2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2003 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2003 record	9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt
Home stadium	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 72,000) War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727)

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 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. The Razorbacks were coached by head coach Houston Nutt.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 PM	Tulsa*		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 45–13	69,442
September 13	11:00 AM	at No. 6 Texas*		Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (The Big Shootout)	ABC	W 38–28	83,271
September 20	6:00 PM	North Texas*	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 31–7	55,825
September 27	2:30 PM	Alabama	No. 9	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	W 34–31 ^2OT	83,818
October 11	11:30 AM	Auburn	No. 7	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 3–10	74,026
October 18	2:30 PM	Florida	No. 11	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	CBS	L 28–33	73,934
October 25	6:15 PM	at Ole Miss	No. 21	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 7–19	58,717
November 1	6:00 PM	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	W 71–63 ^7OT	66,124
November 6	6:30 PM	South Carolina		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	ESPN	W 28–6	55,617
November 15	1:00 PM	New Mexico State*		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 48–20	53,725
November 22	1:00 PM	Mississippi State		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 52–6	62,547
November 28	1:30 PM	at No. 3 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	L 24–55	92,213
December 31	6:30 PM	vs. Missouri*		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–14	49,625
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	6OT	7OT	Total
• Arkansas	7	14	0	3	7	7	3	8	6	8	8	71
Kentucky	7	0	7	10	7	7	3	8	6	8	0	63

Scoring summary

Q1	7:57	ARK	DeCori Birmingham 10 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick)	ARK 7–0

Q1	:10	UK	Andrew Hopewell 6 yard blocked punt return (Taylor Begley kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	8:54	ARK	Richard Smith 26 yard pass from Matt Jones (Chris Balseiro kick)	ARK 14–7

Q2	6:45	ARK	Tom Crowder recovered blocked punt in end zone (Chris Balseiro kick)	ARK 21–7

Q3	3:44	UK	Alexis Bwenge 51 yard pass from Jared Lorenzen (Taylor Begley kick)	ARK 21–14

Q4	7:11	UK	Taylor Begley 34 yard field goal	ARK 21–17

Q4	3:22	ARK	Chris Balseiro 37 yard field goal	ARK 24–17

Q4	1:38	UK	Chris Bernard 13 yard pass from Jared Lorenzen (Taylor Begley kick)	Tie 24–24

OT		ARK	Mark Pierce 1 yard run (Chris Balseiro kick)	ARK 31–24

OT		UK	Alexis Bwenge 2 yard run (Taylor Begley kick)	Tie 31–31

2OT		UK	Alexis Bwenge 7 yard run (Taylor Begley kick)	UK 38–31

2OT		ARK	Jason Peters 7 yard pass from Matt Jones (Chris Balseiro kick)	Tie 38–38

3OT		ARK	Chris Balseiro 25 yard field goal	ARK 41–38

3OT		UK	Taylor Begley 24 yard field goal	Tie 41–41

4OT		UK	Jared Lorenzen 1 yard run (Derek Abney run)	UK 49–41

4OT		ARK	Matt Jones 3 yard run (Mark Pierce pass from Matt Jones)	Tie 49–49

5OT		ARK	George Wilson 15 yard pass from Matt Jones (pass failed)	ARK 55–49

5OT		UK	Jared Lorenzen 2 yard run (pass failed)	Tie 55–55

6OT		UK	Jared Lorenzen 1 yard run (Tommy Cook run)	UK 63–55

6OT		ARK	Mark Pierce 2 yard run (George Wilson pass from Matt Jones)	Tie 63–63

7OT		ARK	DeCori Birmingham 25 yard run (Jason Peters pass from Matt Jones)	ARK 71–63

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 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 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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