2003 Dallas Cowboys season
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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| Head coach | Bill Parcells |
| General manager | Jerry Jones |
| Owner | Jerry Jones |
| Home field | Texas Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Panthers) 29–10 |
| Pro Bowlers |
Flozell Adams T Larry Allen G Dexter Coakley LB La'Roi Glover DT Roy Williams S |
| AP All-Pros |
Roy Williams (1st team) La'Roi Glover (2nd team) Dat Nguyen (2nd team) |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | WSH | Laveranues Coles 7 yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (kick failed) | Redskins 6–0 | |
| 2 | DAL | Troy Hambrick 2 yard run (Billy Cundiff kick) | Cowboys 7–6 | |
| 3 | DAL | Troy Hambrick 1 yard run (Billy Cundiff kick) | Cowboys 14–6 | |
| 4 | DAL | Terry Glenn 19 yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick) | Cowboys 21–6 | |
| 4 | WSH | Taylor Jacobs 19 yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Darnerien McCants pass from Patrick Ramsey) | Cowboys 21–14 | |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
12:52
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DAL | Cundiff 24 yard field goal | DAL 3–0 |
| Q1 |
9:03
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NYG | Bryant 45 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
| Q1 |
2:22
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DAL | Witten 36 yard pass from Carter (Cundiff kick) | DAL 10–3 |
| Q2 |
:00
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DAL | Cundiff 42 yard field goal | DAL 13–3 |
| Q3 |
10:03
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DAL | Cundiff 21 yard field goal | DAL 16–3 |
| Q4 |
11:23
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DAL | Cundiff 49 yard field goal | DAL 19–3 |
The 2003 Dallas Cowboys season was the 44th season for the team in the National Football League. Coming off three consecutive 5–11 seasons, Dallas hired former New York Giants, New York Jets, and New England Patriots coach Bill Parcells. In a scheduling coincidence, the Cowboys faced all three said teams in the 2003 regular season.
Notes
Despite the release of team legend Emmitt Smith, the Cowboys' fortunes began to change with the introduction of Parcells as head coach. Parcells began to reshape the team, particularly on offense, with an overhaul of the coaching staff, including former New York Giants offensive coordinator Sean Payton. Parcells retained much of the defensive staff, including defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, and maintained the team's basic 4-3 defense instead of immediately installing the 3-4 defense which was a trademark of all Parcells's prior teams. This proved a wise decision, as the Cowboys finished the season with the top-ranked overall defense. As in his previous stops, Parcells started to rebuild his team through the draft. In his first year in Dallas, Parcells picked future Pro Bowl players cornerback Terence Newman, tight end Jason Witten and future Cowboys defensive captain linebacker Bradie James. One of the biggest rookie acquisitions came via free agency when the team signed undrafted rookie and future franchise quarterback Tony Romo (although that move got little attention for a few years). Also typical of his prior teams, Parcells brought in veteran players who had played for him at his previous coaching stops, signing fullback Richie Anderson and speedy wide receiver Terry Glenn with whom Parcells had a checkered history.
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