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2003 Alabama

4–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike Shula.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2003, game by game: won vs. South Florida 40–17; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 13–20; won vs. Kentucky 27–17; lost vs. Northern Illinois 16–19; lost vs. No. 9 Arkansas 31–34; lost at No. 11 Georgia 23–37; won vs. Southern Miss 17–3; lost at Ole Miss 28–43; lost vs. No. 22 Tennessee 43–51; won at Mississippi State 38–0; lost vs. No. 3 LSU 3–27; lost at Auburn 23–28; lost at Hawai’i 29–37+38−24Won 40–17 vs. South Florida+23South FloridaLost 13–20 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-7No. 1 OklahomaWon 27–17 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyLost 16–19 vs. Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Lost 31–34 vs. No. 9 Arkansas-3No. 9 ArkansasLost 23–37 at No. 11 Georgia-14No. 11 GeorgiaWon 17–3 vs. Southern Miss+14Southern MissLost 28–43 at Ole Miss-15Ole MissLost 43–51 vs. No. 22 Tennessee-8No. 22 TennesseeWon 38–0 at Mississippi State+38Mississippi Sta…Lost 3–27 vs. No. 3 LSU-24No. 3 LSULost 23–28 at Auburn-5AuburnLost 29–37 at Hawai’i-8Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouth FloridaW 40–⁠1766%
Sep 6vs1OklahomaL 13–⁠2051%
Sep 13vsKentuckyW 27–⁠1776%
Sep 20vsNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠1969%
Sep 27vs9ArkansasL 31–⁠3460%
Oct 4at11GeorgiaL 23–⁠3731%
Oct 11vsSouthern MissW 17–⁠370%
Oct 18atOle MissL 28–⁠4353%
Oct 25vs22TennesseeL 43–⁠5154%
Nov 8atMississippi StateW 38–⁠068%
Nov 15vs3LSUL 3–⁠2742%
Nov 22atAuburnL 23–⁠2838%
Nov 29atHawai’iL 29–⁠3744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 37–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
4–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
331–⁠333
Coach
Mike Shula
Elo
1524 −119 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 22 of 117; offense No. 24, defense No. 26
SRS
4.7 No. 44 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 41
Offensive coordinator
David Rader
Defensive coordinator
Joe Kines
Captains
Derrick Pope and Shaud Williams
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 31— allowed
Defense0.0own 32— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Eric Packer APB★★★No. 682
D.J. Chambers ATH★★★No. 682
Tyrone Prothro ATH★★★No. 682
Chris Capps OT★★No. 1050
Travis West OG★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.800
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists23.00.800
Whole class62.50.783

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 2Justin Smiley OGSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Antwan Odom DETennessee Titans
Rd 6Triandos Luke WRDenver Broncos
Rd 7Derrick Pope LBMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU7–⁠113–⁠12
Ole Miss7–⁠110–⁠313
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠37
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠315
Florida6–⁠28–⁠524
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠5
Arkansas4–⁠49–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠65–⁠7
Alabama2–⁠64–⁠9
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠72–⁠10
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.