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 did not start again as he was released in the offseason
Offseason
2003 NFL Draft
Main article:
2003 NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
2003 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams Coordinator – Bill Bates
Assistant Special Teams – Paul McCord
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich
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
References
Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Division championships (2)
Current league affiliations