2003 Detroit Lions season

2003 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Steve Mariucci
General manager	Matt Millen
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Ford Field
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 2003 Detroit Lions season was the 74th season in franchise history.

Prior to the season, the Lions hired Steve Mariucci, who was well known for his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers, as their head coach. He spent two and a half seasons with the Lions until his firing in November 2005.

The season saw the team draft Charles Rogers with the second overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. However, on-and-off the field issues, and later injuries, interrupted his career. He was released by the Lions in 2006, and immediately went out of the NFL. Much like quarterback Ryan Leaf, Rogers remains one of the biggest draft busts in the contemporary NFL.

Personnel

Staff

2003 Detroit Lions staff

Front office

Owner and Chairman – William Clay Ford, Sr.
Vice Chairman – William Clay Ford, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer – Matt Millen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Tom Lewand
Senior Vice President of Football Administration/Legal Counsel – Martin Mayhew
Director of Pro Personnel – Sheldon White
Director of College Scouting – Scott McEwen
Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Charlie Sanders
College Scouting Coordinator – Russ Bolinger

Head coaches

Head Coach – Steve Mariucci
Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers – Richard Smith

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
Quarterbacks – Kevin Higgins
Running Backs – Tom Rathman
Wide Receivers – Bobby Williams
Tight Ends – Sean Kugler
Offensive Line – Carl Mauck
Offensive Assistant – Andy Sugarman

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer
Defensive Line – George Dyer
Secondary – Ray Horton
Defensive Assistant – Don Clemons
Defensive Assistant – Johnny Holland

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Chuck Priefer
Assistant Special Teams and Offense – Kevin O’Dea

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jason Arapoff
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Malcolm Blacken

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	Kickoff (EST)	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	Arizona Cardinals	W 42–24	FOX	1:00pm	60,691
2	September 14, 2003	at Green Bay Packers	L 31–6	FOX	1:00pm	70,244
3	September 21, 2003	Minnesota Vikings	L 23–13	FOX	1:00pm	60,865
4	September 28, 2003	at Denver Broncos	L 20–16	FOX	4:15pm	75,719
5	October 5, 2003	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–17	FOX	4:15pm	67,365
6	Bye
7	October 19, 2003	Dallas Cowboys	L 38–7	FOX	1:00pm	61,160
8	October 26, 2003	at Chicago Bears	L 24–16	FOX	1:00pm	61,428
9	November 2, 2003	Oakland Raiders	W 23–13	CBS	1:00pm	61,561
10	November 9, 2003	Chicago Bears	W 12–10	FOX	1:00pm	61,492
11	November 16, 2003	at Seattle Seahawks	L 35–14	FOX	4:15pm	65,865
12	November 23, 2003	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–14	FOX	1:00pm	63,946
13	November 27, 2003	Green Bay Packers	W 22–14	FOX	12:30pm	62,123
14	December 7, 2003	San Diego Chargers	L 14–7	CBS	1:00pm	61,544
15	December 14, 2003	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 45–17	FOX	1:00pm	77,922
16	December 21, 2003	at Carolina Panthers	L 20–14	FOX	1:00pm	72,835
17	December 28, 2003	St. Louis Rams	W 30–20	FOX	1:00pm	61,006

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	10	0	24
• Lions	7	7	14	14	42

Date: September 7
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,691
Game weather: indoors (dome)
Referee: Bill Carollo
Television network: Fox

Scoring summary

1	ARI	Anquan Boldin 7 yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramatica kick)	Cardinals 7–0

1	DET	Charles Rogers 4 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)	Tie 7–7

2	DET	Charles Rogers 13 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)	Lions 14–7

2	ARI	Freddie Jones 12 yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramatica kick)	Tie 14–14

3	ARI	Anquan Boldin 71 yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramatica kick)	Cardinals 21–14

3	DET	Eddie Drummond 57 yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick)	Tie 21–21

3	DET	Cory Schlesinger 8 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)	Lions 28–21

3	ARI	Bill Gramatica 38 yard field goal	Lions 28–24

4	DET	Bill Schroeder 5 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)	Lions 35–24

4	DET	Dre' Bly 48 yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick)	Lions 42–24

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	7	3	13
• Lions	10	0	7	6	23

Date: November 2
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)
Referee: Jeff Triplette

Scoring summary

1	DET	Jason Hanson 54 yard field goal	Lions 3–0

1	DET	Olandis Gary 2 yard run (Jason Hanson kick)	Lions 10–0

2	OAK	Sebastian Janikowski 55 yard field goal	Lions 10–3

3	DET	Cory Schlesinger 33 yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)	Lions 17–3

3	OAK	Charlie Garner 7 yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick)	Lions 17–10

4	DET	Jason Hanson 42 yard field goal	Lions 20–10

4	OAK	Sebastian Janikowski 24 yard field goal	Lions 20–13

4	DET	Jason Hanson 39 yard field goal	Lions 23–13

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Standings

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	442	307	W4
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	416	353	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	283	346	L1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	270	379	W1

References

↑ "Administration and Coaches". 2003 Detroit Lions Media Guide. pp. 4–29.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

2003 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Detroit Lions

Founded in 1930 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Cheerleaders

Lore	1932 Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne Mike Utley gives a thumbs up Marty Mornhinweg takes the wind "Fire Millen" 0–16 "Calvin Johnson rule" Miracle in Motown

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Notable people	William Clay & Martha Firestone Ford Barry Sanders Bobby Layne Glenn Presnell

Division championships (4)	1935 1983 1991 1993

Conference championships (4)	1952 1953 1954 1957

League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957

Broadcasters	Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Jim Brandstatter Tony Ortiz WJR TV: Television network Matt Shepard Chris Spielman Jennifer Hammond WJBK Fox Sports Detroit

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (87)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Portsmouth Spartans–Detroit Lions seasons

Portsmouth Spartans 1930 1931 1932 1933 Detroit 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

2003 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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