2003 New York Jets season

2003 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
Head coach	Herman Edwards
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Kevin Mawae DE Shaun Ellis
Uniform

The 2003 New York Jets season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 44th season overall, and the third under head coach Herman Edwards. The team tried to improve upon its 9–7 record from 2002 and defend its AFC East title, but the Jets failed to do so and finished with a record of 6–10. The Jets finished with a losing record for the first time since their 1–15 campaign in 1996 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
P Dan Stryzinski (Chiefs)	P Matt Turk (Dolphins)
K Doug Brien (Vikings)	WR Laveranues Coles (Redskins)
WR Kevin Lockett (Jaguars)	FB Richie Anderson (Cowboys)
	G Randy Thomas (Redskins)
	K John Hall (Redskins)
	S Nick Ferguson (Broncos)

NFL draft

Main article: 2003 NFL draft

2003 New York Jets draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Dewayne Robertson	DT	Kentucky	from Chicago
2	53	Victor Hobson	LB	Michigan
3	85	B. J. Askew	FB	Michigan
5	140	Derek Pagel	S	Iowa	from Dallas via New England and Washington
5	150	Matt Walters	DE	Miami (FL)	from Kansas City
6	200	Brooks Bollinger	QB	Wisconsin	from Pittsburgh via Kansas City
7	237	Dave Yovanovits	G	Temple
Made roster

Staff

2003 New York Jets staff

Front office Owner – Woody Johnson Manager of football administration – Dawn Aponte Head coaches Head coach – Herman Edwards Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Jim Hostler Running backs – Bishop Harris Offensive line – Doug Marrone Senior offensive assistant – Jimmy Raye Offensive assistant – Tim Berbenich Offensive quality control – Pep Hamilton

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ted Cottrell Linebackers – Bob Sutton Defensive backs – Bill Bradley Defensive assistant/linebackers – Dave Merritt Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Lott Strength assistant – Sal Alosi

Roster

2003 New York Jets roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  5 Brooks Bollinger 10 Chad Pennington 16 Vinny Testaverde Running backs (RB) 35 B. J. Askew FB 34 LaMont Jordan 28 Curtis Martin 33 Jerald Sowell FB Wide receivers (WR) 81 Curtis Conway 87 Lawrence Hamilton 89 Kevin Lockett 83 Santana Moss 17 Ken-Yon Rambo 82 Kevin Swayne Tight ends (TE) 86 Chris Baker 88 Anthony Becht

Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Jason Fabini T 78 Jonathan Goodwin G 63 J. P. Machado C 68 Kevin Mawae C 67 Kareem McKenzie T 65 Brandon Moore G 70 Lance Nimmo T 74 Brent Smith G 79 Dave Szott G 64 Dave Yovanovits G Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Shaun Ellis DE 91 Josh Evans DT 72 Jason Ferguson DT 98 Alan Harper DT 75 Chester McGlockton DT 93 James Reed DT 63 Dewayne Robertson DT 99 Bryan Thomas DE 95 Matt Walters DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 Mark Brown OLB 56 Sam Cowart OLB 58 Jason Glenn OLB 54 Victor Hobson OLB 55 Marvin Jones MLB 57 Mo Lewis OLB 51 Quincy Stewart OLB 52 Kenyatta Wright MLB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Donnie Abraham CB 21 Aaron Beasley CB 22 Tyrone Carter FS 42 Sam Garnes SS 23 Jamie Henderson CB 26 Omare Lowe CB 24 Ray Mickens CB 25 Derek Pagel FS Special teams  6 Doug Brien K 85 James Dearth LS  4 Dan Stryzinski P

Practice squad  8 Mark Mariscal P 14 Cecil Moore WR 73 Will Ofenheusle T 36 Jonathan Reese RB 18 Rob Turner WR Reserve 94 John Abraham DE (IR) 84 Jonathan Carter WR/KR (IR) 80 Wayne Chrebet WR (IR) 38 Jon McGraw S (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 4 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
AB	August 2	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–30	0–1	Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)	Recap
1	August 10	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–13	1–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	New Orleans Saints	L 17–22	1–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	at New York Giants	W 15–14	2–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	August 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–9	3–2	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Regular season

During the 2003 regular season the Jets’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC South, although they also played the Pittsburgh Steelers from the AFC North, and the Oakland Raiders from the AFC West. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 4	at Washington Redskins	L 13–16	0–1	FedExField	Recap
2	September 14	Miami Dolphins	L 10–21	0–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	at New England Patriots	L 16–23	0–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap
4	September 28	Dallas Cowboys	L 6–17	0–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 12	Buffalo Bills	W 30–3	1–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 19	at Houston Texans	W 19–14	2–4	Reliant Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–24	2–5	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
9	November 2	New York Giants	L 28–31 (OT)	2–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–24 (OT)	3–6	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap
11	November 16	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31–38	3–7	RCA Dome	Recap
12	November 23	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 13–10	4–7	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	Tennessee Titans	W 24–17	5–7	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 7	at Buffalo Bills	L 6–17	5–8	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
15	December 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 6–0	6–8	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 20	New England Patriots	L 16–21	6–9	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	December 28	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–23	6–10	Pro Player Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

External links

• 2003 team stats