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2003 Football Game Audio Clips |
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Iowa (Outback Bowl) 01-01-04 |
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Coach Ron Zook - Expresses his disappointment over the way his team played |
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Coach Ron Zook - Talks about the suspensions to Keiwan Ratliff, Guss Scott and Matt Piotrowicz |
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Coach Ron Zook - The Gators lost momentum after Iowa scored its first touchdown |
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Chris Leak - Says the offense was never in sync against Iowa |
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Wide receiver Kelvin Kight - Says the Gator offense bogged down after his 70 yard td reception |
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Wide receiver Carlos Perez - Laments a loss in his final game as a Gator |
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Defensive tackle Ray McDonald - Vows the team will come back strong next season |
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Bobby McCray gets an early Gator sack |
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Chris Leak hits Kelvin Kight on a 70-yard touchdown pass |
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Marcus Thomas makes a big third down play |
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Matt Leach boots a 48-yard field goal |
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Leak hits Carlos Perez to get a big first down |
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Leak hits Dallas Baker for a third quarter touchdown that was nullified by a penalty on Baker |
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Leak hits Baker for a touchdown that counts in the fourth quarter |
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Florida State 11-29-03 |
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Coach Ron Zook - It was a great football game to be apart of |
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Coach Ron Zook - There were alot of momentum swings |
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Coach Ron Zook - He reacts to the questionable calls that went against the Gators |
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Tightend Ben Troupe - Describes his touchdown catch that put Florida ahead 34-31 |
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Wide receiver Kelvin Kight - Says the seniors are disappointment they couldn't beat FSU |
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Wide receiver Kelvin Kight - Says the Gators final touchdown drive was a thing of beauty |
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Kicker Matt Leach - Says its a painful loss |
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Linebacker Reid Fleming - Says the Gators proved they could play with the Seminoles |
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Linebacker Reid Fleming - Says the Gator defense made adustments in the second half to slow down FSU's running game |
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Linebacker Reid Fleming - On the officials taking away some of their turnovers from them |
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Andre Caldwell throws a pass to Chris Leak |
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Leak hits Ben Troupe with a touchdown pass to make it 17-12 FSU |
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Leak dives in for the two point conversion |
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Keiwan Ratliff returns a Chris Rix fumble 77 yards for a touchdown |
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Leak makes a big play to dig the Gators out of a hole |
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Leak makes a shovel pass to Ran Carthon |
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Leak converts a 4th and 2 |
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Leak hits Ben Troupe for another touchdown to put the Gators ahead 34-31 |
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South Carolina 11-15-03 |
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Coach Ron Zook - Says the Gators overcame alot of mistakes to win the game |
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Coach Ron Zook - Gives his players and coaches credit for staying together despite a 3-and-3 start |
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Coach Ron Zook - He tried to keep his players from getting down after they fell behind 9-0 |
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Tightend Ben Troupe - On what he did to get open on the touchdown pass from Chris Leak |
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Tightend Ben Troupe - The Gators never lost confidence even though they fell behind 9-0 |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder - Says the Gator defense overcame a lack of execution to make big plays in the second half |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder - Describes what happened when they stopped South Carolina on a crucial two point conversion |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason - On what was behind Florida's turnaround from a 3-3 team to an 8-and-3 record |
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Runningback Ciatrick Fason - He told his teammates he was going to lead the way in the second half |
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Safety Daryl Dixon - Says its incredible to finish conference play with a five game winning streak after a 1-2 start |
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Safety Daryl Dixon - The Gators won the game despite not playing their best game |
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Quarterback Chris Leak - Talks about overcoming a 9-0 deficit |
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Quarterback Chris Leak - Says the offense got rolling after struggling in the first quarter |
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Ciatrick Fason with a big run during the Gators first scoring drive |
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Fason goes 30 yards on the scoring drive |
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Chris Leak runs nine yards for a touchdown |
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Fason breaks off a big run to set up Florida's second touchdown |
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Chris Leak hits Ben Troupe for a touchdown |
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The Gators get a big fumble recovery in the third quarter |
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DeShawn Wynn runs 10 yards for a Gator touchdown |
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The Gators stop Carolina's two point conversion try |
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Keiwan Ratliff's ninth interception of the season ends Carolina's chances |
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South Carolina flubs a fake punt on fourth down in the third quarter |
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Vanderbilt 11-08-03 |
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Coach Ron Zook - Says his team did alot of good things in the victory over Vanderbilt |
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Coach Ron Zook - On what he told his team at halftime |
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Coach Ron Zook - Praises the play of his senior-led secondary |
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Runningback Ran Carthon - Said he was glad to get a win for the alumns on homecoming |
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Runningback Ran Carthon - The Gator backs were determined to have a big game |
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Runningback Ran Carthon - The Gator players have developed a bond over the past four weeks |
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Receiver O J Small - Says faith in the system has alot to do with an improved offense |
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Receiver O J Small - He likes that Chris Leak spreads the ball around |
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Safety Daryl Dixon - Says the Gator defensive backs have great chemistry |
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Safety Daryl Dixon - Talks about teammate Keiwan Ratliff's penchant for the interception |
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Defensive back Corey Bailey - Describes his third quarter interception that stopped a Vanderbilt threat |
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Defensive back Corey Bailey - Says senior safety Guss Scott puts the other defensive backs in a great position to make plays |
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Chris Leak scrambles for 12 yards on a third and eight to keep the Gators first touchdown drive alive |
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Chris Leak touchdown sneak |
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Chris Leak hits Ciatrick Fason for a touchdown pass |
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Corey Bailey intercepts a Jay Cutler pass to end a Vanderbilt threat |
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Daryl Dixon makes his second interception of the game |
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Fason's second touchdown of the game |
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Keiwan Ratliff sets a school record with his eighth interception of the year |
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Georgia 11-01-03 |
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Coach Ron Zook - Reacts to beating Georgia |
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Coach Ron Zook - The defense answered the bell in crunch time |
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Coach Ron Zook - He talks about the Gators final drive and quarterback Chris Leak's ability to engineer the drive |
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Coach Ron Zook - He gives the defense credit for keeping Georgia out of the end zone when the score was 13-10 Gators |
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Safety Gus Scott - Talks about the defensive effort against Georgia |
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Safety Gus Scott - On what was on his mind in the final seconds when Georgia had the ball |
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Kicker Matt Leach - He reacts to kicking the game-winning field goal |
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Kicker Matt Leach - On what coach Ron Zook said to him on the sidelines before he went in to kick the winning field goal |
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Quarterback Chris Leak - Reacts to winning a big game over the number four team in the country |
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Quarterback Chris Leak - The Gators offense kept their heads in the game despite scoring no touchdowns in the first half |
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Middle linebacker Reid Fleming - Says the defense did what it had to do when the time came |
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Middle linebacker Reid Fleming - Despite their injury troubles - that Georgia was going to give them a battle |
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Defensive end Travis Harris - Was happy to make big plays in the place of starter Bobby McCray |
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Defensive end Travis Harris - His sack of Georgia quarterback David Greene was a big confidence boost |
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Keiwan Ratliff ties a Gator record with his seventh interception of the season |
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Defensive end Travis Harris gets a first quarter quarterback sack |
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Carlos Perez catches a Chris Leak touchdown pass for a 10-3 Gator lead |
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Chris Leak hits Dallas Baker with a long pass |
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Travis Harris breaks up a third and goal pass that forced Georgia to go for a field goal late in the fourth quarter |
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Matt Leach hits an 18 yard field goal to give the Gators a 16-13 lead |
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Mick Hubert's final call of the Gator victory |
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Arkansas 10-18-03 |
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Quarterback Chris Leak comments about the offense putting back to back good first halves together in the last two games |
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Quarterback Chris Leak - He talks about the screen pass he threw to Ciatrick Fason for a touchdown |
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Ciatrick Fason says the backs are comfortable catching passes from Leaks |
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Ciatrick Fason - The LSU game gave him alot of confidence going into the Arkansas game |
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Ciatrick Fason - He describes his 75-yard touchdown run |
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Defensive back Keiwan Ratliff talks about what the gameplan was for the Arkansas offense |
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Defensive back Keiwan Ratliff - Regrets his celebration penalty after his third interception |
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Defensive back Keiwan Ratliff - Describes his third interception |
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Offensive tackle Randy Hand says the offensive line continues to jell |
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Hand says the offensive line works on blocking on screen passes |
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Chris Leak hits Ciatrick Fason on a screen pass for a touchdown |
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Keiwan Ratliff makes the first of three interceptions |
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Ciatrick Fason goes 75 yards for a touchdown |
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Earl Everett makes a big sack on fourth and two |
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Ratliff with his second pick of the game |
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Deshawn Wynn goes 17 yards for a touchdown |
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Keiwan Ratliff takes an interception back for a touchdown |
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LSU 10-11-03 |
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Ron Zook says the Gators prepared well for the LSU game |
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Ron Zook - On what he told his team at the half |
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Ron Zook - Gator depth at running back was tested with injuries to Ran Carthon and Deshawn Wynn |
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Ron Zook - Chris Leak overcame alot of adversity |
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Ron Zook - Praises the play of his defense |
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Chris Leak says LSU's long punt return for a touchdown didn't faze them any |
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Chris Leak - Plays on third down were better this week |
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Keiwan Ratliff says keeping big plays down to a minimum was a big key |
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Keiwan Ratliff - That players-only meeting after last week's loss to Ole Miss really helped |
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Ciatrick Fason describes his 35 yard touchdown catch to put the Gators up 19-7 |
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Ciatrick Fason - He was glad to contribute to the team on Saturday |
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Runningback Ran Carthon says this was a total team victory |
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Chris Leak hits Ran Carthon for a touchdown |
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Keiwan Ratliff's first interception |
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One of Bobby McCray's third sack of Matt Mauck |
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Leak throws a bomb to Carlos Perez |
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Matt Leach set a career record with a 50-yard field goal |
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The Gators stop LSU on a key fourth down and one in the fourth quarter |
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Ciatrick Fason's first career touchdown catch |
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Ratliff's second interception |
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University of Mississippi 10-04-03 |
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Ron Zook says they gave Eli Manning and the Ole Miss just too many opportunities in the second half |
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Zook talks about why the Gators weren't as productive on offense in the second half |
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Ron Zook - The team needs to stick together after a tough loss |
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Ron Zook - Did Ole Miss take Gator tightend Ben Troupe out of the game in the second half? |
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Ron Zook - Why was Ole Miss able to run the ball so well against the Gators? |
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Wide receiver O.J. Small says the Gator offense failed to make big plays in the second half |
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Wide receiver O.J. Small describes his touchdown catch |
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Wide receiver O.J. Small - Leak will be fine despite a tough game against Ole Miss |
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Ron Carthon says the Gators will need to pull together |
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Ron Carthon - Lack of execution on third down is hurting the team right now |
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Ron Carthon - His career rushing game was a bitter - sweet accomplishment |
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Tight End Ben Troupe - He describes his 18 yard touchdown catch |
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Tight End Ben Troupe - On Chris Leak's struggles in second half |
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Linebacker Matt Farrior says the team has the regroup after this loss |
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Linebacker Matt Farrior - The Ole Miss offense didn't surprise them |
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Ben Troupe catches 18 yard scoring pass |
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O.J. Small catches big pass from Chris Leak |
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Leak hits O. J. Small for a touchdown |
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Matt Farrior intercepts Eli Manning |
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Leak gets out of a big hole with a long pass to Kelvin Kight |
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Corey Bailey recovers an Ole Miss fumble |
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University of Kentucky 09-27-03 |
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Ron Zook gives his players credit for an amazing comeback win |
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Ron Zook, he knew the Gators weren't out of it even though they got behind 21-3 |
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Quarterback Chris Leak says the team never gave up |
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Quarterback Chris Leak talks about the touchdown pass to Carlos Perez that put the Gators ahead |
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Quarterback Chris Leak, the Gators showed alot of heart |
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Wide receiver Carlos Perez says the Gators need to build off the big comeback win |
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Wide receiver Carlos Perez talks about the touchdown that cut Kentucky's lead to 21-16 |
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Defensive end Bobby McCray says the Gators battled hard against Kentucky's quarterback Jared Lorenzen |
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Defensive end Bobby McCray says Lorenzen is a load |
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Wide receiver Kelvin Kight says the Gators showed in the fourth quarter they can be explosive |
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The Gator defensive back relives his interception that set up the Gators winning touchdown |
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Chris Leak airs it out to Carlos Perez |
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Bobby McCray sacks Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen |
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Leak his Carlos Perez to cut Kentucky's lead to 21-9 |
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Corey Bailey intercepts Lorenzen |
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Leak hits Carlos Perez for a second touchdown to make it 21-16 Kentucky |
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Johnny Lamar intercepts a pass and almost takes it all the way for a touchdown |
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Ran Carthon scores the go-ahead touchdown |
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Leak hits Kelvin Kight with a key two point conversion |
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University of Tennessee 09-20-03 |
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Ron Zook talks about the outcome and Casey Claussen's hail mary pass before half |
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Ron Zook talks about the Gators missed golden opportunities |
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QB Ingle Martin said the Gators left some points on the field |
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QB Ingle Martin was asked what do the Gators need to do to play better on offense |
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QB Ingle Martin, Tennessee's defense was tough |
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Linebacker Reid Fleming says the Gators aren't going to lose heart because of the loss |
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Linebacker Reid Fleming on how he think the defense played against the Vols |
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Offensive tackle Max Starks says the Gators have to do a better job of sustaining drives |
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Eric Wilbur booms a 75-yard punt |
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Gus Scott interception |
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Mo Mitchell forces a fumble, Johnny Lamar recovery |
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Casey Claussen's hail Mary pass to James Banks |
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Chris Leak hits Ben Troupe with the biggest pass play of the game |
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Ingle Martin hits Kelvin Kight will be a big play just before the fourth quarter |
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Deshawn Wynn touchdown |
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Florida A&M University 09-13-03 |
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The Gator head coach talks about how they wanted to emphasize the run against A-and-M |
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Coach Zook - True freshman fullback Joe Cohen was a big reason for the team's rushing success |
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Coach Zook - It's time to start thinking about the Tennessee Vols |
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Coach Zook - On the status of his team after three games |
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Runningback Deshawn Wynn - Says the Gators really rolled after a slow start |
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Runningback Deshawn Wynn - Says runningbacks coach Mike Locksley predicted the backs would have a big game |
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Runningback Deshawn Wynn - On what he looks for when he runs the football |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder - Says the defense had to get used to the Florida A-and-M "spread" offense |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder - Talks about the Gators sure tackling ability this season |
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Linebacker Channing Crowder - The Gators are already thinking about the next game with Tennessee |
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University of Miami 09-06-03 |
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Zook talks about the mistakes that cost the Gators the game and how proud he was of his team |
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Zook talks about the defensive breakdowns that allowed Miami to come back in the game after a 33-10 lead |
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Zook told his players they had to keep playing hard even though they were ahead at the half and 33-10 in the third |
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QB Ingle Martin talks about the slight concussion that forced him to sit out the second half |
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Martin credits the coaches for getting them ready to play third ranked Miami |
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Martin says the Gators won't accept "moral" victories |
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He describes his 65 yard touchdown run in the third quarter |
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Defense wants to score points in every game |
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On why the Gator defense had trouble stopping Miami in the second half |
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Ingle Martin hits Carlos Perez for the Gators first touchdown |
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Keiwan Ratliff returns a errant lateral for a touchdown |
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Daryl Dixon forces a fumble, recovers a fumble |
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Deshawn Wynn rambles 65 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the third quarter |
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Daryl Dixon intercepts Brock Berlin |
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Johnny Lamar intercepts Brock Berlin |
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Ran Carthon ran in for a touchdown to give the Gators a 33-10 lead |
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San Jose State 08-30-03 |
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Gator coach Ron Zook says the team was very efficient against San Jose State |
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Zook says the defensive coaching staff had the guys ready to play |
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Zook talks about the effort or senior runningback Ran Carthon |
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Cornerback / punt returner Keiwan Ratliff says hard work paid off for the special teams unit |
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Quarterback Ingle Martin says the Gator offense took off after a slow start |
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Martin talks about the ability of the young receiving corp to make yards after the catch |
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Senior offensive guard Max Starks says the Gators put a complete game together |
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Starks says the competition level takes a huge leap with Miami next Saturday |
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The Gators block a punt |
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Ran Carthon scores the first Gator touchdown of 2003 |
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Ingle Martin hits Kelvin Kight for his first career touchdown pass |
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Gus Scott picks off San Jose State and returns it for a score |
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Ran Carthon scores his second touchdown of the year |
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Freshman Chris Leak throws his first career touchdown pass |
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Deshawn Wynn and Reggie Lewis team up for a touchdown |
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Freshman Gavin Dickey and Chad Jackson team up for another score |
