2003 Utah Utes football team

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2003 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Mountain West champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–0 vs. Southern Miss
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record10–2 (6–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham (9th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rice-Eccles 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 Utah Utes 2003 football team represented the University of Utah in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Urban Meyer's first year coaching at the school, after being hired from Bowling Green. The team played its home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pm Utah State *W 40–2039,697
September 66:00 pmat Texas A&M * KJZZ L 26–2874,019
September 115:45 pm California *
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN W 31–2446,768
September 274:30 pmat Colorado State KJZZW 28–2129,117
October 38:00 pmNo. 19 Oregon *
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2 W 17–1344,676
October 115:00 pm San Diego State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 27–639,132
October 181:00 pmat UNLV ESPN+ W 28–1026,241
October 251:00 pm New Mexico No. 24
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN+L 35–4737,288
November 110:00 amat Air Force ESPN2W 45–43 3OT30,004
November 154:30 pm Wyoming
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 47–1741,307
November 221:00 pmat BYU ESPN+W 3–064,486
December 311:30 pmvs. Southern Miss *No. 25ESPNW 17–055,989

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Game summaries

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies039820
Utes7771940

Texas A&M

1234Total
Utes00131326
Aggies1470728

California

1234Total
Golden Bears0717024
Utes14701031

Colorado State

1234Total
Utes0147728
Rams0701421

Oregon

1234Total
Ducks3100013
Utes370717

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs33006
Utes00131427

UNLV

1234Total
Utes1470728
Rebels073010

New Mexico

1234Total
Lobos01628347
Utes01461535

Air Force

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Utes3146077845
Falcons0701677643

Wyoming

1234Total
Cowboys7100017
Utes710161447

BYU

1234Total
Utes03003
Cougars00000

Utah beat BYU for the second straight year with this 3–0 victory. There was heavy snow fall for much of the game. The victory snapped BYU's NCAA record for scoring in 361 straight games—BYU's first shutout since a 20–0 loss to Arizona State on September 25, 1975. [3]

Liberty Bowl: Utah vs. Southern Miss

1234Total
Utes0701017
Golden Eagles00000

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