2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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2003 Syracuse Orangemen football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record66 (25 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George DeLeone (15th as OC, 18th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Rippon (5th as DC, 11th overall season)
CaptainR.J. Anderson
Keith Belton
Rich Scanlon [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Orangemen posted a two-win improvement over the previous season.

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This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:30 pmat North Carolina *W 49–47 3OT47,000
September 131:30 pm Louisville *L 20–3038,550
September 2012:00 pm UCF *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN+ W 38–1435,103
September 276:30 pm Toledo *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 34–736,083
October 1112:00 pmat No. 4 Virginia Tech ESPN L 7–5165,115
October 1812:00 pm Boston College
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York (rivalry)
ESPN+W 39–1445,313
October 2512:00 pmat Pittsburgh ESPN+L 14–3461,421
November 81:30 pm Temple Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 41–1743,149
November 1512:00 pmat No. 14 Miami (FL) ESPN+L 10–1748,130
November 2212:00 pmNo. 25 West Virginia
ESPN2 L 23–3441,801
November 2912:00 pmat Rutgers L 7–2418,563
December 61:00 pm Notre Dame *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ABC W 38–1248,170
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1Damien RhodesSo
WR 2Johnnie MorantSr
RB 3Tim Washington Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 5R. J. AndersonSr
WR 9Kyle BellFr
QB 10Perry Patterson Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 11Matt HaleFr
WR 11Jamiel SeebadriFr
WR 12Jared JonesJr
FB 22Sean FlanneryFr
RB 23Alexander RidoreJr
RB 24Hymnson ChanFr
RB 24Jeremy SellersFr
WR 32Todd LisiJr
FB 38Breyone EvansFr
RB 39Walter ReyesJr
TE 40Joe DonnellySr
TE 41Lenny CusumanoSr
OT 78 Adam Terry Jr
OT 79Eugene NewsomeFr
WR 80Andre FontenetteJr
WR 81Timothy Lane Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 83Stan BushFr
TE 84Brandon Darlington Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85 Joe Kowalewski So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 13Marcus ClaytonFr
DB 19Jonathan PlatoSo
FS 20Anthony SmithSo
FS 21O'Neil ScottJr
SS 22Diamond FerriJr
CB 25 Steve Gregory So
LB 55Adam Namoury Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 56Julian PollardJr
LB 57 Rich Scanlon Sr
LB 58Jesse PellegrinoFr
LB 92Tommy HarrisSo
DT 93Christian FerraraSr
DE 94 Ryan LaCasse So
DT 96Brian HooperJr
DT 96Justin OpalenskiFr
DE 97 Josh Thomas Sr
DL 98Lee WilliamsFr
DT 99Louis GachelinSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
  2. "2003 Football Schedule". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.