2003 Detroit Lions season

2003 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Steve Mariucci
General manager Matt Millen
Owner William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field Ford Field
Results
Record 5–11
Division place 4th NFC North
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 2003 Detroit Lions season was the 74th season in franchise history.

Prior to the season, the Lions hired Steve Mariucci, who was well known for his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers, as their head coach. He spent two and a half seasons with the Lions until his firing in November 2005.

The season saw the team draft Charles Rogers with the second overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. However, on-and-off the field issues, and later injuries, interrupted his career. He was released by the Lions in 2006, and immediately went out of the NFL. Much like quarterback Ryan Leaf, Rogers remains one of the biggest draft busts in the contemporary NFL.

Personnel

Staff

2003 Detroit Lions staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jason Arapoff
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Malcolm Blacken

[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Network Kickoff (EST) Attendance
1 September 7, 2003 Arizona Cardinals W 42–24 FOX 1:00pm
60,691
2 September 14, 2003 at Green Bay Packers L 31–6 FOX 1:00pm
70,244
3 September 21, 2003 Minnesota Vikings L 23–13 FOX 1:00pm
60,865
4 September 28, 2003 at Denver Broncos L 20–16 FOX 4:15pm
75,719
5 October 5, 2003 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–17 FOX 4:15pm
67,365
6 Bye
7 October 19, 2003 Dallas Cowboys L 38–7 FOX 1:00pm
61,160
8 October 26, 2003 at Chicago Bears L 24–16 FOX 1:00pm
61,428
9 November 2, 2003 Oakland Raiders W 23–13 CBS 1:00pm
61,561
10 November 9, 2003 Chicago Bears W 12–10 FOX 1:00pm
61,492
11 November 16, 2003 at Seattle Seahawks L 35–14 FOX 4:15pm
65,865
12 November 23, 2003 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–14 FOX 1:00pm
63,946
13 November 27, 2003 Green Bay Packers W 22–14 FOX 12:30pm
62,123
14 December 7, 2003 San Diego Chargers L 14–7 CBS 1:00pm
61,544
15 December 14, 2003 at Kansas City Chiefs L 45–17 FOX 1:00pm
77,922
16 December 21, 2003 at Carolina Panthers L 20–14 FOX 1:00pm
72,835
17 December 28, 2003 St. Louis Rams W 30–20 FOX 1:00pm
61,006

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Cardinals 7 7100 24
Lions 7 71414 42

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Week 9


1 234Total
Raiders 0 373 13
Lions 10 076 23

[3]

Standings

NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 442 307 W4
Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 416 353 L1
Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 2–4 4–8 283 346 L1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 270 379 W1

References

  1. "Administration and Coaches". 2003 Detroit Lions Media Guide. pp. 4–29.
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

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