2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Florida State $  7 1   10 3  
No. 17 Maryland  6 2   10 3  
No. 22 Clemson  5 3   9 4  
NC State  4 4   8 5  
Virginia  4 4   8 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Duke  2 6   4 8  
North Carolina  1 7   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 2–10 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of nine teams.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 308:00 p.m.No. 13 Florida State ABC L 0–3759,800
September 61:30 p.m. Syracuse *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 47–49 3OT47,000
September 2012:00 p.m.at Wisconsin * ESPN L 27–3877,439
September 272:00 p.m.at NC State L 34–4753,800
October 41:30 p.m. Virginia
L 13–3851,000
October 113:30 p.m.at East Carolina *W 28–1744,040 [1]
October 181:30 p.m. Arizona State *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 31–3342,000
October 2512:00 p.m.at Clemson JPS L 28–3677,512
November 112:00 p.m.at Maryland JPSL 21–5951,195
November 812:00 p.m. Wake Forest Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 42–3435,000
November 1512:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech JPSL 24–4152,346
November 221:00 p.m. Duke
L 22–3048,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

NamePosition [2] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach3rd
Gunter BrewerWide Receivers4th
Ken BrowningTight Ends10th
Jeff ConnorsStrength and conditioning coordinator3rd
Jim Fleming Defensive Backs2nd
Hal Hunter Offensive Line2nd
Dave HuxtableDefensive coordinator / Linebackers3rd
Brad LawingDefensive Line / recruiting coordinator1st
Andre' PowellRunning backs3rd
Gary Tranquill Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks3rd
James Webster, Jr.Assistant head coach/ special teams coordinator3rd
Matt House Defensive Assistant1st

References

  1. "Heels step up". The News and Observer. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. " "2003 North Carolina Football Media Guide". University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Department of Athletics. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2008.