The 2003 season was the New York Giants' 79th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their seventh and final under head coach Jim Fassel. The team failed to duplicate their 2002 season's playoff appearance, instead only winning four games and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2001, finishing the season on an eight-game losing streak.[1] Jim Fassel was fired after the 2003 season and was replaced by Tom Coughlin in 2004.
2003 New York Giants season | |
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Owner | Wellington Mara |
General manager | Ernie Accorsi |
Head coach | Jim Fassel |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 4th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | TE Jeremy Shockey DE Michael Strahan |
Uniform | |
Offseason
editAdditions | Subtractions |
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FB Jim Finn (Colts) | FB Charles Stackhouse (Vikings) |
P Jeff Feagles (Seahawks) | TE Dan Campbell (Cowboys) |
RB Dorsey Levens (Eagles) | CB Jason Sehorn (Rams) |
RB Brian Mitchell (Eagles) | G Jason Whittle (Buccaneers) |
DE Keith Washington (Broncos) | T Mike Rosenthal (Vikings) |
NFL Draft
edit2003 New York Giants draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 25 | William Joseph | DT | Miami (Fla.) | |
2 | 56 | Osi Umenyiora * | DE | Troy | |
3 | 91 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | Morgan State | |
4 | 123 | Rod Babers | CB | Texas | |
5 | 160 | David Diehl * | T | Illinois | |
6 | 199 | Willie Ponder | WR | Southeast Missouri State | |
6 | 207 | Frank Walker | CB | Tuskegee | |
6 | 211 | David Tyree * | WR | Syracuse | |
7 | 240 | Charles Drake | S | Michigan | |
7 | 249 | Wayne Lucier | C | Colorado | |
7 | 255 | Kevin Walter | WR | Eastern Michigan | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
editPlayer | Position | College |
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Jeff Roehl | Tackle | Northwestern |
Roster
editPreseason
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 7 | at New England Patriots | L 6–26 | 0–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 15 | Carolina Panthers | L 10–20 | 0–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | New York Jets | L 14–15 | 0–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 28 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 30–24 | 1–3 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 7 | St. Louis Rams | W 23–13 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 15 | Dallas Cowboys | L 32–35 (OT) | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–21 (OT) | 2–1 | FedExField | Recap | |
4 | Bye | ||||||
5 | October 5 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–23 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 12 | at New England Patriots | L 6–17 | 2–3 | Gillette Stadium | Recap | |
7 | October 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–14 | 2–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
8 | October 26 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 29–17 | 3–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap | |
9 | November 2 | at New York Jets | W 31–28 (OT) | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
10 | November 9 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7–27 | 4–5 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
11 | November 16 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–28 | 4–6 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
12 | November 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–19 | 4–7 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap | |
13 | November 30 | Buffalo Bills | L 7–24 | 4–8 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
14 | December 7 | Washington Redskins | L 7–20 | 4–9 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
15 | December 14 | at New Orleans Saints | L 7–45 | 4–10 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap | |
16 | December 21 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 3–19 | 4–11 | Texas Stadium | Recap | |
17 | December 28 | Carolina Panthers | L 24–37 | 4–12 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
editWeek 1: vs. St. Louis Rams
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Giants | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,666
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information | ||
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Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 35 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,907
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Lisa Guerrero
Game information | ||
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Week 3: at Washington Redskins
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 84,856
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Daryl Johnston
Game information | ||
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Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Giants | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Scattered clouds, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,863
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
Game information | ||
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Week 6: at New England Patriots
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Patriots | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Light rain, 55 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information | ||
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Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,883
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information | ||
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Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
Vikings | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 64,114
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
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Week 9: at New York Jets
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
Jets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Scattered clouds, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,132
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert and Brian Baldinger
Game information | ||
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Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,813
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Chris Myers
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Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 67,867
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information | ||
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Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,648
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Lisa Guerrero
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Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,481
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
Game information | ||
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Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 28 °F (−2 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,217
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Lou Holder
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Week 15: at New Orleans Saints
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Saints | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 68,399
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann and Suzy Kolber
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Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,118
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
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Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 17 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
Giants | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear, 48 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,130
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Brian Kilmeade
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Standings
editNFC East | |||||||||
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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 |