2003 Washington Redskins season

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The 2003 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 7–9 record from 2002, dropping to 5–11 and missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.[1] This was their worst season since 1994.[2]

2003 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
General managerVinny Cerrato
Head coachSteve Spurrier
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Edwards
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Laveranues Coles
LB LaVar Arrington
CB Champ Bailey
AP All-ProsCB Champ Bailey (1st & 2nd team)
LB LaVar Arrington (2nd team)

This was the first season since 1982 that the Redskins did not have cornerback Darrell Green, who retired after the 2002 season. Owing to different formulas for intraconference scheduling used by the NFL before 2002, it was the first time since 1994 that the Redskins played the Atlanta Falcons[3] and the first time ever the Redskins had played at the Georgia Dome,[3] which opened in 1992. During the season the Redskins wore a patch on their jerseys with the initials "GSS: Hail to the Redskins" to commemorate Gerald S. Snyder, the father of owner Daniel Snyder who had died during the 2003 offseason.

Following the season, defensive end Bruce Smith retired after 19 seasons in the NFL, Pro Bowl defensive back Champ Bailey would be traded to the Denver Broncos and head coach Steve Spurrier left after spending only two seasons coaching the Redskins.

Offseason

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The Redskins acquired former New York Jets players Randy Thomas, John Hall, Laveranues Coles, and Chad Morton in free agency.

NFL Draft

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2003 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 44 Taylor Jacobs  WR Florida
3 81 Derrick Dockery  G Texas
7 232 Gibran Hamdan  QB Indiana
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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2003 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Chris Clemons Defensive end Georgia
Ade Jimoh Cornerback Utah State
Sultan McCullough Running back USC
Clifton Smith Linebacker Syracuse
Kevin Ware Tight end Washington

Roster

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2003 Washington Redskins 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, 9 reserve, 5 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Network Kickoff (EST) Attendance
1 September 4 New York Jets W 16–13 FedExField 1–0 ABC 9:00pm 85,420
2 September 14 at Atlanta Falcons W 33–31 Georgia Dome 2–0 Fox 1:00pm 70,241
3 September 21 New York Giants L 21–24 (OT) FedExField 2–1 Fox 4:15pm 84,856
4 September 28 New England Patriots W 20–17 FedExField 3–1 CBS 1:00pm 83,632
5 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 25–27 Lincoln Financial Field 3–2 Fox 4:15pm 67,792
6 October 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–35 FedExField 3–3 Fox 1:00pm 85,490
7 October 19 at Buffalo Bills L 7–24 Ralph Wilson Stadium 3–4 Fox 4:15pm 73,149
8 Bye
9 November 2 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–21 Texas Stadium 3–5 Fox 4:15pm 64,002
10 November 9 Seattle Seahawks W 27–20 FedExField 4–5 Fox 1:00pm 80,728
11 November 16 at Carolina Panthers L 17–20 Ericsson Stadium 4–6 Fox 1:00pm 73,263
12 November 23 at Miami Dolphins L 23–24 Pro Player Stadium 4–7 ESPN 8:30pm 73,578
13 November 30 New Orleans Saints L 20–24 FedExField 4–8 Fox 4:05pm 76,821
14 December 7 at New York Giants W 20–7 Giants Stadium 5–8 Fox 1:00pm 78,217
15 December 14 Dallas Cowboys L 0–27 FedExField 5–9 Fox 4:15pm 70,284
16 December 21 at Chicago Bears L 24–27 Soldier Field 5–10 Fox 1:00pm 61,719
17 December 27 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–31 FedExField 5–11 ESPN 8:30pm 76,766
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 374 287 W1
(6) Dallas Cowboys 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 289 260 L1
Washington Redskins 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 287 372 L3
New York Giants 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 243 387 L8

References

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