2003 Arizona Cardinals season

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The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 105th season, 84th season in the National Football League and the 16th in Arizona. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, instead winning only four games,[1] although this was not considered a disaster as before their win over the Packers there was talk the 2003 Cardinals would become the first NFL team to go 0–16.[2] For the fifth consecutive season, the franchise failed to reach the playoffs, and based on point differential had the worst record in the only NFL season where every team won at least four games.[3] This resulted in the Cardinals firing head coach Dave McGinnis and replacing him with Dennis Green. In his NFL debut, Anquan Boldin had 217 receiving yards.[4]

2003 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
General managerRod Graves
Head coachDave McGinnis
Home fieldSun Devil Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Anquan Boldin

Offseason

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Draft

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2003 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 Bryant Johnson  WR Penn State
1 18 Calvin Pace  DE Wake Forest
2 54 Anquan Boldin *  WR Florida State
3 70 Gerald Hayes  LB Pittsburgh
5 141 Kenny King  DE Alabama
6 177 Reggie Wells  G Clarion
6 210 Tony Gilbert  LB Georgia
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff

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2003 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann
  • Special teams assistant/def. quality control – Stan Kwan

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki


Roster

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2003 Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 12 reserve, 4 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 at Detroit Lions L 24–42 0–1 Ford Field 60,691
2 September 14 Seattle Seahawks L 0–38 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 23,127
3 September 21 Green Bay Packers W 20–13 1–2 Sun Devil Stadium 58,784
4 September 28 at St. Louis Rams L 13–37 1–3 Edward Jones Dome 65,758
5 October 5 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–24 1–4 Texas Stadium 63,601
6 October 12 Baltimore Ravens L 18–26 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium 24,193
7 Bye
8 October 26 San Francisco 49ers W 16–13 (OT) 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 40,824
9 November 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–14 3–5 Sun Devil Stadium 23,531
10 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–28 3–6 Heinz Field 59,520
11 November 16 at Cleveland Browns L 6–44 3–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,908
12 November 23 St. Louis Rams L 27–30 (OT) 3–8 Sun Devil Stadium 42,089
13 November 30 at Chicago Bears L 3–28 3–9 Soldier Field 61,550
14 December 7 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–50 3–10 San Francisco Stadium 66,975
15 December 14 Carolina Panthers L 17–20 3–11 Sun Devil Stadium 23,217
16 December 21 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–28 3–12 Seahawks Stadium 64,899
17 December 28 Minnesota Vikings W 18–17 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 52,734

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Detroit Lions

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Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 10024
Lions 7 7 141442

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 60,691
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • Box Score
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Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 17 7738
Cardinals 0 0 000

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 0313
Cardinals 7 3 3720

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 102 °F (39 °C)
  • Game attendance: 58,784
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
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Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

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Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 6013
Rams 14 6 31437

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 65,758
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Box Score
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Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

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Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 007
Cowboys 7 10 7024

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,601
  • Referee: Peter Morelli
  • Box Score
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Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week 6: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 3 13 7326
Cardinals 7 3 0818

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,193
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Box Score
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Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 8: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
49ers 6 0 07013
Cardinals 7 3 30316

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,824
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • Box Score
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Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 9: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 0014
Cardinals 7 3 7017

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,531
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
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Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 6615
Steelers 0 7 21028

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,520
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • Box Score
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Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 306
Browns 10 10 141044

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,908
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • Box Score
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Week 12: vs. St. Louis Rams

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Week 12: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Rams 14 3 73330
Cardinals 0 10 710027

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,089
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • Box Score
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Week 13: at Chicago Bears

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Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 0 003
Bears 7 0 02128

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,550
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • Box Score
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Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 7714
49ers 14 20 9750

at San Francisco Stadium, San Francisco, California

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,975
  • Referee: Peter Morelli
  • Box Score
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Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

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Week 15: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 0 31020
Cardinals 7 7 0317

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,217
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • Box Score
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Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 0710
Seahawks 14 7 0728

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,899
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • Box Score
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Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week 17: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 71017
Cardinals 3 3 01218

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,734
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Box Score
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The Cardinals overcame an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to knock the Vikings out of a playoff berth.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) St. Louis Rams 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 447 328 L1
(5) Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 404 327 W2
San Francisco 49ers 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 384 337 L1
Arizona Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 225 452 W1

Awards and honors

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  • Anquan Boldin, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2003 Arizona Cardinals
  2. ^ Bouchette, Ed; “NFC Notebook: Cardinals primed for 0–16?” in Post-Gazette Sports Writer; September 21, 2003
  3. ^ See 2011 NFL Record and Fact Book; pp. 367–392 ISBN 1603208879
  4. ^ a b Sports Illustrated, October 27, 2008, p. 24, Vol. 109, No. 16