2003 Michigan Wolverines football team

2003 Michigan Wolverines football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–28 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#6
2003 record	10–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lloyd Carr (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Malone (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Herrmann (7th year)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Chris Perry
Captain	Grant Bowman
Captain	Carl Diggs
Captain	John Navarre
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,501)

2003 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#6 Michigan $		7	–	1					10	–	3
#4 Ohio State %		6	–	2					11	–	2
#18 Purdue		6	–	2					9	–	4
#8 Iowa		5	–	3					10	–	3
#20 Minnesota		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wisconsin		4	–	4					7	–	6
Northwestern		4	–	4					6	–	7
Penn State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7					2	–	10
Illinois		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of its back to back Big Ten Championships. The team lost to the USC Trojans in 2004 Rose Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30, 2003	12:10 PM	Central Michigan*	#4/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN+	W 45–7	110,637
September 6, 2003	12:00 PM	Houston*	#5/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 50–3	109,580
September 13, 2003	3:30 PM	#15/14 Notre Dame*	#5/7	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	ABC	W 38–0	111,726
September 20, 2003	3:30 PM	at #22/22 Oregon*	#3/5	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ABC	L 27–31	59,023
September 27, 2003	12:10 PM	Indiana	#11/10	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN+	W 31–17	110,788
October 4, 2003	2:30 PM	at #23/19 Iowa	#9/11	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 27–30	70,397
October 10, 2003	7:00 PM	at #17/13 Minnesota	#20/18	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	W 38–35	62,374
October 18, 2003	12:00 PM	Illinois	#17/17	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN+	W 56–14	110,231
October 25, 2003	3:30 PM	#10/10 Purdue	#13/15	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 31–3	111,349
November 1, 2003	12:00 PM	at #9/10 Michigan State	#11/12	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	W 27–20	75,129
November 15, 2003	2:30 PM	at Northwestern	#5/5	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	W 41–10	40,681
November 22, 2003	12:00 PM	#4/4 Ohio State	#5/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	W 35–21	112,118
January 1, 2004	5:00 PM	vs. #1/1 USC*	#4/4	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 14–28	93,849
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 • Michigan 7 10 7 14 38 Date: September 13 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 3:40 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 111,726 Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 6:25 MICH Chris Perry 2-yard run (Adam Finley kick) MICH 7–0 2 14:56 MICH Adam Finley 24-yard field goal MICH 10–0 2 9:00 MICH Chris Perry 5-yard pass from John Navarre (Adam Finley kick) MICH 17–0 3 12:35 MICH Chris Perry 9-yard run (Adam Finley kick) MICH 24–0 4 13:26 MICH Chris Perry 1-yard run (Adam Finley kick) MICH 31–0 4 4:24 MICH Pierre Rembert 7-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 38–0

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 0 0 7 31 38 Minnesota 7 7 14 7 35 Date: October 10 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN Game start: 8:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 62,374 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Steve Pamon TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color), Mike Golic (Color) & Alex Flanagan (Sideline) Source: [2]

Scoring summary 1 6:14 MINN Marion Barber III 20-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 7–0 2 9:17 MINN Laurence Maroney 8-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 14–0 3 11:00 MICH John Navarre 36-yard pass from Steve Breaston (Garrett Rivas kick) MINN 14–7 3 8:04 MINN Laurence Maroney 38-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 21–7 3 0:58 MINN Thomas Tapeh 2-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 28–7 4 14:24 MICH Chris Perry 10-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MINN 28–14 4 13:30 MICH Jacob Stewart 30-yard interception return (Garrett Rivas kick) MINN 28–21 4 11:11 MINN Asad Abdul-Khaliq 52-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick) MINN 35–21 4 10:18 MICH Braylon Edwards 52-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MINN 35–28 4 5:48 MICH Chris Perry 10-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) Tied 35–35 4 0:47 MICH Garrett Rivas 33-yard field goal MICH 38–35

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 0 3 0 3 • Michigan 14 0 7 10 31 Date: October 25 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 3:35 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 111,349 Referee: Jim Lapetina TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) Source: [3]

Scoring summary 1 7:03 MICH Braylon Edwards 14-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 7–0 1 0:00 MICH Steve Breaston 21-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 14–0 3 9:46 PUR Ben Jones 27-yard field goal MICH 14–3 3 6:57 MICH Braylon Edwards 26-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 21–3 4 12:22 MICH Markus Curry 2-yard fumble return (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 28–3 4 5:48 MICH Garrett Rivas 27-yard field goal MICH 31–3

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 0 13 7 7 27 Michigan State 0 3 7 10 20 Date: November 1 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game start: 12:09 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 75,129 Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) Source: [4]

Scoring summary 2 12:31 MICH Chris Perry 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 7–0 2 7:07 MSU Dave Rayner 20-yard field goal MICH 7–3 2 1:03 MICH Braylon Edwards 40-yard pass from John Navarre (kick failed) MICH 13–3 3 4:12 MICH Andy Mignery 20-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 21–3 3 3:58 MSU Agim Shabaj 73-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick) MICH 20–10 4 13:31 MICH Braylon Edwards 16-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 27–10 4 10:32 MSU Dave Rayner 32-yard field goal MICH 27–13 4 6:03 MSU Clifford Dukes 65-yard fumble return (Dave Rayner kick) MICH 27–20

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 7 7 7 21 • Michigan 7 14 7 7 35 Date: November 22 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 112,118 Referee: Jim Lapentina TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Dan Fouts (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline) Source: [5]

Scoring summary 1 0:39 MICH Steve Breaston 3-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 7–0 2 13:33 MICH Braylon Edwards 64-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 14–0 2 5:49 MICH Braylon Edwards 23-yard pass from John Navarre (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 21–0 2 0:44 OSU Santonio Holmes 8-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick) MICH 21–7 3 13:04 MICH Chris Perry 30-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 28–7 3 6:55 OSU Santonio Holmes 13-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick) MICH 28–14 4 13:53 OSU Lydell Ross 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick) MICH 28–21 4 7:55 MICH Chris Perry 15-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) MICH 35–21

Statistical achievements

Chris Perry was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (126.8 yards per conference games and 128.8 yards per game). Perry set numerous current school records during the season including single-game attempts (51, November 1, 2003) surpassing Ron Johnson's 1967 record of 42, and single-season attempts (338) surpassing Anthony Thomas' 2000 record of 319.

The team led the Big Ten in passing offense for all games (270.8 yards per game), although Michigan State won the title for conference games. They were also the Big Ten scoring statistical champions for conference games (35.8 points per game), although Minnesota was the champion for all games. They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both conference games (96.6) and all games (102.2). The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (286.1) and all games (316.4). The November 22 Michigan - Ohio State football rivalry game set the current conference single-game attendance record of 112,118.

Braylon Edwards posted four consecutive 100-yard reception games, surpassing Desmond Howard, Carter and Marcus Knight who all had three in various seasons. Edwards would tie this record the following season, but Mario Manningham posted six in 2007 to establish the current record. John Navarre set numerous career records: pass attempts (1366) extending his own record established the prior season; completions (765), surpassing Elvis Grbac's 1992 record of 522; passing yards (9254), surpassing Grbac's 6460. Chad Henne broke each of these records during his career ending in 2007. Navarre also broke his own single-season records for pass attempts (456), completions (270) and yards (3331) set the prior season. Navarre broke Tom Brady's single-game passing yards record of 375 with a 389-yard performance on October 4 against Iowa. These single-game and single-season records still stand. The final touchdown pass of his career gave him 72, one more than Grbac for another record to be broken by Henne. Navarre established the current records for single-season yards per game (256.2), surpassing his own record of the prior year, and career yards per game (215.2), surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 175.8. He broke his own single-season 200-yard game record with 10 bringing his record setting career total to 28.

Awards and honors

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances.

National

• All-Americans: Chris Perry
• Doak Walker Award: Perry
• Jim Brown Trophy: Perry

Conference

Main article: Big Ten Conference football individual honors

• Big Ten Football MVP: Chris Perry
• All-Conference: John Navarre, Chris Perry, Braylon Edwards, Tony Pape
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: Perry
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Steve Breaston (coaches)

Team

• Co-captains: Grant Bowman, Carl Diggs, John Navarre
• Most Valuable Player: Chris Perry
• Meyer Morton Award: Braylon Edwards
• John Maulbetsch Award: Jake Long
• Frederick Matthei Award: Jason Avant
• Dick Katcher Award: Grant Bowman, Norman Heuer, Larry Stevens
• Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andy Mingery
• Hugh Rader Jr. Award: David Baas, Tony Pape
• Robert P. Ufer Award: John Navarre
• Roger Zatkoff Award: Lawrence Reid
• Dick Katcher Award: Grant Bowman, Norman Heuer, Larry Stevens

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Lloyd Carr
• Assistant coaches: Erik Campbell (assistant head coach), Mike DeBord, Ron English, Jim Herrmann, Fred Jackson, Scot Loeffler, Terry Malone, Andy Moeller, Bill Sheridan
• Trainer: Paul Schmidt
• Managers: Davon Wilson (senior manager), Bob Belke, Tom Bellen, Tom Burpee, Jeff Clancy, Brandon Greer, Brad Hoffman, Jeff Levine, Atif Lodhi, Chris Mancuso, Darin Ottaviani, Blake Postma, Brad Rosenwasser

External links

• 2003 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
• 2003 Michigan at NCAA.org