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

[1]

•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
Scoring summary
18:49GTDan Burnett 26-yard field goalGT 3-0
15:07BYUDaniel Coates 38-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-3
12:40GTDan Burnett 39-yard field goalBYU 7-6
210:50GTNathan Burton 18-yard blocked punt return (Dan Burnett kick)GT 13-7
311:12BYUDaniel Coates 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-13
35:55BYUTody Christensen 14-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-13
42:32BYUMatt Payne 24-yard field goalBYU 24-13

USC

1234Total
BYU057618
•#4/8 USC21001435
Scoring summary
110:02USCMike Williams 1-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 7-0
12:43USCKeary Colbert 48-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 14-0
12:34USCOmar Nazel 16-yard interception return (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 21-0
22:51BYUK.C. Bills safetyUSC 21-2
20:00BYUMatt Payne 53-yard field goalUSC 21-5
311:51BYUDaniel Coates 14-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)USC 21-12
414:03BYUMatt Payne 26-yard field goalUSC 21-15
47:05BYUMatt Payne 52-yard field goalUSC 21-18
44:11USCMike Williams 18-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 28-18
41:40USC Hershel Dennis 11-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 35-18

New Mexico

1234Total
•BYU370010
New Mexico00707
  • Source:
Scoring summary
17:17BYUMatt Payne 20-yard field goalBYU 3-0
26:00BYUPhillip Niu 29-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 10-0
34:38UNMDonTrell Moore 3-yard run (Wes Zunker kick)BYU 10-7

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
Scoring summary
14:33BYUTody Christensen 27-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)GT 7-0
11:54STANKenneth Tolon 4-yard run (kick blocked)BYU 7-6
39:14STANMichael Sgori 38-yard field goalSTAN 9-7
30:10BYUDaniel Coates 31-yrd pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-9
411:12STANMichael Sgori 24-yard field goalBYU 14-12
43:51STANTrent Edwards 14-yard run (pass failed)STAN 18-14

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
Scoring summary
13:38BYUMatt Payne 38-yard field goalBYU 3-0
25:46AFAJoey Ashcroft 30-yard field goalTIED 3-3
38:13AFAChance Harridge 8-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 10-3
33:02BYUPhillip Niu 25-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)TIED 10-10
48:05AFAJ.P. Waller 30-yard pass from Chance Harridge (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 17-10
40:00AFAChance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 24-10

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:
Scoring summary
114:06SDSUBrook Miller 44-yard fumble return (J.C. Mejia kick)SDSU 7-0
13:56BYU John Beck 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
13:40SDSUJeff Webb 70-yard pass from Adam Hall (J.C. Mejia kick)SDSU 14-7
214:11BYU Naufahu Tahi 35-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)TIED 14-14
27:40BYURey Brathwaite 95-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-14
24:11SDSUJeff Webb 24-yard pass from Adam Hall (J.C. Mejia kick)TIED 21-21
21:36BYUMatt Payne 39-yard field goalBYU 24-21
21:06BYUColby Bockwoldt 13-yard fumble return (Matt Payne kick)BYU 31-21
20:00SDSUJ.C. Mejia 39-yard field goalBYU 31-24
310:43BYUNaufahu Tahi 8-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)BYU 38-24
37:12BYUMatt Payne 47-yard field goalBYU 41-24
32:18SDSUJeff Webb 55-yard pass from Adam Hall (Devin Pitts pass failed)BYU 41-30
49:05SDSUAlohaii Leolofi 24-yard fumble return (Lynel Hamilton rush failed)BYU 41-36
42:18BYUMatt Payne 18-yard field goalBYU 44-36

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)
Scoring summary
111:50CSUEric Hill 39-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 7-0
17:12CSUMarcus Houston 4-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 14-0
13:39BYUMatt Payne 24-yard field goalCSU 14-3
12:15CSUMatt Bartz 59-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 21-3
212:08BYUJustin Jory 9-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)CSU 21-10
210:02CSUPatrick Goodpaster 16-yard fumble return (kick failed)CSU 27-10
27:23BYUMatt Payne 20-yard field goalCSU 27-13
24:32CSUEric Hill 25-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 34-13
23:37CSUMarcus Houston 1-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 41-13
38:02CSUMarcus Houston 2-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 48-13
31:05CSUJeff Babcock 38-yard field goalCSU 51-13
49:04CSUJimmy Green 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 58-13

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:
Scoring summary
111:14WY Deric Yaussi 42-yard field goalWY 3-0
212:27WYDeric Yaussi 43-yard field goalWY 6-0
26:39WYTyler Gottschalk 60-yard interception return (Deric Yaussi kick)WY 13-0
34:53BYUMatt Payne 30-yard field goalWY 13-3
45:53BYU Naufahu Tahi 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)WY 13-10

UNLV

1234OTTotal
•BYU01307727
UNLV6707020
Scoring summary
17:10UNLVDillon Pieffer 33-yard field goalUNLV 3-0
10:41UNLVDillon Pieffer 33-yard field goalUNLV 6-0
213:50UNLVDyante Perkins 4-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 13-0
29:56BYUTody Christensen 8-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)UNLV 13-7
24:02BYUMatt Payne 40-yard field goalUNLV 13-10
20:02BYUMatt Payne 50-yard field goalTIED 13-13
44:56UNLVEarvin Johnson 22-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 20-13
40:29BYUMatt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 20-20
OTBYUTody Christensen 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 27-20

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
Scoring summary
111:56BSUCam hall blocked punt recovery in the end zone (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 7-0
17:56BSUDavid Mikell 2-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 14-0
15:01BYUTeam SafetyBSU 14-2
210:11BSUWes Nurse 42-yard interception return (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 21-2
25:52BSUTim Gilligan 28-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 28-2
39:27BYUTeam SafetyBSU 28-4
32:04BYU Tafui Vakapuna 1-yard run (Tody Christensen run)BSU 28-12
30:56BSUTim Gilligan 4-yard run (Tim Gilligan run)BSU 36-12
412:48BSURyan Dinwiddie 2-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 43-12
43:45BSUTim Gilligan 27-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 50-12

Notre Dame

1234Total
BYU700714
•Notre Dame61071033
Scoring summary
17:38ND D.J. Fitzpatrick 27-yard field goalND 3-0
16:17BYURey Brathwaite 18-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-3
10:56NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 31-yard field goalBYU 7-6
23:38NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 34-yard field goalND 9-7
20:25ND Julius Jones 1-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 16-7
30:02NDJulius Jones 23-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 23-7
412:23NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 38-yard field goalND 26-7
47:27BYUMatt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)ND 26-14
40:47BYUJulius Jones 13-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 33-14

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:
Scoring summary
24:13UTAHNate Borreson 41-yard field goalUTAH 3-0

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References

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