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2003 Auburn

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2003, game by game: lost vs. USC 0–23; lost at Georgia Tech 3–17; won at Vanderbilt 45–7; won vs. Western Kentucky 48–3; won vs. No. 7 Tennessee 28–21; won at No. 7 Arkansas 10–3; won vs. Mississippi State 45–13; lost at No. 9 LSU 7–31; won vs. UL Monroe 73–7; lost vs. No. 20 Ole Miss 20–24; lost at No. 7 Georgia 7–26; won vs. Alabama 28–23; won vs. Wisconsin 28–14+66−24Lost 0–23 vs. USC-23USCLost 3–17 at Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechWon 45–7 at Vanderbilt+38VanderbiltWon 48–3 vs. Western Kentucky+45Western KentuckyWon 28–21 vs. No. 7 Tennessee+7No. 7 TennesseeWon 10–3 at No. 7 Arkansas+7No. 7 ArkansasWon 45–13 vs. Mississippi State+32Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–31 at No. 9 LSU-24No. 9 LSUWon 73–7 vs. UL Monroe+66UL MonroeLost 20–24 vs. No. 20 Ole Miss-4No. 20 Ole MissLost 7–26 at No. 7 Georgia-19No. 7 GeorgiaWon 28–23 vs. Alabama+5AlabamaWon 28–14 vs. Wisconsin+14Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUSCL 0–⁠2344%
Sep 6atGeorgia TechL 3–⁠1750%
Sep 13atVanderbiltW 45–⁠764%
Sep 27vsWestern KentuckyW 48–⁠383%
Oct 4vs7TennesseeW 28–⁠2146%
Oct 11at7ArkansasW 10–⁠338%
Oct 18vsMississippi StateW 45–⁠1383%
Oct 25at9LSUL 7–⁠3139%
Nov 1vsUL MonroeW 73–⁠791%
Nov 8vs20Ole MissL 20–⁠2461%
Nov 15at7GeorgiaL 7–⁠2625%
Nov 22vsAlabamaW 28–⁠2362%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsWisconsinMusic City BowlW 28–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 28–⁠14 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 3: 17
  3. Wk 9: 19
  4. Wk 10: 17

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
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
342–⁠212
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1624 +28 this season
SP+ rating
17.9 No. 17 of 117; offense No. 60, defense No. 6
SRS
11.1 No. 20 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 16
Offensive coordinator
Hugh Nall
Defensive coordinator
Gene Chizik
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 33— allowed
Defense-0.1own 28— 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

Carl Stewart RB★★★No. 682
Marquies Gunn WDE★★No. 1050
Rudy Taylor ILB★★No. 1050
Bruce Edwards WR★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.800
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class42.30.775

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 2Karlos Dansby LBArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Dontarrious Thomas LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Reggie Torbor LBNew York Giants
Rd 6Jeris McIntyre WRKansas City Chiefs

All-SEC

5 first team, 1 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.