2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Insight Bowl, L 49–52 vs. California
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (9th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and participated as members of the Big East Conference.

Contents

This was the Hokies last season as a member of the Big East Conference. With them moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference the following year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 313:00 p.m. Central Florida *No. 9 ESPN W 49–2865,115
September 61:00 p.m. James Madison *No. 9
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 43–065,115 [1]
September 187:45 p.m. Texas A&M *No. 8
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNW 35–1965,115
September 2712:00 p.m. Connecticut *No. 5
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+ W 47–1365,115
October 412:00 p.m.at Rutgers No. 4ESPN+W 48–2228,956
October 1112:00 p.m. Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNW 51–765,115
October 227:30 p.m.at West Virginia No. 3ESPNL 7–2856,319
November 17:45 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 10
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 31–765,115
November 87:45 p.m.at No. 25 Pittsburgh No. 5ESPNL 28–3166,207
November 151:00 p.m.at Temple No. 12W 24–23 OT27,425
November 223:30 p.m. Boston College No. 12
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 27–3465,115
November 291:00 p.m.at Virginia *No. 21 ABC L 21–3560,943
December 268:30 p.m.vs. California *ESPNL 49–5242,364
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 999854433105121221Not released
Coaches Poll 1099854433115121220
BCS Not released31661517Not released

References

  1. "Tailback's injuries energize Hokies". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.