2003 Seattle Seahawks season
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The 2003
Seattle Seahawks
season was the team's 28th season with the National Football League
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2003 NFL season
-Milestones:The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season:-Team:-Individual:-Awards:-External Links:**-References:*NFL Record and Fact Book *...
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
season was the team's 28th season with the National Football League
National Football League
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2003 NFL Draft
| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 1/11 | Marcus Trufant Marcus Trufant Marcus Lavon Trufant is an American football cornerback who plays for the Seattle Seahawks. He was originally drafted by the Seahawks 11th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State.-Early years:... |
Cornerback Cornerback A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position... |
Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
| 2/42 | Ken Hamlin Ken Hamlin Ken Hamlin an American football safety, who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas.... |
Free Safety | Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in... |
| 3/73 | Wayne Hunter Wayne Hunter Wayne Hunter is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.... |
Offensive Tackle | Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system... |
| 4/110 | Seneca Wallace Seneca Wallace Seneca Isayha Wallace is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Iowa State Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of... |
| 4/135 | Solomon Bates | Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Arizona State Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
| 5/165 | Chris Davis | Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... |
Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... |
| 6/183 | Rashad Moore Rashad Moore Glenn Rashad Moore is an American football defensive tackle who's currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft... |
Defensive Tackle | Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... |
| 7/222 | Josh Brown | Kicker Placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points... |
Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
| 7/224 | Taco Wallace Taco Wallace Lawrence "Taco" Lasalle Wallace is a former American football wide receiver.- College :Wallace began his collegiate career at Mount San Antonio College in California where he started for two seasons. He then transferred to Kansas State for his two final years... |
Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | GameCenter | Attendance | ||
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| 1 | September 7, 2003 | New Orleans Saints 2003 New Orleans Saints season The 2003 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 37th as a member of the National Football League. They could not match their previous season's performance of 9–7, only attaining a record of 8–8.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:... |
W 27-10 | Seahawks Stadium | 1-0 | GameCenter | 52,250 | ||
| 2 | September 14, 2003 | Arizona Cardinals 2003 Arizona Cardinals season The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the 84th season the team was in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5-11, instead winning only four games. For the fifth consecutive season, the team failed to reach the playoffs. This resulted in the... |
W 38-0 | Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass... |
2-0 | GameCenter | 23,127 | ||
| 3 | September 21, 2003 | St. Louis Rams 2003 St. Louis Rams season The 2003 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 66th year with the National Football League and the ninth season in St. Louis. The Rams were coming off a disappointing 7-9 season and former MVP Kurt Warner was demoted to backup quarterback; Marc Bulger earned the starting job after replacing Warner... |
W 24-23 | Seahawks Stadium | 3-0 | GameCenter | 65,841 | ||
| 4 | Bye | ||||||||
| 5 | October 5, 2003 | at Green Bay Packers 2003 Green Bay Packers season The 2003 Green Bay Packers season finished with an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs, after the Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round in overtime off an interception return for a touchdown by Al Harris... |
L 35-13 | Lambeau Field Lambeau Field Lambeau Field is an outdoor football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Opened in 1957 as City Stadium, it replaced the original City Stadium as the Packers' home field... |
3-1 | GameCenter | 70,365 | ||
| 6 | October 12, 2003 | San Francisco 49ers 2003 San Francisco 49ers season The 49ers entered their 2003 season attempting to improve upon their 10-6 output from the previous year.-Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears:Sunday, September 7, 2003 at San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point, San Francisco, California... |
W 20-19 | Seahawks Stadium | 4-1 | GameCenter | 66,437 | ||
| 7 | October 19, 2003 | Chicago Bears 2003 Chicago Bears season -Scoring Summary:Q1 - SF - 7:51 - Jeff Chandler 22 yd FG Q1 - SF - 3:23 - 12 yd TD pass from Jeff Garcia to Garrison Hearst Q2 - CHI - 12:05 - 3 yd TD pass from Kordell Stewart to Desmond Clark... |
W 24-17 | Seahawks Stadium | 5-1 | GameCenter | 65,671 | ||
| 8 | October 26, 2003 | at Cincinnati Bengals 2003 Cincinnati Bengals season The 2003 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 36th year in professional football and its 34th with the National Football League. The Bengals are now under first year Head Coach Marvin Lewis, who replaced Dick LeBeau who was fired following the 2002 season for the worst season in Bengals history... |
L 27-24 | Paul Brown Stadium Paul Brown Stadium Paul Brown Stadium is an American sports stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. The stadium was named after Bengals' founder Paul Brown. The stadium is located on approximately of land and... |
5-2 | GameCenter | 52,131 | ||
| 9 | November 2, 2003 | Pittsburgh Steelers 2003 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 2003 Pittsburgh Steelers season began with the team trying to improve on their 10–5–1 record from 2002 in which they lost to the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional round of the playoffs.... |
W 23-16 | Seahawks Stadium | 6-2 | GameCenter | 66,507 | ||
| 10 | November 9, 2003 | at Washington Redskins 2003 Washington Redskins season The 2003 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-9 record from 2002.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
L 27-20 | FedEx Field | 6-3 | GameCenter | 80,728 | ||
| 11 | November 16, 2003 | Detroit Lions 2003 Detroit Lions season The 2003 Detroit Lions season was the 74th season in franchise history.-Staff:-Schedule:-External links:***... |
W 35-14 | Seahawks Stadium | 7-3 | GameCenter | 65,865 | ||
| 12 | November 23, 2003 | at Baltimore Ravens 2003 Baltimore Ravens season The 2003 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's eighth season in the NFL. They improved upon their previous output of 7–9, instead winning 10 games and making a playoff appearance... |
L 44-41 OT | M&T Bank Stadium M&T Bank Stadium M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of... |
7-4 | GameCenter | 69,477 | ||
| 13 | November 30, 2003 | Cleveland Browns 2003 Cleveland Browns season The 2003 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 51st season with the National Football League.-Schedule:-References:... |
W 34-7 | Seahawks Stadium | 8-4 | GameCenter | 64,680 | ||
| 14 | December 7, 2003 | at Minnesota Vikings 2003 Minnesota Vikings season 2003 was the 43rd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 84th regular season of the National Football League.The Vikings began 2003 with a fast 6-0 start... |
L 34-7 | Metrodome Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University... |
8-5 | GameCenter | 63,968 | ||
| 15 | December 14, 2003 | at St. Louis Rams 2003 St. Louis Rams season The 2003 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 66th year with the National Football League and the ninth season in St. Louis. The Rams were coming off a disappointing 7-9 season and former MVP Kurt Warner was demoted to backup quarterback; Marc Bulger earned the starting job after replacing Warner... |
L 27-22 | Edward Jones Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
8-6 | GameCenter | 66,152 | ||
| 16 | December 21, 2003 | Arizona Cardinals 2003 Arizona Cardinals season The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the 84th season the team was in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5-11, instead winning only four games. For the fifth consecutive season, the team failed to reach the playoffs. This resulted in the... |
W 28-10 | Seahawks Stadium | 9-6 | GameCenter | 64,899 | ||
| 17 | December 27, 2003 | San Francisco 49ers 2003 San Francisco 49ers season The 49ers entered their 2003 season attempting to improve upon their 10-6 output from the previous year.-Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears:Sunday, September 7, 2003 at San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point, San Francisco, California... |
W 24-17 | 3Com Park | 10-6 | GameCenter | 67,840 | ||
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | GameCenter | Attendance |
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| Wildcard NFL playoffs, 2003-04 The NFL playoffs following the 2003 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXVIII.Beginning with the 2003–04 season, the NFL changed the selection procedures regarding officials for playoffs games. The league suspended the prior practice of assembling "all-star" officiating crews of highly-rated... |
January 4, 2004 | at Green Bay Packers 2003 Green Bay Packers season The 2003 Green Bay Packers season finished with an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs, after the Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round in overtime off an interception return for a touchdown by Al Harris... |
L 33-27 OT | Lambeau Field Lambeau Field Lambeau Field is an outdoor football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Opened in 1957 as City Stadium, it replaced the original City Stadium as the Packers' home field... |
GameCenter | 71,457 |