2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2003 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2003 record	4–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Hudson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (1st year)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 67,606)

2003 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Georgia xy		6	–	2		11	–	3
#15 Tennessee x		6	–	2		10	–	3
#24 Florida x		6	–	2		8	–	5
South Carolina		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kentucky		1	–	7		4	–	8
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		2	–	10
Western Division
#2 LSU xy$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#13 Ole Miss x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Auburn		5	–	3		8	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4		9	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6		4	–	9
Mississippi State		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: LSU 34, Georgia 13
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 PM	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	L 24–40	70,467
September 6	7:00 PM	Murray State*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 37–6	63,306
September 13	7:45 PM	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	L 17–27	83,818
September 20	5:00 PM	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 34–17	34,829
September 27	12:30 PM	No. 25 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	L 21–24	70,579
October 9	7:45 PM	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 21–27	78,592
October 18	7:00 PM	Ohio*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	PPV	W 35–14	61,107
October 25	12:30 PM	Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	JPS	W 42–7	57,141
November 1	7:00 PM	Arkansas	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 63–71 ^7OT	66,124
November 15	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)		L 17–28	26,440
November 22	12:30 PM	No. 6 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	L 10–30	92,058
November 29	12:30 PM	No. 7 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 7–20	65,733
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Commonwealth Stadium (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Indiana Louisville (Governor's Cup) Mississippi State Tennessee Transylvania Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band 2003 Arkansas game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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