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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 5–7 (2–5 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Craig Ver Steeg (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Paul Ferraro (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium (Capacity: 41,500) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by third-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie with Syracuse for 6th place.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | Buffalo * | W 24–10 | 25,011 | ||
September 6 | 3:40 pm | at Michigan State * | ESPN+ | L 28–44 | 72,579 | |
September 13 | 3:30 pm | at Army * | ESPN+ | W 36–21 | 30,035 | |
September 27 | 7:00 pm | Navy * |
| ESPN+ | W 48–27 | 32,382 |
October 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 Virginia Tech |
| ESPN+ | L 22–48 | 28,956 |
October 11 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | ESPN+ | L 19–34 | 50,896 | |
October 18 | 1:30 pm | Pittsburgh ![]() |
| L 32–42 | 28,101 | |
October 25 | 1:00 pm | at Temple | W 30–14 | 18,376 | ||
November 8 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut * | ESPN+ | L 31–38 | 40,000 | |
November 15 | 3:30 pm | Boston College |
| ESPN+ | L 25–35 | 31,019 |
November 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Miami (FL) | ESPN+ | L 10–34 | 39,572 | |
November 29 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse |
| W 24–7 | 18,563 | |
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