2003 New York Jets season

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)

Preseason

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AB	Template:Dow tooltip	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–30	0–1	Template:Flagicon Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)	Recap
1	August 10	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–13	1–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	New Orleans Saints	L 17–22	1–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	Template:Dow tooltip	at New York Giants	W 15–14	2–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	Template:Dow tooltip	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

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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	Template:Dow tooltip	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	Template:Dow tooltip	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