2003 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2003 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Roche (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Wilkerson (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan 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 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Fitz Hill.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 233:00 pm Grambling State *
ESPN2 W 29–031,681
August 303:00 pmat Florida * PPV L 3–6590,011
September 67:00 pmat Stanford *L 10–3134,345
September 187:00 pm Nevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FSNBA L 20–4210,173
October 45:00 pmat Rice L 24–2815,153
October 117:00 pm SMU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
KICU W 31–1412,403
October 2512:05 pmat Boise State L 14–7726,062
November 112:00 pm Hawaii
FSNBA, KFVE L 10–1313,523
November 82:05 pmat UTEP KICUW 69–4118,095
November 154:00 pmat Fresno State L 7–4139,453
November 2212:00 pm Tulsa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 32–347,618
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Grambling State

1234Total
Tigers00000
Spartans7331629

At Florida

1234Total
Spartans30003
Gators327142165

At Stanford

1234Total
Spartans1000010
Cardinal0213731

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack13139742
Spartans01014630

At Rice

1234Total
Spartans1430724
Owls7701428

SMU

1234Total
Mustangs0014014
Spartans7170731

At Boise State

1234Total
Spartans077014
Broncos173023777

Hawaii

1234Total
Warriors067013
Spartans1000010

At UTEP

1234Total
Spartans133571469
Miners101002141

At Fresno State

1234Total
Spartans00077
Bulldogs32171041

Tulsa

1234Total
Golden Hurricane7771334
Spartans6200632

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State
Fitz Hill Head coach3rd
Earl BuckinghamAssistant head coach / defensive line3rd
Charlie RocheOffensive coordinator / offensive line3rd
Chris Wilkerson Defensive coordinator / safeties2nd
Keith Allen Special teams coordinator / defensive ends2nd
Barry Lunney Jr. Quarterbacks coach1st
Charles NashRunning backs coach3rd
Keith Williams Wide receivers coach3rd
Kenwick ThompsonLinebackers coach / recruiting coordinator3rd
Edmund JonesCornerbacks coach1st
Kyle O'QuinnAssistant director of athletics – Football operations3rd

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References

  1. "San José State Spartans Schedule 2003". ESPN . Retrieved August 26, 2023.