadium | 26,232 |
| 9 | 10 | Sun, Aug 17 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 41–51 | 3–7 | Taylor Field | 26,772 |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | 11 | Fri, Aug 29 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 43–38 | 4–7 | Frank Clair Stadium | 24,583 |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 45–28 | 5–7 | Frank Clair Stadium | 26,588 |
| 13 | 13 | Sun, Sept 14 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 10–30 | 5–8 | Molson Stadium | 20,202 |
| 14 | 14 | Fri, Sept 19 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 33–45 | 5–9 | Commonwealth Stadium | 35,264 |
| 15 | 15 | Fri, Sept 26 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 26–21 | 6–9 | Frank Clair Stadium | 23,212 |
| 16 | 16 | Sat, Oct 4 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 18–27 | 6–10 | SkyDome | 16,431 |
| 17 | 17 | Mon, Oct 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 21–15 | 7–10 | Frank Clair Stadium | 25,133 |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 19 | 18 | Sun, Oct 26 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 17–27 | 7–11 | Molson Stadium | 20,202 |