2003 All-SEC football team

The 2003 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The LSU Tigers won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 34 to 13 in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers then won a national championship, defeating the Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners 21 to 14 in the BCS National Championship Game.

Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning was voted SEC Offensive Player of the Year by both AP and Coaches. LSU defensive tackle Chad Lavalais was voted the coaches SEC Defensive Player of the Year; Florida cornerback Keiwan Ratliff was the AP's choice.

Offensive selections edit

Quarterbacks edit

Running backs edit

Wide receivers edit

Centers edit

  • Scott Wells, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1)
  • Bill Wilkerson, LSU (AP-1)
  • Mike Degory, Florida (Coaches-2)

Guards edit

Tackles edit

Tight ends edit

Defensive selections edit

Defensive ends edit

Defensive tackles edit

  • Chad Lavalais, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Jesse Mitchell, Ole Miss (AP-1)
  • DeMarco McNeil, Auburn (AP-1)
  • Jovan Haye, Vanderbilt (Coaches-2)

Linebackers edit

Cornerbacks edit

Safeties edit

Special teams edit

Kickers edit

  • Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Billy Bennett, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Punters edit

All purpose/return specialist edit

Key edit

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP

AP = Associated Press.[1]

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches[2]

* = Unanimous selection of AP

# = Unanimous selection of coaches

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Several Gators Named On AP All-SEC Football Team".
  2. ^ "2003 All-SEC Football Team".