2003 Washington Redskins season

2003 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Owner	Daniel Snyder
Home field	FedExField
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2003 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 7–9 record from 2002; however, the team regressed and won only five games^[1] for their worst season since 1994.^[2]

This was the first season since 1982 that the Redskins didn't have cornerback Darrell Green, who retired after the 2002 season. Owing to different formulas for intraconference scheduling used by the NFL before 2002, it was the first time since 1994 that the Redskins played the Atlanta Falcons^[3] and the first time ever the Redskins had played at the Georgia Dome,^[3] which opened as early as 1991.

Following the season, defensive tackle Bruce Smith retired after 19 seasons in the NFL, Pro Bowl defensive back Champ Bailey would be traded to the Denver Broncos and head coach Steve Spurrier left after spending only two seasons coaching the Redskins.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Network	Kickoff (EST)	Attendance
1	September 4, 2003	New York Jets	W 16–13	FedEx Field	1–0	ABC	9:00pm	85,420
2	September 14, 2003	at Atlanta Falcons	W 33–31	Georgia Dome	2–0	FOX	1:00pm	70,241
3	September 21, 2003	New York Giants	L 21–24 (OT)	FedEx Field	2–1	FOX	4:15pm	84,856
4	September 28, 2003	New England Patriots	W 20–17	FedEx Field	3–1	CBS	1:00pm	83,632
5	October 5, 2003	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 25–27	Lincoln Financial Field	3–2	FOX	4:15pm	67,792
6	October 12, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–35	FedEx Field	3–3	FOX	1:00pm	85,490
7	October 19, 2003	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–24	Ralph Wilson Stadium	3–4	FOX	4:15pm	73,149
8	Bye
9	November 2, 2003	at Dallas Cowboys	L 14–21	Texas Stadium	3–5	FOX	4:15pm	64,002
10	November 9, 2003	Seattle Seahawks	W 27–20	FedEx Field	4–5	FOX	1:00pm	80,728
11	November 16, 2003	at Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	Ericsson Stadium	4–6	FOX	1:00pm	73,263
12	November 23, 2003	at Miami Dolphins	L 23–24	Pro Player Stadium	4–7	ESPN	8:30pm	73,578
13	November 30, 2003	New Orleans Saints	L 20–24	FedEx Field	4–8	FOX	4:15pm	76,821
14	December 7, 2003	at New York Giants	W 20–7	Giants Stadium	5–8	FOX	1:00pm	78,217
15	December 14, 2003	Dallas Cowboys	L 0–27	FedEx Field	5–9	FOX	4:15pm	70,284
16	December 21, 2003	at Chicago Bears	L 24–27	Soldier Field	5–10	FOX	1:00pm	61,719
17	December 27, 2003	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–31	FedEx Field	5–11	ESPN	8:30pm	76,766

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	374	287	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	289	260	L1
Washington Redskins	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	287	372	L3
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	243	387	L8

References

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	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

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 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

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

2003 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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