2003 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldGillette Stadium
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Titans) 17–14
Won AFC Championship (vs. Colts) 24–14
Won Super Bowl XXXVIII (vs. Panthers) 32–29
Pro BowlersCB Ty Law
LB Willie McGinest
DE Richard Seymour
AP All-ProsSS Rodney Harrison (1st team)
CB Ty Law (1st team)
DE Richard Seymour (1st team)
LB Tedy Bruschi (2nd team)

The 2003 season was the New England Patriots' 34th in the National Football League (NFL), their 44th total and their fourth under head coach Bill Belichick.

Final roster

New England Patriots 2003 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 31 Larry Centers FB
  • 21 Mike Cloud
  • 33 Kevin Faulk
  • 35 Patrick Pass FB
  • 32 Antowain Smith

Wide Receivers

  • 83 Deion Branch
  • 80 Troy Brown PR
  • 87 David Givens
  • 81 Bethel Johnson KR R
  • 85 J. J. Stokes
  • 17 Dedric Ward

Tight Ends

  • 84 Fred Baxter
  • 88 Christian Fauria
  • 82 Daniel Graham
 Offensive Linemen
  • 63 Joe Andruzzi G
  • 68 Tom Ashworth T
  • 60 Wilbert Brown G
  • 76 Brandon Gorin T
  • 71 Russ Hochstein G
  • 67 Dan Koppen C R
  • 72 Matt Light T

Defensive Linemen

  • 97 Jarvis Green DE
  • 91 Bobby Hamilton DE
  • 90 Dan Klecko NT R
  • 96 Rick Lyle DE
  • 98 Anthony Pleasant DE
  • 93 Richard Seymour DE
  • 94 Ty Warren DE R
  • 92 Ted Washington NT
 Linebackers
  • 48 Tully Banta-Cain OLB R
  • 54 Tedy Bruschi ILB
  • 58 Matt Chatham OLB
  • 51 Don Davis ILB
  • 53 Larry Izzo ILB
  • 52 Ted Johnson ILB
  • 55 Willie McGinest OLB
  • 95 Roman Phifer ILB
  • 50 Mike Vrabel OLB

Defensive Backs

  • 34 Chris Akins SS
  • 30 Je'Rod Cherry FS
  • 23 Antwan Harris FS
  • 37 Rodney Harrison SS
  • 24 Ty Law CB
  • 39 Shawn Mayer FS UR
  • 38 Tyrone Poole CB
  • 22 Asante Samuel CB R
  • 26 Eugene Wilson FS R

Special Teams

Reserve Lists
  • 59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB (IR)
  • 75 Mike Clare C (NFLE NF-Inj.)
  • 77 Mike Compton G (IR)
  • 16 Kliff Kingsbury QB (IR) R
  • 70 Adrian Klemm OT (IR)
  • 56 Courtney Ledyard ILB (NFLE NF-Inj.)
  • 44 Fred McCrary FB (IR)
  • 49 Sean McDermott LS (IR)
  • 64 Gene Mruczkowski G/C (IR) UR
  • 61 Stephen Neal G (IR)
  • 86 David Patten WR (IR)
  • 66 Lonie Paxton LS (IR)
  • 65 Damien Woody G (IR)


Practice Squad

  • 10 Jamin Elliott WR
  • 18 Chas Gessner WR UR
  • 99 Ethan Kelley NT R
  • 62 Tim Provost OT R
  • 75 Jamil Soriano G/OT UR


Notations

  • R: 2003 Rookie
  • UR: 2003 Undrafted Rookie
  • Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 7 New York Giants W 26–6 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 August 16 at Washington Redskins W 20–13 2–0 FedExField Recap
3 August 22 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–12 3–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
4 August 27 Chicago Bears W 38–23 4–0 Gillette Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 7 at Buffalo Bills L 0–31 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
2 September 14 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–10 1–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
3 September 21 New York Jets W 23–16 2–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
4 September 28 at Washington Redskins L 17–20 2–2 FedExField Recap
5 October 5 Tennessee Titans W 38–30 3–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
6 October 12 New York Giants W 17–6 4–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
7 October 19 at Miami Dolphins W 19–13 (OT) 5–2 Pro Player Stadium Recap
8 October 26 Cleveland Browns W 9–3 6–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
9 November 3 at Denver Broncos W 30–26 7–2 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap
10 Bye
11 November 16 Dallas Cowboys W 12–0 8–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
12 November 23 at Houston Texans W 23–20 (OT) 9–2 Reliant Stadium Recap
13 November 30 at Indianapolis Colts W 38–34 10–2 RCA Dome Recap
14 December 7 Miami Dolphins W 12–0 11–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
15 December 14 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–13 12–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
16 December 20 at New York Jets W 21–16 13–2 Giants Stadium Recap
17 December 27 Buffalo Bills W 31–0 14–2 Gillette Stadium Recap

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) New England Patriots 14 2 0 .875 5–1 11–1 348 238 W12
Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 311 261 W2
Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 243 279 L3
New York Jets 6 10 0 .375 1–5 6–6 283 299 L2
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