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2003 Outback Bowl

Field	Value
year_game_played	2003
game_name	Outback Bowl
subheader	17th Outback Bowl
football_season	2002
visitor_name_short	Michigan
visitor_nickname	Wolverines
visitor_school	University of Michigan
home_name_short	Florida
home_nickname	Gators
home_school	University of Florida
visitor_record	9–3
visitor_conference	Big Ten
home_record	8–4
home_conference	SEC
visitor_coach	Lloyd Carr
home_coach	Ron Zook
visitor_rank_AP	12
visitor_rank_coaches	11
visitor_rank_BCS	11
home_rank_AP	22
home_rank_coaches	20
visitor_1q	7
visitor_2q	14
visitor_3q	14
visitor_4q	3
home_1q	0
home_2q	16
home_3q	7
home_4q	7
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Raymond James Stadium
city	Tampa, Florida
MVP	Chris Perry (Michigan RB)
odds	Michigan by 1.5
referee	Nick Define (MAC)
attendance	65,101
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Dave Barnett, Mike Golic, Bill Curry, Michele Tafoya

The 2003 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2003, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Michigan Wolverines, third-place finishers in the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Florida Gators, who finished second the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 38–30. Michigan running back Chris Perry was named the game's MVP.

Game summary

Michigan got on the board first after a 4-yard touchdown run by Chris Perry to open up a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Florida running back Earnest Graham scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7-7. Later in the second quarter, Graham scored again on a 1-yard run, but a two-point conversion attempt by Ran Carthon failed. Florida led 13–7. Chris Perry scored again on a 1-yard run to give Michigan a 14–13 lead. Florida kicker Matt Leach connected on a 29-yard field goal to retake the lead for the Gators, 16–14. John Navarre threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ronald Bellamy to give Michigan a 21-16 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Florida quarterback Rex Grossman threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Keiwan Ratliff to put Florida up 23–21. Michigan answered with two more touchdown runs by Chris Perry, from 7 and 12 yards out, to lead 35–23. In the fourth quarter, Grossman found wide receiver Aaron Walker for a 3-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 35–30. Adam Finley connected on a 33-yard field goal to increase Michigan's lead to 38–30, which held up as the final score.

Scoring summary

First quarter

Michigan - Chris Perry, 4-yard run (Adam Finley kick)

Second quarter

Florida - Earnest Graham, 2-yard run (Matt Leach kick)
Florida - Earnest Graham, 1-yard run (Ran Carthon run failed)
Michigan - Chris Perry, 1-yard run (Adam Finley kick)
Florida - Matt Leach, 29-yard field goal
Michigan - Ronald Bellamy, 8-yard pass from John Navarre (John Hines kick)

Third quarter

Florida - Keiwan Ratliff, 33-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Matt Leach kick)
Michigan - Chris Perry, 7-yard run (Adam Finley kick)
Michigan - Chris Perry, 12-yard run (Adam Finley kick)

Fourth quarter

Florida - Aaron Walker, 3-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Matt Leach kick)
Michigan - Adam Finley, 33-yard field goal

References

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