2003 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Tice (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2003 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Tice (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2003 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2003 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Vikings moved the ball well, scoring 416 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 353. Daunte Culpepper led the charge, passing for 3,479 yards. Randy Moss snagged 111 passes for 1,632 yards.
Moe Williams carried the pigskin for a team-best 745 yards for Minnesota, and Onterrio Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 35 turnovers. Brian Russell intercepted 9 opponent throws. Kevin Williams topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 37 sacks.
Mike Tice coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leo Araguz | P | January 18, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | S.F. Austin | Pharr, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | John Avery | RB | January 11, 1976 | 5'9" | 188 | Mississippi | Richmond, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 85 | D'Wayne Bates | WR | December 4, 1975 | 6'2" | 212 | Northwestern | Aiken, GA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 23 | Michael Bennett | RB | August 13, 1978 | 5'9" | 211 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 8 | 7 |
| 45 | Sean Berton | TE | October 31, 1979 | 6'4" | 272 | West Virginia | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Greg Biekert | MLB | March 14, 1969 | 6'2" | 253 | Colorado | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Matt Birk | C | July 23, 1976 | 6'4" | 300 | Harvard | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Jack Brewer | DB | January 8, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | SMU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Nate Burleson | WR | August 19, 1981 | 6'0" | 192 | Nevada-Reno | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 16 | Kelly Campbell | WR | July 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 173 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 34 | Doug Chapman | RB | August 22, 1977 | 5'10" | 213 | Marshall | Chesterfield, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Corey Chavous | SS | January 15, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | Vanderbilt | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Chris Claiborne | RLB | July 26, 1978 | 6'3" | 259 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Kenny Clark | WR | May 14, 1978 | 6'1" | 217 | Central Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jose Cortez | K | May 27, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Oregon St. | San Vincente, El Salvador | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Henri Crockett | LLB | October 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 11 | Daunte Culpepper | QB | January 28, 1977 | 6'4" | 264 | Central Florida | Ocala, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Nick Davis | WR | October 6, 1979 | 6'0" | 180 | Wisconsin | Manchester, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | David Dixon | RG | January 5, 1969 | 6'5" | 343 | Arizona St. | Papakura, New Zealand | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Aaron Elling | K | May 31, 1978 | 6'2" | 201 | George Fox | Waconia, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Gus Frerotte | QB | July 31, 1971 | 6'3" | 237 | Tulsa | Kittanning, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 83 | Hunter Goodwin | TE | October 10, 1972 | 6'5" | 268 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bellville, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | LB | August 3, 1980 | 6'1" | 245 | Maryland | Aberdeen, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Chris Hovan | RDT | May 12, 1978 | 6'2" | 296 | Boston Col. | Rocky River, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Keenan Howry | PR | June 17, 1981 | 5'10" | 172 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Ken Irvin | RCB | July 11, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Memphis | Rome, GA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 37 | Ron Israel | DB | January 5, 1978 | 6'0" | 212 | Notre Dame | Voorhees, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Eddie Johnson | P | March 2, 1981 | 6'3" | 236 | Idaho St. | Newport Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Lance Johnstone | DE | June 11, 1973 | 6'4" | 250 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Rushen Jones | DB | April 4, 1980 | 5'10" | 194 | Vanderbilt | Memphis, TN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Eric Kelly | DB | January 15, 1977 | 5'10" | 201 | Kentucky | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Lewis Kelly | T-G | April 21, 1977 | 6'4" | 306 | South Carolina St. | Lithonia, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | January 31, 1977 | 6'3" | 272 | North Dakota | Carrington, ND USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Brody Liddiard | TE | June 12, 1977 | 6'4" | 240 | Colorado | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Everett Lindsay | T-G | September 18, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | Mississippi | Burlington, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Chris Liwienski | LG | August 2, 1975 | 6'5" | 325 | Indiana | Sterling Heights, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Billy Lyon | DE-DT | December 10, 1973 | 6'5" | 295 | Marshall | Ashland, KY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | LT | September 23, 1979 | 6'8" | 335 | Miami (FL) | Woodbury, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Kenny Mixon | RDE | May 31, 1975 | 6'4" | 271 | LSU | Sun Valley, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Randy Moss | WR | February 13, 1977 | 6'4" | 215 | Marshall | Rand, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Mike Nattiel | LB | November 8, 1980 | 6'0" | 227 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Larry Ned | RB | August 23, 1978 | 5'11" | 217 | San Diego St. | Eunice, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Willie Offord | DB | December 22, 1978 | 6'1" | 216 | South Carolina | Palatka, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Fred Robbins | LDT | March 25, 1977 | 6'4" | 325 | Wake Forest | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 58 | Nick Rogers | RLB | May 31, 1979 | 6'2" | 250 | Georgia Tech | East Point, GA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 75 | Mike Rosenthal | RT | June 10, 1977 | 6'7" | 318 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Brian Russell | FS | February 5, 1978 | 6'2" | 204 | San Diego St. | West Covina, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Talance Sawyer | DE | June 14, 1976 | 6'2" | 270 | UNLV | Bastrop, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Onterrio Smith | KR | December 8, 1980 | 5'10" | 214 | Tennessee | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 57 | Raonall Smith | LB | October 22, 1978 | 6'2" | 241 | Washington St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | Charles Stackhouse | FB | April 11, 1980 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi | West Memphis, AR USA | 14 | 2 |
| 38 | Rhett Van Nelson | DB | February 16, 1980 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Denard Walker | LCB | August 9, 1973 | 6'1" | 190 | LSU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 8 |
| 94 | Chuck Wiley | DE | March 6, 1975 | 6'5" | 275 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | Brian Williams | LCB | July 2, 1979 | 5'11" | 198 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | LDE | August 16, 1980 | 6'5" | 311 | Oklahoma St. | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Moe Williams | RB | July 26, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Kentucky | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 60 | Cory Withrow | C | April 5, 1975 | 6'2" | 287 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
