2003 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2003 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 2003 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the ninth season for the team in the National Football League. The Jaguars failed to improve upon their 6–10 regular season record in 2002 and did not make the playoffs.

Oddly, despite being in existence since 1995, this season marked the first time that the Jaguars played the San Diego Chargers.^[1] This is due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002; the Jaguars had played the Chargers’ division rivals the Kansas City Chiefs four times;^[2] the Denver Broncos^[3] three times and the Oakland Raiders twice (though not since 1997).^[4]

Week 3 was Mark Brunell's last game as a Jaguar, as he was benched forcing rookie quarterback Byron Leftwich to take his spot for the rest of the season. Brunell left the team at the end of the season.

Offseason

2003 NFL Draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	7	7	Byron Leftwich	Quarterback	Marshall
2	7	39	Rashean Mathis	Cornerback	Bethune-Cookman
3	8	72	Vince Manuwai	Guard	Hawaii
4	7	104	George Wrighster	Tight End	Oregon
4	35	132	LaBrandon Toefield	Running Back	LSU
6	3	176	Brandon Green	Defensive End	Rice
6	6	179	David Young	Safety	Georgia Southern
6	20	193	Marques Ogden	Offensive Tackle	Howard
7	4	218	Malaefou MacKenzie	Fullback	USC

Personnel

Staff

2003 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant Head Coach – Steve Shafer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Anthony Lynn Wide Receivers – Larry Kirksey Tight Ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau Offensive Assistant – Mike Sullivan			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Alvin Reynolds Defensive Assistant – Todd Howard Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Bill Bates Assistant Special Teams – Paul McCord Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich Team Travel & Salary Cap - Carl Kotz

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff Time	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	at Carolina Panthers	L 23–24	CBS 1:00pm	72,134
2	September 14, 2003	Buffalo Bills	L 17–38	CBS 1:00pm	58,613
3	September 21, 2003	at Indianapolis Colts	L 13–23	CBS 1:00pm	55,770
4	September 28, 2003	at Houston Texans	L 20–24	CBS 1:00pm	70,041
5	October 5, 2003	San Diego Chargers	W 27–21	CBS 4:00pm	48,954
6	October 12, 2003	Miami Dolphins	L 24–10	CBS 1:00pm	66,437
7	Bye
8	October 26, 2003	Tennessee Titans	L 17–30	CBS 1:00pm	55,918
9	November 2, 2003	at Baltimore Ravens	L 17–24	CBS 1:00pm	69,486
10	November 9, 2003	Indianapolis Colts	W 28–23	CBS 1:00pm	45,037
11	November 16, 2003	at Tennessee Titans	L 3–10	CBS 1:00pm	68,809
12	November 23, 2003	at New York Jets	L 10–13	CBS 1:00pm	77,614
13	November 30, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–10	ESPN 8:30pm	60,543
14	December 7, 2003	Houston Texans	W 27–0	CBS 1:00pm	43,363
15	December 14, 2003	at New England Patriots	L 13–27	CBS 1:00pm	68,436
16	December 21, 2003	New Orleans Saints	W 20–19	FOX 1:00pm	49,207
17	December 28, 2003	at Atlanta Falcons	L 14–21	CBS 1:00pm	70,266

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	447	336	W1
^(5) Tennessee Titans	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	435	324	W3
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	276	331	L1
Houston Texans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	255	380	L4

References

• http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/2003-jac, 12:15 EST June 17, 2008

1. Jacksonville Jaguars v San Diego Chargers
2. Jacksonville Jaguars v Kansas City Chiefs
3. Jacksonville Jaguars v Denver Broncos
4. Jacksonville Jaguars v Oakland Raiders