2003 BYU Cougars football team

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2003 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Robbie Bosco (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Utah $  6 1   10 2  
New Mexico  5 2   8 5  
Colorado State  4 3   7 6  
Air Force  3 4   7 5  
San Diego State  3 4   6 6  
BYU  3 4   4 8  
UNLV  2 5   6 6  
Wyoming  2 5   4 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 pm Georgia Tech * ESPN2 W 24–1361,930
September 65:00 pmat No. 4 USC * ABC L 18–3575,315
September 136:00 pmat New Mexico SWPW 10–733,606
September 204:30 pm Stanford *
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 14–1861,446
September 271:00 pm Air Force
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+ L 10–2462,210
October 48:00 pmat San Diego State SWPW 44–3632,137
October 98:00 pm Colorado State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2L 13–5858,377
October 184:00 pmat Wyoming SWPL 10–1322,797
October 255:00 pmat UNLV ABCW 27–20 OT30,084
October 305:30 pm Boise State *
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN L 12–5060,554
November 1512:30 pmat Notre Dame * NBC L 14–3380,795
November 221:00 pm Utah
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
ESPN+L 0–364,486
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2003 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8Matt BerryFr
WR 2David ChristensenSr
WR 80Tody ChristensenSr
OL 64 Scott Jackson Sr
G 75 Scott Young Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt Sr
DE 92 John Denney Jr
SS 33 Aaron Francisco Jr
DL 56 Shaun Nua Jr
LB 49 Brady Poppinga Jr
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

BYU Cougars Radio Network

The BYU Cougars radio network carried every game on radio using the broadcast trio of Greg Wrubell (pxp), Marc Lyons (analyst), and Bill Riley (sidelines). KSL 1160 AM served as the flagship station for BYU Football.

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Georgia Tech670013
BYU7014324

USC

1234Total
BYU057618
#4/8 USC21001435

New Mexico

1234Total
BYU370010
New Mexico00707
  • Source:

Stanford

1234Total
Stanford603918
BYU707014
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:35 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 61,446
  • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Air Force

1234Total
Air Force0371424
BYU307010
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 62,210
  • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind WSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Karl Richins
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, J.C. Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson

San Diego State

1234Total
BYU72410344
San Diego State14106636
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 32,137
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear and windy, winds W 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

Colorado State

1234Total
Colorado State212010758
BYU3100013
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:04 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 58,377
  • Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C), wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/Westwood One): Gary Bender, Craig James, Holly Rowe (ESPN2)
    Bob Papa, Shea Walker (Westwood One)

Wyoming

1234Total
BYU003710
Wyoming3100013
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 22,797
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

UNLV

1234OTTotal
BYU01307727
UNLV6707020

Boise State

1234Total
Boise State141481450
BYU2010012
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:45 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 60,554
  • Game weather: Snow, 32 °F (0 °C), wind SW 5–8 mph (8.0–12.9 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch

Notre Dame

1234Total
BYU700714
Notre Dame61071033

Utah

1234Total
UTAH03003
BYU00000
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 64,486
  • Game weather: 19 °F (−7 °C), Snow flurries, winds variable 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson
  • Source:

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References

  1. "2003 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".