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2003 Kentucky

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2003, game by game: lost vs. Louisville 24–40; won vs. Murray State 37–6; lost at Alabama 17–27; won at Indiana 34–17; lost vs. No. 25 Florida 21–24; lost at South Carolina 21–27; won vs. Ohio 35–14; won vs. Mississippi State 42–17; lost vs. Arkansas 63–71; lost at Vanderbilt 17–28; lost at No. 6 Georgia 10–30; lost vs. No. 7 Tennessee 7–20+31−20Lost 24–40 vs. Louisville-16LouisvilleWon 37–6 vs. Murray State+31Murray StateLost 17–27 at Alabama-10AlabamaWon 34–17 at Indiana+17IndianaLost 21–24 vs. No. 25 Florida-3No. 25 FloridaLost 21–27 at South Carolina-6South CarolinaWon 35–14 vs. Ohio+21OhioWon 42–17 vs. Mississippi State+25Mississippi Sta…Lost 63–71 vs. Arkansas-8ArkansasLost 17–28 at Vanderbilt-11VanderbiltLost 10–30 at No. 6 Georgia-20No. 6 GeorgiaLost 7–20 vs. No. 7 Tennessee-13No. 7 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLouisvilleL 24–⁠4057%
Sep 6vsMurray StateW 37–⁠681%
Sep 13atAlabamaL 17–⁠2724%
Sep 20atIndianaW 34–⁠1756%
Sep 27vs25FloridaL 21–⁠2447%
Oct 9atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠2737%
Oct 18vsOhioW 35–⁠1469%
Oct 25vsMississippi StateW 42–⁠1772%
Nov 1vsArkansasL 63–⁠7151%
Nov 15atVanderbiltL 17–⁠2871%
Nov 22at6GeorgiaL 10–⁠3012%
Nov 29vs7TennesseeL 7–⁠2027%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
328–⁠321
Coach
Rich Brooks
Elo
1438 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 75 of 117; offense No. 66, defense No. 76
SRS
−2.0 No. 71 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 116
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 31— allowed
Defense0.0own 29— 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

Emmanual Harrell WR★★★★No. 124

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers14.00.927

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 7Derek Abney WRBaltimore Ravens

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Antonio HallOTAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Derek AbneyAPBAP-1; Coaches-1

Second team

  • Vincent BurnsDECoaches-2
  • Muhammed AbdullahSCoaches-2

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.