| 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.
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.