| Game Name: | Capital One Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 2003 |
| Football Season: | 2002 |
| Stadium: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Visitor School: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Penn State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Nittany Lions |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 10 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 10 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Joe Paterno |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home School: | Auburn University |
| Home Name Short: | Auburn |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home Record: | 8–4 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 19 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 22 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | NR |
| Home Coach: | Tommy Tuberville |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 6 |
| Mvp: | Ronnie Brown |
| Odds: | Penn State by 7.5 |
| Referee: | Jack Cramer (Big East) |
| Attendance: | 66,334 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers: | Sean McDonough, David Norrie |
| Different Previous: | 2002 |
The 2003 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Auburn Tigers on January 1, 2003, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Auburn won the game 13 - 9; Auburn running back Ronnie Brown was the game's MVP, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns.[1]