| 2003 Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 17th Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chris Perry (Michigan RB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Nick Define (MAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.