The 2003 Florida Gators football team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2003 college football season. The Gators competed in

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of the

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(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC), and played their home games at

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campus. They were led by second-year coach

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, who coached the Gators to a first-place tie in the SEC East, an

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berth, and an overall win–loss record of 8–5 (.615). Consensus All-American

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set the school single-season interception mark in 2003 with 9.

Schedule

Sources: ''2012 Florida Football Media Guide'',
2012 Florida Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012. and GatorZone.com.

Personnel

Season summary

San Jose State

Miami (FL)

Florida A&M

Tennessee

Kentucky

Ole Miss

LSU

Arkansas

Georgia

Vanderbilt

South Carolina

Florida State

Outback Bowl

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Bibliography

* ''2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide'', Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009). *
2012 Florida Football Media Guide
', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012). * Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). .

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