2003 College Football All-America Team

2003 All-America college football team
All-America college football team
2003 NCAA Division I-A football season
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The 2003 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and Rivals.com

The All-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America was with such a list selected by Caspar Whitney in 1889. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans.

Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2003, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

2003 Consensus All-Americans^[1]
Name	Position	Year	University
Jason White*	Quarterback	Senior	Oklahoma
Kevin Jones	Running back	Junior	Virginia Tech
Chris Perry	Running back	Senior	Michigan
Larry Fitzgerald*	Wide receiver	Sophomore	Pittsburgh
Mike Williams	Wide receiver	Sophomore	USC
Kellen Winslow II*	Tight end	Junior	Miami (FL)
Jake Grove*	Center	Senior	Virginia Tech
Shawn Andrews*	Offensive line	Junior	Arkansas
Robert Gallery*		Senior	Iowa
Jacob Rogers		Senior	USC
Alex Barron		Junior	Florida State
Dave Ball*	Defensive line	Senior	UCLA
Tommie Harris*		Junior	Oklahoma
Chad Lavalais		Senior	LSU
Kenechi Udeze		Junior	USC
Teddy Lehman*	Linebacker	Senior	Oklahoma
Derrick Johnson		Junior	Texas
Grant Wiley		Senior	West Virginia
Derrick Strait*	Defensive back	Senior	Oklahoma
Sean Taylor*		Junior	Miami (FL)
Keiwan Ratliff		Senior	Florida
Will Allen		Senior	LSU
Nate Kaeding	Placekicker	Senior	Iowa
Nick Browne	Placekicker	Senior	TCU
Dustin Colquitt	Punter	Junior	Tennessee
Antonio Perkins*	Return specialist	Junior	Oklahoma

Offense

Quarterback

Jason White, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Eli Manning, Ole Miss (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)
Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH) (AP-3)

Running back

Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, ESPN)
Chris Perry, Michigan (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Darren Sproles, Kansas State (AP-1, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
Steven Jackson, Oregon State (AP-3, PFW)
Michael Turner, Northern Illinois (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)
Quincy Wilson, West Virginia (AP-3)

Wide receiver

Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Mike Williams, Southern California (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches)
Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (AP-2, TSN, PFW, Walter Camp-2)
Roy Williams, Texas, (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)

Tight end

Kellen Winslow Jr., Miami,(Fla.) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW )
Ben Troupe, Florida (AP-2, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
Kris Wilson, Pittsburgh (AP-3)

Tackle

Shawn Andrews, Arkansas (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Robert Gallery, Iowa (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Jacob Rogers, Southern California (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, SI)
Alex Barron, Florida State (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, Rivals)
Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, SI, Walter Camp-2)
Vernon Carey, Miami (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
Tony Pape, Michigan (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)

Guard

Stephen Peterman, LSU (AP-2, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
Shannon Snell, Florida (TSN)
Justin Smiley, Alabama (PFW)
Lamar Bryant, Maryland (PFW)
Alex Stepanovich, Ohio State (AP-3, ESPN)
David Baas, Michigan (AP-2)
Tillman Holloway, Texas (AP-3)
Claude Terrell, New Mexico (AP-3)

Center

Jake Grove, Virginia Tech (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Rivals)
Nick Leckey, Kansas State (ESPN, Walter Camp-2)
Ben Wilkerson, LSU (AP-2)
Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (AP-3)

Defense

Ends

Dave Ball, UCLA (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, AP-1, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California (FWAA-Writers, AP-1, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
Will Smith, Ohio State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, PFW, SI, Rivals)
David Pollack, Georgia (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp-2)
Jason Babin, Western Michigan (Walter Camp-2)
Darnell Dockett, Florida State (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
Shaun Phillips, Purdue (AP-2)
Bo Schobel, TCU (AP-2)

Tackle

Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, ESPN)
Chad Lavalais, LSU (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Marcus Tubbs, Texas (PFW)
Tim Anderson, Ohio State (PFW)
Dan Cody, Oklahoma (AP-3)
Shaun Cody, USC (AP-3)
Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma (AP-3)

Linebacker

Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN)
Derrick Johnson, Texas (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Grant Wiley, West Virginia (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
Jonathan Vilma, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, PFW, Rivals)
Karlos Dansby, Auburn (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, ESPN, Walter Camp-2)
Josh Buhl, Kansas State (AP-2, TSN)
Keyaron Fox, Georgia Tech (PFW)
Rod Davis (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
Michael Boulware, Florida State (AP-3)
D. J. Williams, Miami (AP-3)

Cornerback

Derrick Strait, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Keiwan Ratliff, Florida (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Will Allen, Ohio State (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers)
Corey Webster, LSU (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp-2)
Nathan Vasher, Texas (AP-3, PFW, Walter Camp-2)
Antrel Rolle, Miami (AP-3)

Safety

Sean Taylor, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals)
Sean Jones, Georgia (AP-3, AFCA-Coaches)
Josh Bullocks, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2)
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (ESPN)
Stuart Schweigert, Purdue (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
Will Poole, USC (AP-2)
Bob Sanders, Iowa (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

Nate Kaeding, Iowa (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, PFW, SI, ESPN, Walter Camp-2)
Nick Browne, TCU (AP-2, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers)
Drew Dunning, Washington State (TSN, Rivals)
Jonathan Nichols, Mississippi (AP-3)

Punter

Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Rivals)
Kyle Larson, Nebraska (AFCA-Coaches)
Tom Malone, Southern California (AP-2, SI, ESPN)
Andy Lee, Pittsburgh (PFW)
Matt Prater, UCF (Walter Camp-2)
B. J. Sander, Ohio State (AP-3)

All-purpose player / return specialist

Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, SI, Rivals)
Derek Abney, Kentucky (AP_2, Walter Camp-2)
Skyler Green, LSU (AP-3, SI, ESPN)

References

General

AFCA
Associated Press
FWAA Archived 2019-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
TSN
Walter Camp "2003 All America Team". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
Pro Football Weekly, December 3, 2003
SI.com
Rivals.com (Archived 2009-05-14)

Specific

"Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 17–18. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

2003 College Football All-America Team

Offense

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Tight end

Tackle

Guard

Center

Defense

Ends

Tackle

Linebacker

Cornerback

Safety

Special teams

Kicker

Punter

All-purpose player / return specialist

See also

References