2003 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2003 Ole Miss Rebels football

Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 31–28 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
2003 record	10–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator	John Latina
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach
Captain	Charlie Anderson Chris Collins Eli Manning Jesse Mitchell
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 60,580)

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 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by David Cutcliffe, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium.

Season

In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State by a score of 31–0. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 57 wins, 37 losses and 6 ties.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:30 AM	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	JPS	W 24–21	29,411
September 6	11:00 AM	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 34–44	51,914
September 13	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 59–14	50,654
September 27	6:00 PM	Texas Tech*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		L 45–49	54,649
October 4	11:30 AM	at No. 24 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	JPS	W 20–17	90,101
October 11	1:00 PM	Arkansas State*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 55–0	51,286
October 18	11:30 AM	Alabama		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	JPS	W 43–28	60,825
October 25	6:15 PM	No. 20 Arkansas		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)		W 19–7	58,717
November 1	11:30 AM	South Carolina	No. 20	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	JPS	W 43–40	56,878
November 8	2:30 PM	at Auburn	No. 20	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 24–20	86,063
November 22	2:30 PM	No. 3 LSU	No. 15	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	L 14–17	62,552
November 27	6:30 PM	at Mississippi State	No. 17	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 31–0	53,582
January 2	10:00 AM	vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 31–28	73,928
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 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

National championship seasons in bold

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