2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State Wordmark.gif
Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record95 (62 WAC)
Head coach
  • Pat Hill (7th as HC, 13th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (2nd as DC; 7th overall)
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Boise State $  8 0   13 1  
Fresno State  6 2   9 5  
Tulsa  6 2   8 5  
Hawaii  5 3   9 5  
Rice  5 3   5 7  
Nevada  4 4   6 6  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   5 7  
San Jose State  2 6   3 8  
UTEP  1 6   2 10  
SMU  0 8   0 12  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach7th as HC;
13th overall
UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator2nd Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan BrownDefensive coordinator7th Boise State (1982)
John Baxter Associate head coach/special teams/TE7th Loras College (1985)
Kerry Locklin Defensive line4th New Mexico State (1982)
Tom Mason Linebackers3rd Eastern Washington (1982)
John Settle Runningbacks5th Appalachian State (1989)
Tim SimonsWide receivers4th Fresno State (1967)
Randy StewartSecondary3rd Boise State (1980)
Dennis Wagner Offensive line6th Utah (1980)
Cory Undlin Graduate Assistant1st California Lutheran University (1994)
Derek FrazierGraduate Assistant
Mike SholitonFootball Operations Coordinator
Rich TuckerStrength and Conditioning Coach
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Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat No. 12 Tennessee * ESPN2 L 6–24103,860
September 57:00 pm Oregon State * ESPN W 16–1435,553
September 1312:30 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma * FSN L 28–5283,091
September 207:00 pm Louisiana Tech
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSN W 16–638,093
September 277:00 pm Portland State *
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–1639,805
October 412:00 pmat Colorado State *BSNL 10–3432,620
October 119:05 pmat Hawaii BSNL 28–5541,153
October 254:00 pm Rice Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2839,462
November 112:00 pmat SMU W 20–1114,014
November 812:05 pmat Nevada BSNW 27–1017,837
November 154:00 pm San Jose State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 41–739,453
November 216:00 pmNo. 20 Boise State
ESPN2L 17–3139,252
November 292:05 pmat UTEP BSNW 23–2015,101
December 307:30 pmvs. UCLA *ESPN2W 17–920,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At No. 12 Tennessee

1234Total
Bulldogs00066
No. 12 Volunteers777324

Oregon State

1234Total
Beavers707014
Bulldogs0103316

At No. 1 Oklahoma

1234Total
Bulldogs0072128
No. 1 Sooners162201452

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs33006
Bulldogs0010616

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings063716
Bulldogs7772142

At Colorado State

1234Total
Bulldogs307010
Rams01017734

At Hawaii

1234Total
Bulldogs777728
Warriors102871055

Rice

1234Total
Owls7714028
Bulldogs101001131

At SMU

1234Total
Bulldogs0314320
Mustangs230611

At Nevada

1234Total
Bulldogs2103327
Wolf Pack300710

San Jose State

1234Total
Spartans00077
Bulldogs32171041

No. 20 Boise State

1234Total
No. 20 Broncos14143031
Bulldogs0100717

At UTEP

1234Total
Bulldogs767323
Miners10100020

Vs. UCLA (Silicon Valley Classic)

1234Total
Bruins07209
Bulldogs1430017

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References

  1. "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.