2003 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Team
The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.
They were led by head coach Rich Rodriguez and played their home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Big East co-champion | |
Gator Bowl, L 7–41 vs. Maryland | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (6–1 Big East) |
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| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Casteel (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 63,500) |
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| No. 5 Miami (FL) $+ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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They rebounded from a 1–4 start to end the season 8–5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship, the school's first since 1993. The team earned a trip to the 2004 Gator Bowl, where they lost a rematch to the rival Maryland Terrapins 41–7.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Wisconsin* | ESPN | L 17–24 | 60,663 | |||
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | W 48–7 | 36,088 | ||||
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* |
| ESPN Plus | L 13–15 | 51,189 | ||
| September 20 | 6:05 p.m. | at Maryland* | L 7–34 | 51,973 | ||||
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Miami (FL) | ESPN | L 20–22 | 54,621 | |||
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| ESPN Plus | W 34–19 | 50,896 | ||
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Virginia Tech |
| ESPN | W 28–7 | 56,319 | ||
| November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UCF* |
| W 36–18 | 42,712 | |||
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | ESPN Plus | W 35–28 | 39,723 | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 Pittsburgh |
| ESPN2 | W 52–31 | 67,715 | ||
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | ESPN2 | W 34–23 | 41,801 | |||
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple |
| ESPN Plus | W 45–28 | 35,942 | ||
| January 1 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Maryland* | No. 23 | NBC | L 7–41 | 78,892 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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